KRUU-LP

KRUU-LP (100.1 FM) was a 100-watt non-commercial low-power community radio station operating in Fairfield, Iowa. The station was partially solar powered. KRUU was an open source, independent radio, listener-supported station and served a broadcast radius of approximately ten miles.

KRUU
CityFairfield, Iowa
Frequency100.1 FM
SloganThe Voice of Fairfield
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Technical information
ClassLow power FM
ERP100 watts

History

Originally granted a construction permit to build a low power radio station with the call letters KRUU by the FCC in 2001, the Fairfield Youth Advocacy a.k.a.the Beatbox, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was granted a six-month extension in April 2006. At that time a town hall meeting was held and the board of directors was formed. The station debuted on air on September 30, 2006.[1]

In September 2009 at KRUU became the first partially solar-powered radio station in the midwest United States. According to KRUU, solar panels reduced its reliance on the conventional electrical grid by 15% to 20% percent and power the master control room and transmitter.[2] The operation included Twenty-four Photocomm solar panels and battery backup was used during inclement weather.[1]

The station's license expired February 1, 2021.[3][4]

References
  1. Staff writer About KRUU FM web site
  2. Halfmann, Alex (September 11, 2010). "KRUU celebrates their solar powered radio station". Heartland Connection. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. "Radio License Expirations", fcc.gov. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. "Four Iowa, Missouri LPFMs Face License Expiration After Failing To File Renewal Applications With FCC", All Access Music Group. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.


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