KCUI

KCUI (89.1 FM) was a radio station that served the Central College and Pella, Iowa communities. The station primarily broadcast a "block format," with student-DJs choosing their preferred genre. KCUI was licensed to Central University of Iowa, later renamed Central College.

KCUI

Pella, Iowa
Frequency	89.1 FM (MHz)
Branding	“The Ten Watt Tower of Power” (circa mid 1980s to 1992) “The Des Moines Alternative” (circa 1991-92…)
Programming
Format	Defunct, was "block formatted" various genres
Ownership
Owner	Central College (Iowa) (Central College)
History
Call sign meaning	Central University of Iowa
Technical information
Class	D / NCE (Non-Commercial Educational)
ERP	10 watts
HAAT	56 m (184 ft)

The KCUI studios were located above the Mills Art Gallery in the IBS building for much of its life; toward the end, KCUI was housed in the then recently finished basement of the Maytag Student Center on Central College's campus.

The station's license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on December 6, 2011. This followed a $7,000 fine from the FCC imposed in 2007 for late filing of the station's 2004 license renewal.[1]

Sunday programming on KCUI was, mostly to all, reserved for religious programming under a longstanding agreement with local churches. The scheduling and staffing for Sunday religious programming was managed by local Pella churches. Local churches helped start KCUI with Central College. The churches paid for much of the original audio equipment.