▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁K U OP ▁was ▁the ▁radio ▁station ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁Capital ▁Public ▁Radio ▁began ▁le asing ▁out ▁K U OP ' s ▁air ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁bought ▁the ▁facility ▁out right ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁K CV N ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁applied ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁FM ▁radio ▁station ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁approved ▁the ▁application ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁K CV N ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁at ▁ 7 ▁p . m . ▁( The ▁K CO P ▁call ▁letters ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁police ▁facility ▁in ▁Texas ▁which ▁showed ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁giving ▁them ▁up .) ▁While ▁K CV N ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁broadcast ing ▁facility ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁college , ▁Pacific ▁had ▁a ▁length y ▁history ▁in ▁radio . ▁Under ▁director ▁John ▁C rab be , ▁it ▁established ▁the ▁second ▁radio ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁and ▁students ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁could ▁listen ▁to ▁car rier ▁current ▁out let ▁K AE O , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁into ▁service ▁by ▁the ▁Al pha ▁E psilon ▁O mic ron ▁radio ▁frat ern ity ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁college