Fresno State broadcast vigor presumption KFSR (90.7FM) replaced the station’s aging broadcast tower, antenna and transmitter with new, state-of-the-art equipment. In summation to infrastructure updates, the presumption accrued its broadcast powerfulness from 2600 to 4500 watts, importantly boosting its awesome saturation wrong its licensed broadcast work area.
With the improvements, listeners successful the station’s broadcast country volition acquisition improved reception.
The task required collaboration betwixt the presumption licensee, Fresno State and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). KFSR absorption besides worked intimately with Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers successful Seattle, presumption broadcast technologist Thomas Whitlock, Beckman Tower, broadcast instrumentality vendors and Fresno State Facilities Management and Plant Operations.
Planning for the task began implicit 10 years agone erstwhile presumption absorption consulted with broadcast engineers astir the existing infrastructure. With the extremity of retrofitting and replacing cardinal broadcast components, a improvement money was established to enactment the project. Thanks to the generosity of presumption donors, backing for the task was secured implicit the pursuing years.
Construction began successful the autumn of 2024, and the presumption officially transitioned to the caller antenna and transmitter connected Jan. 1. The broadcast powerfulness was gradually accrued to afloat capableness implicit respective weeks.
“This is simply a large milestone for KFSR Radio, a occurrence communicative for Fresno State and a testament to the generosity of KFSR listeners and donors,” said Julie Logan Lindahl, Fresno State Radio wide manager and task coordinator.
Fresno State Radio, including KFSR, is simply a self-funding programme connected campus. Support for the presumption is provided by listener donations; sponsor donations; grants from local, determination and nationalist backing agencies; and promotional fundraising events.
KFSR began broadcasting successful 1982 with 250 watts and accrued its powerfulness successful 1987 to 2600 watts. The latest upgrades alteration students to enactment with a stronger level and improved technology.
The presumption provides students with hands-on opportunities to summation skills successful vigor programming, euphony management, audio production, marketing/public relations, development, lawsuit management, web content/development, manufacture relations and more. KFSR trains a important fig of students who past postgraduate acceptable to use competitively to manufacture jobs crossed the country.
The presumption broadcasts astatine 90.7 FM and streams online astatine kfsr.org, serving the Fresno/Clovis metro area. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Programming is hosted by volunteers, including Fresno State students, module and staff, alumni and assemblage members.
(Image: Carl Beckman, Jr. from Beckman Tower installs the caller antenna astatine the apical of the vigor operation implicit the Speech Arts building.)
