KUYI
| Broadcast area | The Hopi Tribe |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.1 (MHz) |
| Branding | Hopi Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Native American / Public Radio |
| Affiliations | Native Public Media Native Voice One National Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| History | |
First air date | December 20, 2000 |
Call sign meaning | KUYI = "Water" in the Hopi Language |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 69,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 124 meters (601 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°48′29″N 110°16′23″W / 35.80806°N 110.27306°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | [1] |
| Website | KUYI Hopi Public Radio |
KUYI 88.1 FM, is a Native American Public Radio station in Keams Canyon, Arizona. The station, founded in 2000,[1] has a signal strength of 69,000 watts.[2] It primarily features locally produced programming for the Hopi, Tewa, Navajo Native American tribal residents, surrounding communities in Northern Arizona, the Four Corners areas and streaming worldwide. Other network programming is provided by Native Voice One. Top of the hour news updates from National Public Radio are aired Monday through Friday. Its musical programming is a mix of traditional Hopi and modern music.[3]
As of August 2012, KUYI was broadcasting to an audience estimated at 9,000 people.
Its programs include a junior and senior high school class that broadcasts in Hopi, a morning Sunday show aimed at small children, and cultural discussions for adults that are held according to the lunar calendar, in keeping with Hopi tradition.[4]
The station's name, Kuyi, is also the Hopi word for "water."[5] A language revitalization project, The Shooting Stars Hopi Lavayi Radio Project, has been developed with the Polacca Head Start Center, broadcasting in the First Mesa Dialect for students.[2]
As of 2009, all programs were produced by Hopi tribal members.[1] The station played an important role in the local response to the blizzards and floods of 2010, due to its "69,000 watt signal [that] echoes across the canyons and bounces off the mesas that make up the 1.5 million acre reservation."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Radio Provides Vital Information To Rural Tribes". NPR. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ a b "Shooting Stars Hopi Lavayi Radio Project - KUYI". kuyi.net. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Jesse Hardman, Maura R. O'Connor (2009-06-19). "Tribal Radio". Transom.org, a Showcae & Workshop for New Public Radio. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Alexis Hauk (2012-08-15). "Radio Free Cherokee: Endangered Languages Take to the Airwaves". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ a b Laurel Morales (2012-02-24). "Radio Essential To Tribes". Fronteras Desk. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
External links
- KUYI: Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID KUYI ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KUYI: Facebook
- KUYI: Twitter