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| Frequency | 90.5MHz(HD Radio) |
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| Branding | Northwest Missouri Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Affiliations | American Public Media,National Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Northwest Missouri State Univ. |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | XCV=Roman numeral for 95 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 49746 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 193.1 meters (634 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°24′9.00″N94°53′16.00″W / 40.4025000°N 94.8877778°W /40.4025000; -94.8877778 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | kxcv.org |
KXCV (90.5FM) is aradio station broadcasting aNews Talk Information format. Licensed toMaryville, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Northwest Missouri State University and features programming fromAmerican Public Media andNational Public Radio.[2] The station is theNational Public Radioradio station ofNorthwest Missouri State University and was the first full-power (100 kW)public radio station in Missouri in 1971.[3]
The station with its repeaterKRNW (RadioNorthwest) inChillicothe, Missouri, covers the northwest corner of Missouri as well as sections ofIowa,Kansas, andNebraska.
It is the flagship station of the Bearcat Radio Network which broadcasts the university's football games (as well as men's and women's basketball games). Interest in the football games skyrocketed after Northwest won nationalNCAA Division II championships in 1998, 1999, 2009 and 2013 with five additional appearances in the title game during the same time period. Other members of the network areKCXL AM & FM (Liberty, Missouri),KKWK-FM (Cameron, Missouri), andKMA inShenandoah, Iowa.
The station originally broadcast from the top floor of the university's Administration Building. Its facilities were destroyed in a catastrophic fire in the building in 1979. It now broadcasts from Well's Hall which is the remodeled former library of the school.
KXCV (XCV - Roman numbers for 95) is located at 90.5 on the FM. KRNW is at 88.9. KXCV broadcasts at 100 kW while KRNW broadcasts at 38 kW.