KAMU Public Broadcasting (TV/FM), serving the Brazos Valley from the Texas A&M University campus.
07/07/2025
At KAMU, we extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the flash floods in the Texas Hill Country. Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones, the communities facing overwhelming destruction and the first responders working tirelessly through these difficult conditions. For all those searching the debris, stay safe, including the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team and 20 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment & Recovery agents deployed to Kerr County.
Looking to help? Here are just several organizations and groups providing vital relief and recovery support:
The Community Foundation – Collecting donations for immediate relief efforts
TEXSAR – Supporting search and rescue operations
Austin Pets Alive! - Providing care for displaced pets in Kerr County
The Daytripper World Headquarters – Donating 100% of profits to flood recovery
Southern Oaks Church – Organizing a supply drive
The Arcadia Live – Raising funds for emergency aid
Hands off Central TX – Offering mutual aid and rapid response
Rudder FFA - Collecting gift cards and essential items like cleaning supplies, bedding, and baby items. Drop-off is 5–7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Ag building.
Brenham FFA - Accepting gift cards only (H-E-B, Walmart, Lowe’s, Home Depot). Drop-off is 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Monday at Brenham High School.
07/06/2025
Those boxes of photos: Keep? Toss? Digitize? And how, exactly?
Archivists from Texas A&M University Libraries, like Sean Buckner and Krista Oldham, say that simple organizational steps can be a good start.
Gen X and Boomers, this Brazos Matters episode is for you:
Whether you're watching fireworks or your favorite PBS show, we’re wishing you a fun and safe Independence Day!🎆
07/01/2025
Celebrate Independence Week with KAMU-TV!
From iconic American symbols to the birth of a nation and a star-spangled celebration at America’s biggest birthday party — we’ve got your 4th of July lineup covered.
Tune in all week long on KAMU-TV and join us in honoring the red, white, and blue!
06/28/2025
It's National Foodie Day and KAMU-TV will hit the spot! 😋
From recipes for the family to the late night sweet tooth, satisfy your foodie taste with our various cooking specials. Check out our website to see when shows like Cook’s Country, Sara’s Weeknight Meals, and several others are airing!
With a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Murderbot is definitely worth the watch. 🍅
But before you start binge-watching on Apple TV+, listen to a special episode of The Heart of Art featuring local author Martha Wells, the creator of The Murderbot Diaries.
🎧 Listen to the episode here: tx.ag/THOA
06/24/2025
Former Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Commander Shares Middle East Expertise.
With tensions rising in the Middle East, KAMU sought insight from an Aggie who’s been at the center of U.S. national security for three decades: John B. Sherman, dean of The Bush School of Government & Public Service.
Our videographer Alazar Asrat caught up with Sherman on campus Monday. Before taking on his current role, the 1992 graduate served as Chief Information Officer at the Department of Defense — a top-level post appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate — where he spearheaded cutting-edge tech and cyber modernization. He spent most of his career working for the CIA, including serving as the deputy director of the CIA’s Open Source Enterprise.
06/22/2025
No surprise, it’s hotter and for longer in Aggieland.
Climate Central's Shel Winkley tells us exactly how much hotter it feels to be walking around the Texas A&M campus or Northgate (now compared to when old Ags roamed the Earth) due to urban heat island effects. He also talks about what we can do to knock down some of that heat as more and more retirees make this their home.
From Sesame Street and Curious George to Martha Speaks and Work It Out Wombats!, hear what these KAMU kiddos have to say about their favorite PBS shows.
Public media affects all generations - and all voices, big and little, have something to say about protecting it. Click the link below to help save PBS KIDS!
Save your favorites: http://tx.ag/ProtectKAMU
06/17/2025
What issues matter to college students? Hosts Kirby and Todd and three Texas A&M University students answer that very question.
In this episode, they discuss national and local issues that directly affect them, as well as social media's influence in the world of politics.
As young voters, they are discovering how to be part of the political process. Tune in to hear the college-age perspective on politics!
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KAMU is both a TV station and an FM radio station, in one. KAMU functions within the "Educational Broadcast Services" department of Texas A&M University in College Station and, while it exists primarily to provide public broadcasting to the Brazos Valley area, it is also involved in the academic mission of Texas A&M, from formal instruction in the broadcast arts to on-the-job training for student announcers, operators, and production assistants at the stations.
KAMU operates two television studios and two radio studios with state-of-the-art broadcast and production equipment, including video editing and digital audio technology. In addition to the broadcasts, the station operates contract production units and produces distance-learning telecourses. Both stations are staffed by a combination of full-time employees, student workers, and volunteers to provide the necessary leadership, manpower, and programming.
Administrative offices and studio facilities are all located in the "Joe Hiram Moore Communications Center", a 17,000 square-foot one-story brick building constructed in 1972 and located on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas.
HISTORY OF KAMU
The Educational Broadcast Services department of Texas A&M was originally established in 1964 under the name of "Educational Television Program" and had the initial purpose of providing "electronic visual support of the live instructor through the operation of a multi-channel closed-circuit instructional television network with RF connections to classrooms and lecture halls across the campus". Later on, the name was changed to "Educational Broadcast Services" and the KAMU-TV and KAMU-FM stations were added to the department.
KAMU-TV began broadcasting on UHF Channel 15 on February 15, 1970 as a public television station licensed to the university, providing broadcast service to the Texas A&M University community, the cities of Bryan and College Station, and the surrounding Brazos Valley area. In 2009, KAMU stopped it's analog broadcast on Ch. 15 and began it's HD broadcast on Channels 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3. The TV station provides both local and PBS programming 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. It offers a variety of programming choices through the use of multiple channels and transmission types (check your local listings for HD offerings in your area).
KAMU-FM took to the air on March 30, 1977. The radio station operates 24x7 at 90.9 megahertz, and is an affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI), and American Public Media (APM), and others. The programming on the original FM channel includes classical music, jazz, international music, and much more, including award-winning news programs from NPR and other producers and distributors. In 2008, KAMU began broadcasting a second signal on the same frequency for "HD" hi-definition digital radios. This new HD channel has a talk-radio format.
MISSION
It is the mission of KAMU to provide a universal educational opportunity to its citizenry using cutting edge technologies and over the air free broadcasts to deliver quality and trusted programming which underpins the educational and cultural experience of citizens in concert with the mission of Texas A&M University.
