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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KUFM
| name = KUFM
| image = [[Image:KUKL-FM.jpg|200px]]
| logo =
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| logo_size = 200px
| city = [[Missoula, Montana]]
| city = [[Missoula, Montana]]
| area =
| area =
| branding = Montana Public Radio
| branding = Montana Public Radio
| slogan = Makes Montana Sound As Good As It Looks
| airdate = January 31st, 1965
| airdate =
| frequency = 89.1 ([[megahertz|MHz]])
| frequency = 89.1 ([[megahertz|MHz]])
| format = [[Public radio]]
| format = [[Public radio]]
| erp = 14,500 [[watt]]s
| erp = 14,500 [[watt]]s
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| facility_id = 69239
| facility_id = 69239
| coordinates =
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| repeater =
| repeater =
| owner = [[University of Montana]]
| owner = [[University of Montana]]
| licensee = University of Montana
| licensee = University of Montana
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations =
| translators = See {{section link||Translators}}
| webcast =
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.mtpr.net/ www.mtpr.net]
| website = {{URL|www.mtpr.org}}
| affiliations = [[Montana Public Radio]]<br>[[National Public Radio]]<br>[[American Public Media]]<br>[[Public Radio International]]
| affiliations = [[Montana Public Radio]]<br>[[National Public Radio]]<br>[[American Public Media]]<br>[[Public Radio International]]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}
{{Short description|Radio Station}}

'''KUFM''' (89.1 FM) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Missoula, Montana]]. The station is owned by the [[University of Montana]], and serves as the flagship station of [[Montana Public Radio]].
'''KUFM''' (89.1 FM) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Missoula, Montana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=KUFM-FM 89.1 MHz - Missoula, MT |url=https://radio-locator.com/info/KUFM-FM |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=radio-locator.com}}</ref> The station is owned by the [[University of Montana]], and serves as the flagship station of [[Montana Public Radio]].

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{{main|Montana Public Radio}}


==History==
==History==
Montana Public Radio began in 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]].
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KUFM Children's Corner {{!}} Free Internet Radio |url=https://tunein.com/radio/KUFM-Childrens-Corner-p137518/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=TuneIn |language=en-us}}</ref>


Starting in the late 1970s, it began building translators across western Montana. Its first full-power satellite, in [[Great Falls, Montana|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, Montana|Kalispell]] and [[Hamilton, Montana|Hamilton]] and upgrade translators in [[Butte, Montana|Butte]] and [[Helena, Montana|Helena]] to full-power stations.
Starting in the late 1970s, it began building translators across western Montana. Its first full-power satellite, in [[Great Falls, Montana|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, Montana|Kalispell]] and [[Hamilton, Montana|Hamilton]] and upgrade translators in [[Butte, Montana|Butte]] and [[Helena, Montana|Helena]] to full-power stations.


==Trasnlators==
==Translators==
KUFM also utilizes five translators.
KUFM also utilizes three translators.


{{RadioTranslators
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign =
| call1 = K219DN

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| watts1 = 210
| class1 = D
| call1 = K267BJ
| freq1 = 91.7
| freq1 = 101.3
| city1 = Dillon, Montana
| city1 = Ferndale, Montana{{!}}Ferndale, Etc., Montana
| call2 = K216BE
| fid1 = 64280
| watts2 = 48
| class1 = D
| class2 = D
| watts1 = 48

| freq2 = 91.1
| city2 = Ferndale, Montana
| call3 = K218AI
| call3 = K296BI
| freq3 = 91.5
| watts3 = 44
| city3 = Rattlesnake Valley, Montana
| class3 = D
| fid3 = 68954
| freq3 = 107.1
| class3 = D
| watts3 = 250
| city3 = Marysville, Montana

| call4 = K218AI
| watts4 = 34
| call4 = K219BN
| class4 = D
| freq4 = 91.7
| freq4 = 91.5
| city4 = Whitefish, Montana
| city4 = Rattlesnake Valley, Montana
| fid4 = 69227
| call5 = K219BN
| class4 = D
| watts5 = 21
| watts4 = 21
| class5 = D
| freq5 = 91.7
| city5 = Whitefish, Montana
}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|www.mtpr.org}}{{FM station data|69239|KUFM}}
*[http://www.mtpr.net/ mtpr.net]
*{{FM station data|KUFM}}


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{{Missoula Radio}}
{{Missoula Radio}}
{{NPR Montana}}
{{NPR Montana}}


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[[Category:Yellowstone Public Radio|µ]]


[[Category:Radio stations in Missoula, Montana|UFM]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Missoula, Montana|UFM]]
[[Category:National Public Radio member stations]]
[[Category:NPR member stations]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1965]]
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[[Category:Montana Public Radio]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Montana]]
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 20 July 2024

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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