KGOU

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KGOU Radio is a full service public radio station, licensed to the University of Oklahoma, serving the greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area, towns in Pontotoc, Seminole and Grady counties, and northwestern Oklahoma. Its format is primarily news/talk on weekdays, with jazz, blues, and world music programs on weekends, broadcasting programs from NPR, PRI and other public radio networks. Its broadcast schedule includes programming for a Native American audience.

KGOU is also a broadcast and online news organization (www.kgou.org) providing news coverage of local, state, regional, national and global issues, along with our partner organizations, NPR, and other networks and content providers. KGOU streams broadcast audio over the internet, and provides online audio of programs and news reports.

The staff of KGOU includes 10 full-time and five part-time employees. The station also houses two reporters employed for StateImpact Oklahoma, a collaborative effort of public broadcasters in the state and NPR.

KGOU originates from studios located on the campus of the University of Oklahoma and is delivered by four transmitters and three translators to more than one million residents of central, southeastern and northwestern Oklahoma.

Licensee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma

Series

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66 Pieces

A KGOU original production hosted by Michael Bendure, Tonic: The Funky Groove Show features a mix of instrumental funk and groove music spanning the past six decades. The program offers family-friendly, feel-good music from the 1960s, '70s and '80s all the way into the 21st Century, encompassing funk, groove, soul, disco, jazz, hip hop and more. A weekly dose of universal harmony, love and acceptance.

  • From: KGOU
  • Updated: Oct 22, 2021

Latest Pieces

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On this week’s episode of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, I’ve dug up some truly rare tracks from obscure bands and artists spanning the 1960s throug...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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On this week’s episode of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, we’re digging deep, I mean, WAY deep, into 1970s vinyl, including many tracks by otherwise ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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We’re puttin’ a little extra weird in our funk on this week’s episode of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show. Tune in for fun and funky tunes from the 196...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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On this week’s episode of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, we’re pulling out all the stops with instrumental funk, groove, and soul tunes guaranteed t...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Halloween, that is! Join me, Michael B, for a special, spooky edition of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show for...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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This week on Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, it’s another epic journey through six decades of instrumental feel-good tunes, including a soulful Billy...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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On this week’s episode of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, we’re celebrating the Great State of Oklahoma, with bands and musicians from the Sooner Sta...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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On an all-new episode of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, I’ll share the finest cuts of instrumental funk, groove, and soul, plus some surprises, like...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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Want a little funky boost for your week? Join me, Michael B, for an episode of upbeat, instrumental tunes on Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, like a r...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 01:56:30
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If you need a little funky soul music, then tune in to Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, with me, Michael B, and hear stellar feel-good grooves, like a...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
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