KTBG
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| KTBG | |
| City of license | Warrensburg, Missouri |
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| Broadcast area | Kansas City |
| Frequency | 90.9 MHz |
| Format | Public Radio |
| Power | 97,000 Watts |
| Class | C1 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Owner | The University of Central Missouri |
| Website | ktbg.fm |
KTBG (90.9 FM) is a listener supported radio station broadcasting both National Public Radio and an adult album alternative music format. Licensed to Warrensburg, Missouri, USA. The station is currently owned by The University of Central Missouri. The station's nickname is "90.9 the Bridge."
[edit] History
KTBG previously operated with the call letters KCMW, airing National Public Radio and jazz programming. In August of 2001, the station changed its music programming to an adult album alternative format. The first song after NPR's Morning Edition was "Some Bridges" by Jackson Browne.
[edit] Format
KTBG airs the following NPR programs: Morning Edition, Marketplace, All Things Considered, Car Talk, What Do You Know and A Prairie Home Companion. The remainder of the time (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. weekdays, plus scattered hours on the weekend) is filled with music (including "World Cafe" and "Blues Quest").
The station focuses on newer music, with artists like Ryan Adams, Travis, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Keller Williams and Nora Jones. Older music includes artists like the Beatles, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Talking Heads, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Counting Crows, and Dave Matthews Band.
KTBG has also issued two CDs of acoustic performances simply titled "90.9 the Bridge Live."
Sports programming is limited to University of Central Missouri athletics.
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KTBG, according to radio-locator.com and the FCC website, has applied for a construction permit for a directional antenna which would increase the signal strength into the western Kansas City area.
