KRCU
| Broadcast area | Cape Girardeau, Park Hills, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, and Southern Illinois |
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| Frequency | 90.9 MHz |
| Branding | KRCU |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio - News - Talk - Jazz - Classical Music |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange American Public Media Beethoven Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KESF, KDMC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 3, 1976 |
Call sign meaning | River City University (Cape Girardeau is on the Mississippi River) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61212 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 6,500 watts |
| HAAT | 212 meters (696 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°24′17.2″N 89°34′6.3″W / 37.404778°N 89.568417°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | krcu.org |
KRCU (90.9 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station owned by Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. It airs a radio format of news, talk, jazz and classical music. Programming is simulcast on two other Missouri stations, KESF at 88.9 MHz in Ste. Genevieve and KDMC-FM at 88.7 MHz in Van Buren. The stations serve 1.9 million people in Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and the Parkland.
KRCU is Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,500 watts. The signal covers Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston, Marble Hill, Perryville and several communities in Southern Illinois.