Capital Campaign


Opportunity Knocks
KGOU has been given the opportunity to “expand horizons” and realize a longstanding dream. The station has moved to new studios in another building on campus, tripling the amount of studio and office space!

 Expanding Horizons
Capital Campaign
KGOU occupied about 1,480 square feet of space in Kaufman Hall for more than thirty years. We have been operating in overcrowded conditions for some time, with nine full-time and five part-time staff members, plus up to 10 student interns each semester – and all the space necessary for the special needs of broadcasting. We sometimes had to share desks and creatively schedule staff use of production facilities to get the work done. You can take a virtual tour of our former facilities online.

Construction began in March 2006 to renovate about 4400 sqare feet of space on the third floor of Copeland Hall, two buildings south of our former location. Administrative staff moved into a temporary arrangement in the new studios in September 2006, and the programming staff moved into their new offices and studios the following November. Administrative staff then moved into their permanent offices in November 2007. You can view a slideshow of the construction process.

Moving the station required the purchase of some new broadcasting equipment. Much of our equipment was so antiquated, it no longer conformed to industry standards, or simply would not survive a move. Also, disconnecting, moving and reconnecting the equipment would require that KGOU be off the air for a couple of weeks at the least. It was also an opportune time to upgrade technology, which we must do periodically anyway to continue to air NPR programs.

The total cost for renovations and equipment was approximately $800,000, much lower than the cost of constructing a brand new building. For more details, we've included a breakdown of the costs. The university provided a line of credit to KGOU, which must be repaid.

Bigger, Better, More
Many listeners have told us that they would like more local programs on KGOU, especially more local news and public affairs. We agree that issues and events in Oklahoma deserve as much public discourse as we now provide for the national arena.

Having a larger workspace is the next necessary ingredient to producing more and better local programs. KGOU's news coverage has increasingly been recognized for excellence. With more workspace, this momentum can continue. More about recent awards

In designing our new space, we’ve included a large performance studio, in which we envision producing several different kinds of programs, such as:
  • Panel discussions of local issues for our local public affairs programs, and
  • Live or recorded mini-concerts by local musicians, complete with studio audience, for our music programming blocks.
With more production space for our staff and student interns, we can produce more Oklahoma news stories for inclusion in All Things Considered, Morning Edition and the other national programs we air. Not only would listeners benefit from expanded local programming, but our student broadcasters would receive more and better educational experiences as well.

Realizing the Dream
KGOU launched a Capital Campaign to pay for our new home in the spring of 2006. We need help from our financial support base—our listeners—to make this dream a reality. Our goal was to raise funds from this support base over the next three years. Gifts to the Capital Campaign need to be above and beyond what our members already give for operational expenses.

Your support is vital to our ability to make this critical leap forward. With your help, we can realize the dream we all share for the future.
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KGOU Financial Audit 2006

KGOU 2005 Annual Report

KGOU Final Audit 2005