PHOTO GALLERY: KOPN radio reaches 40 years of community service

March 2, 2013 | 6:00 a.m. CST

KOPN will be celebrating its 40th anniversary Sunday.

KOPN board President John Betz prepares Thursday morning for an interview taking place Monday for his science radio show, "Skeptical Eye," at the KOPN studio. Betz has been preparing for the 40th anniversary celebration, which will be held Sunday at the studio. | Breanne Bradley

KOPN board President John Betz talks to Columbia resident Steve McLuckie, left, and his brother Brian McLuckie on Thursday morning at the KOPN studio. Brian McLuckie is in town from northern Michigan for the True/False Film Fest and has been a long-time listener of KOPN. Betz invited the brothers back for the 40th anniversary party Sunday.

| Breanne Bradley

Stacks of CDs line the library of the KOPN studio. KOPN has thousands of CDs and vinyls it uses for its daily broadcasts. | Breanne Bradley