Campus radio station KHCA served the Harding campus for the 18th consecutive year this school year. Located at 720 on the AM dial, KHCA provided campus residents with music and information during the less hectic hours of the day when many people were in their dorm rooms. The station's chief purpose was to train students interested in a career in the field of broadcasting. It provided "hands-on" training and allowed students the opportunity to deal with difficult situations that so often occur in the world of broadcasting. 106/KHCA Campus Station Offers "Hands-On" Broadcasting Experience KHCA also served as a teaching tool to any students who merely wished to gain basic experience and knowledge in radio . The station played contemporary top 40 American hits with all music screened before it was aired to insure that the lyrics were in harmony with Christian idea ls. International and national news and sports were received via United Press International newswire and reported thr~e times daily by members of the news department. The staff also gathered and reported campus news and sports stories and provided live coverage of the Bison home basketball games as well as occasional live coverage of other intercollegiate sporting events. lou Butterfield served as sponsor. Station manager Vernon Thompson and program director Jeff Mansur supervised work in the station. Other directors of the KHCA staff were Johnny Struck, Jeanne Stewart, Carol Wright, Cynthia Brazzel, Karen Kearby, and Rick Beckham.",<:; - Rob Schmittou
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