KNTU

For the military airport in Virginia Beach, Virginia assigned the ICAO code KNTU, see Naval Air Station Oceana. For the university in Tehran, Iran, with abbreviation KNTU, see K. N. Toosi University of Technology.

Coordinates: 33°12′44″N 97°08′45″W / 33.2121°N 97.1457°W / 33.2121; -97.1457

KNTU

City	McKinney, Texas
Broadcast area	Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton/McKinney/Sherman
Branding	88.1 The One
Frequency	88.1 MHz
First air date	October 31, 1969
Format	Jazz
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	135 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	69003
Transmitter coordinates	33°17′24″N 97°08′10″W / 33.29000°N 97.13611°W / 33.29000; -97.13611
Callsign meaning	North Texas State University
Owner	University of North Texas
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kntu.com

KNTU (88.1 FM) is the campus radio station of the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. The signal of the station covers much of the Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex of North Texas with a format of news and primarily jazz music. Any University of North Texas student is welcome to work at the station, but most of the staff consists of those majoring in Radio, Television, and Film or Journalism.

KNTU also serves as the flagship station of the Mean Green Radio Network for football and basketball at the University of North Texas, called by Dave Barnett and Hank Dickinson.

Programming

Old KNTU 88.1 The One logo used until 2007.

In addition to its main format of jazz, KNTU presents several specialty programs:

La Pura Onda: Tejano music (Sat. 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
And Seldom Is Heard: classical musical from the old masters to contemporary (Sun. 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.)
Musical Starstreams: exotic electronica (Sun. 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and encore broadcast the following Sat. midnight to 2:00 a.m.)
The Green Guys Show: talk show covering sports at the University of North Texas (Sun. 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
The North Texas Jukebox: request show covering any and all genres (Sun. 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
Infrequent Exposure: DFW Metroplex bands (Sat. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Local features

The Live Wire: A daily jazz concert calendar
NT Notebook: Events and activities calendar focusing on the three University of North Texas campuses (Denton, Dallas, and Health Science Center at Fort Worth)

In addition, KNTU students produce a weeknight newscast, The Late Edition, which was recognized in 2004 by the Broadcast Educators Association "BEA Festival - 2004 Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-07-05. as "Best Student Newscast in the Nation," and simulcasts WFAA's News 8 at Six (weekdays).

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Radio stations in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex market

By AM frequency	540 570 620 660 700 730 770 820¹ 850² 870² 890 910 970 990 1040² 1080¹ 1110² 1140 1160 1190 1220 1270 1310 1340 1360 1390 1420 1440 1460 1480 1540 1570 1600 1630 1700

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.7 89.1 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.1 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.1 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.7 106.9 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 (Dallas) 162.525 (Corsicana) 162.525 (Mineral Wells) 162.55 (Fort Worth)

Digital radio	570 1080 1270 1700 88.5-1 89.3-1 92.5-1 92.5-2 94.1-1 94.5-1 96.3-1 96.3-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.5-1 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.7-1 98.7-2 98.7-3 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 100.3-3 101.1-1 102.1-1 102.1-2 102.9-1 102.9-2 103.7-1 103.7-2 105.3-1 105.3-2 105.3-3 106.1-1 106.1-2 107.1-1 107.5-1 107.5-2 107.5-3 107.9-1 107.9-2

By callsign	K273BJ KAAM KAND KATH KAWA KBEC KBFB KBOC KBXD KCBI KCLE KDFT KDGE KDKR KDMX KDXX KEC55 KEC56 KEGL KEOM KERA KESN KESS-FM KEXB KFCD KFJZ² KFLC KFWR KFXR KFZO KGGR² KHFX KHKS KHSE KHVN KHYI KJKK KJON² KJRN KKDA KKDA-FM KKGM KKLF KKXT KLAK KLIF KLIF-FM KLNO KLTY KLUV KMNY KMQX KMVK KNON KNOR KNTU KPIR KPLX KPYK KRLD¹ KRLD-FM KRNB KRVA KRVF KSCS KSKY KSOC KSQX KTCK KTCK-FM KTCU-FM KTFW-FM KTNO KTXG KTXV KVCE KVIL KVTT² KWRD-FM KXEZ KXI87 KYDA KYQX KZEE KZMP KZMP-FM KZPS KZZA WBAP¹ WNG651 WRR

Defunct	KTDK-FM 104.1 The Indie-Verse

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 225 Sirius Channel 154 Nearby radio markets Abilene Brownwood Killeen–Temple Lawton Oklahoma City Paris Sherman–Denison Tyler–Longview Waco Wichita Falls See also List of radio stations in Texas ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² = Daytime-only AM radio station.

Mean Green Radio Network

KNTU-FM 88.1 (Denton) KHYI-FM 95.3 (Howe)

University of North Texas

Academics	College of Arts & Sciences College of Business College of Education College of Engineering College of Information College of Merchandising, Hospitality & Tourism College of Music College of Public Affairs & Community Service College of Visual Arts & Design Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism Honors College Libraries Press Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science (TAMS) Toulouse Graduate School

Athletics	Teams Football Men's Basketball Women's basketball Facilities Fouts Field Ken Bahnsen Gym Mean Green Village Apogee Stadium Lovelace Stadium Mean Green Soccer Stadium UNT Coliseum "The Super Pit"

Campus	Hurley Administration Building Library Mall Murchison Performing Arts Center Rafes Urban Astronomy Center Discovery Park

Student Life	Albino Squirrel Preservation Society Denton, Texas Fry Street Green Brigade Marching Band KNTU-FM List of University of North Texas people North Texas Daily NTTV One O'Clock Lab Band Two O'Clock Lab Band UNT Symphony Orchestra

Traditions	Glory to the Green and White History of UNT North Texas Fight Song

Commons

College radio stations in Texas

KACC (Alvin Community College) KACV (Amarillo College) KANM (Texas A&M University) KBLT-LP (Rice University, also known as KTRU) KJRN (Southwestern Adventist University) KNTU (University of North Texas) KPVU (Prairie View A&M University) KSAU (Stephen F. Austin State University) KSHU (Sam Houston State University) KSYM (San Antonio College) KTRL (Tarleton State University) KTSU (Texas Southern University) KTSW (Texas State University) KUHF (University of Houston) KVLU (Lamar University) KVRX (University of Texas) KWTS (West Texas A&M University) KXTR-LP (Tarleton State University)

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas

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KNTU

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