Company Profile

Company Description:

KSMU strives to bring the highest quality information and entertainment to listeners throughout the Ozarks. Through a variety of programs, KSMU offers storytelling and entertainment that respects the listener’s time and intelligence. With locally-produced music programs ranging from bluegrass to blues, KSMU provides something truly unique on the radio dial. And through local, regional, national, and international news, KSMU helps listeners stay informed on topics that affect their lives.      

KSMU is proud of its award-winning news coverage. The news team has been recognized with multiple National Edward R. Murrow Awards, more than a dozen Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and scores of honors from other institutions, including the Missouri Broadcasters Association, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated, the Missouri Bar Association, and the Missouri State Teachers Association.

KSMU Radio is jointly-licensed with Ozarks Public Television, the region’s PBS affiliate. Brought together in 2001, the stations formed Ozarks Public Broadcasting, licensed to and operated by Missouri State University. The work of Ozarks Public Broadcasting is deeply rooted in public service.