KRUU
Frequency100.1 FM
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Community radio)
Technical information
ClassLow power FM
ERP100 watts

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-LP was an open source, independent radio, listener-supported station and served a broadcast radius of approximately ten miles.

History

Originally granted a construction permit to build a low power radio station with the call letters KRUU-LP 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, KRUU-LP became the first partially solar-powered radio station in the midwest United States. According to KRUU-LP, solar panels reduced its reliance on the conventional electrical grid by 15% to 20% percent and powered 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 on February 1, 2021.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 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.

41°00′36″N 91°57′54″W / 41.010°N 91.965°W / 41.010; -91.965


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