Better Public Broadcasting Association
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The Better Public Broadcasting Association was organized in 1995 in Clinton, Oklahoma by a group of local radio broadcasters concerned about how local radio responded to emergency situations. This was precipitated by the Oklahoma City Bombing
and the response of the Oklahoma News Network and its service to its affiliates in covering the disaster.
BPBA founders Dennis Burton and Jim Turvaville felt that the reaction to a tragedy
such as the Oklahoma City Bombing
was such that regional or local emergency response by broadcast facilities would not help the listening public. They began an association intended to bring some sense of local ownership to the airwaves and disseminate useful and meaningful information to the public, not only in the event of a real emergency but on a day by day and hour by hour basis to their service area.
The Better Public Broadcasting Association, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Oklahoma in 2006 and participated in the Non-commercial educational broadcasting filing window of 2007 as designated by the Federal Communications Commission
to start serving small communities with true local radio programming and public service. Following that initial filing window in 2007, BPBA was awarded construction permits for 6 non-commercial educational broadcast facilities; another was purchased in 2009.
These stations are either already broadcasting or propose to broadcast a Top 40 format of Oldies from the 60's, 70's and 80's with the Station Position Phrase Playing the Classics
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BPBA also owns the following stations:
These stations are either broadcasting or propose to broadcast a Gospel Music
format.
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As funds permit the stations are being built and licensed; some are still in the Construction Permit stage while others are operational. All are in existence to provide a unique local programming outlet to their communities, some of which are the only local radio facility licensed to those communities.
Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. It was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives, including 19...
and the response of the Oklahoma News Network and its service to its affiliates in covering the disaster.
BPBA founders Dennis Burton and Jim Turvaville felt that the reaction to a tragedy
Tragedy (event)
A tragedy is an event in which one or more losses, usually of human life, occurs that is viewed as mournful. Such an event is said to be tragic....
such as the Oklahoma City Bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. It was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives, including 19...
was such that regional or local emergency response by broadcast facilities would not help the listening public. They began an association intended to bring some sense of local ownership to the airwaves and disseminate useful and meaningful information to the public, not only in the event of a real emergency but on a day by day and hour by hour basis to their service area.
The Better Public Broadcasting Association, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Oklahoma in 2006 and participated in the Non-commercial educational broadcasting filing window of 2007 as designated by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
to start serving small communities with true local radio programming and public service. Following that initial filing window in 2007, BPBA was awarded construction permits for 6 non-commercial educational broadcast facilities; another was purchased in 2009.
Current Operation
BPBA currently owns the following stations:- KLXL 88.3 Wheeler, Texas
- KLXD 91.7 Springfield, Colorado
- KLXO 91.9 Beaver, Oklahoma
- KLXN 91.7 Stratford, Texas
- KLXG 88.3 Goodland, Kansas
These stations are either already broadcasting or propose to broadcast a Top 40 format of Oldies from the 60's, 70's and 80's with the Station Position Phrase Playing the Classics
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BPBA also owns the following stations:
- KBWY 90.5 Bozeman, Montana
- KUHC 90.5 Clayton, New Mexico
These stations are either broadcasting or propose to broadcast a Gospel Music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format.
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As funds permit the stations are being built and licensed; some are still in the Construction Permit stage while others are operational. All are in existence to provide a unique local programming outlet to their communities, some of which are the only local radio facility licensed to those communities.