KBUT (90.3 FM), is a National Public Radio-member station in Crested Butte, Colorado. It features an eclectic mix of locally produced music shows (46 each week). The shows range from classical to jazz to rock to hip-hop. KBUT has been on air since December 1986 and has its studio in Crested Butte, with its main transmitter on Sunlight Ridge in Mt. Crested Butte and translators in Almont and Gunnison. It also streams its signal online and is available at www.kbut.org. In June 2010, the Sunlight Ridge transmitter began broadcasting in HD as well as analog. On April 15, 2012, KBUT-FM's parent, Crested Butte Mountain Educational Radio, Inc. was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to increase ERP to 1,000 watts and decrease HAAT to -208 meters.

KBUT
Frequency90.3 (MHz)
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNational Public Radio, Pacifica Radio
Ownership
OwnerCrested Butte Mtn Educal. Radio Inc.
History
First air date
December 20, 1986
Call sign meaning
K(C)rested BUTte
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassA
ERP1,000 watts
HAAT−208.0 meters (−682.4 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°54′7″N 106°58′21″W / 38.90194°N 106.97250°W / 38.90194; -106.97250
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kbut.org

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