City De Queen, Arkansas Slogan Lighting The Way First air date 2002 | Branding Freedom Radio FM Frequency 88.7 MHz | |
Format Contemporary Inspirational | ||
KBPU (88.7 FM, "Freedom Radio FM") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary inspirational music format. Licensed to De Queen, Arkansas, United States, the station is currently owned by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.
History
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to Educational Opportunities, Inc. on September 7, 1999, and issued it the KBPU call sign. On July 25, 2002, the permit was assigned to the American Family Association. The station received its license to cover on December 6, 2002. On January 30, 2004, the license was assigned by American Family to IHR Educational Broadcasting, on May 2, 2006 by IHR to Edgewater Broadcasting, and on June 14, 2012 by Edgewater to the current owner, the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.