alternative frequency 89.1 mhz format alternative rock erp 4 000 watts haat 87 meters class a facility id 38615 transmitter coordinates 32 31 41.00 n 92 38 50.00 w 32.5280556 n 92.6472222 w 32.5280556 ; 92.6472222 callsign meaning k louisiana polytechnic institute the former name of louisiana tech university former callsigns wlpi am owner louisiana tech university webcast live stream website klpi.latech.edu klpi is a non commercial educational college radio station owned by louisiana tech university in ruston louisiana . the station is licensed by the federal communications commission fcc to broadcast at 89.1 mhz with an effective power of 4 kw . 1 it is also licensed to operate a studio to transmitter microwave link call sign whq444 . klpi is student operated and allows any louisiana tech student to become a member of the radio station . the music selection is primarily a mix of alternative rock college rock indie and mainstream rock ; however requests from almost any genre are also accepted . klpi was founded to maintain interest in radio as a communication medium . the radio station began as wlpi am in 1966 by a group of students in a graduate level electrical engineering class . the students launched the experimental radio station to study carrier currents the subject of their thesis paper . the electrical engineering students from the graduate level class used their own money to rent an office on railroad avenue in downtown ruston la and founded the start up and operation of wlpi am . the letters lpi in the station s call sign were selected to represent louisiana polytechnic institute the name of the university before it was renamed louisiana tech university . after three years of operation louisiana tech university and the university s student government association brought the radio station onto the tech campus and housed them in a room in the dramatic arts building now known as howard auditorium . in 1972 the radio station began the transition from wlpi am to klpi fm . over the next two years klpi fm started broadcasting at 10 watts of power . wlpi am ceased operations in 1974 after maintenance problems developed with the carrier current equipment . klpi fm moved out of howard auditorium in 1982 due to renovations at the auditorium . the radio station moved around several times on tech campus that year before finding its home for the next 20 years in a double wide mobile home at 900 gilman street on louisiana tech s south campus in ruston . 2 by 1998 with the trailer rapidly deteriorating klpi partnered with the louisiana tech school of architecture to design a new studio in the former tech express store near the student center on the main campus . the final accepted design features a unique circular broadcast booth in the center of the building . construction was completed in the spring quarter of 1999 and the new studio officially began operating that summer . founders of klpi then called wlpi included robert downs rhett mcmahn john brewer & dalton williams . the first studio was in rhett mcmahon s dormitory room serving mcfarland hall and jenkins hall with surplus transmitters modified to transmit on 770 am . after the first year of operations the small group of students peititioned the student union for funding to expand coverage to additional dormitories . gaining approval and funding rhett mcmahon john brewer and dalton williams buried coaxial cable across the campus expanding to all of the campus dormitories . the original circuits allowing carrier current operation were designed by rhett mcmahon a undergraduate student not by a graduate student as indicated above . rhett mcmahon and john brewer went on to found louisiana network a state wide broadcast network serving the state of louisiana in 1974 which continues today . updated by dalton williams class of 69 . elephant 6 founders will cullen hart and jeff mangum were associated with the radio station during their early period in ruston . 3 references edit fcc file . retrieved april 13 2007 klpi history . http klpi.latech.edu . retrieved may 13 2011 . external link in publisher help cooper kim in the aeroplane over the sea external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for klpi radio locator information on klpi query nielsen audio s fm station database for klpi v t e radio stations in the ruston louisiana area by am frequency khz 540 1490 by fm frequency mhz 88.3 89.1 90.7 91.5 92.5 94.1 94.7 95.5 97.7 99.3 101.3 101.9 102.3 102.7 104.9 107.5 by callsign k214ce k234ay k274bg kapi kbnf lp kgrm khcl klpi kmlb kmvx knbb kpch kqwj krlq krus ktoc kwxm kxkz nearby radio markets alexandria monroe natchitoches shreveport el dorado see also list of radio stations in louisiana v t e louisiana tech university colleges applied and natural sciences business education engineering and science liberal arts athletics football men s basketball women s basketball baseball softball track & field athletics hall of fame joe aillet 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