KCUR 89.3 serves the greater Kansas City metro area with news, talk and music programming on air and online. KCUR began broadcasting Oct. 21, 1957 from the third floor of Scofield Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. It had signal range of 4 miles, 2 full-time employees and a budget of $15,000. KCUR was the first university licensed educational FM station in Missouri and the second FM station in Kansas City.