KUFM (FM)

KUFM
Frequency89.1 (MHz)
BrandingMontana Public Radio
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsMontana Public Radio
National Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio International
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 31st, 1965
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69239
ClassC
ERP14,500 watts
HAAT754 meters
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.mtpr.org

KUFM (89.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Missoula, Montana.[2] The station is owned by the University of Montana, and serves as the flagship station of Montana Public Radio.

History

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Montana Public Radio began on January 31, 1965, when KUFM in Missoula signed on as a 10-watt campus radio station. In 1974, it became a charter member of National Public Radio. It also has a children's corner.[3]

Starting in the late 1970s, it began building translators across western Montana. Its first full-power satellite, in Great Falls, signed on in 1984. In 1999, a signal extension project funded mostly by a federal grant made it possible to sign on new stations in Kalispell and Hamilton and upgrade translators in Butte and Helena to full-power stations.

Translators

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KUFM also utilizes three translators.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K267BJ 101.3 FM Ferndale, Etc., Montana 64280 48 D LMS
K218AI 91.5 FM Rattlesnake Valley, Montana 68954 250 D LMS
K219BN 91.7 FM Whitefish, Montana 69227 21 D LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUFM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KUFM-FM 89.1 MHz - Missoula, MT". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ "KUFM Children's Corner | Free Internet Radio". TuneIn. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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47°01′58″N 113°59′32″W / 47.0327°N 113.9923°W / 47.0327; -113.9923