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KUYI
Broadcast areaThe Hopi Tribe
Frequency88.1 (MHz)
BrandingHopi Public Radio
Programming
FormatNative American / Public Radio
AffiliationsNative 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
ClassC1
ERP69,000 Watts
HAAT124 meters (601 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
35°48′29″N 110°16′23″W / 35.80806°N 110.27306°W / 35.80806; -110.27306
Links
Webcast[1]
WebsiteKUYI Hopi Public Radio

KUYI 88.1 FM, is a Native American Public Radio station in Keams Canyon, Arizona. 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.

As of August 2012, it was broadcasting in the Hopi language 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ Alexis Hauk (2012-08-15). "Radio Free Cherokee: Endangered Languages Take to the Airwaves". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2012-11-27.