KRFA-FM (91.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Moscow, Idaho. The station is owned by Washington State University, and is the flagship station of Northwest Public Broadcasting's "NPR and Classical Music" service.
Frequency | 91.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
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Programming | |
Format | Public radio; News/Talk, Classical Music |
Subchannels | |
Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International |
Ownership | |
Owner | Washington State University |
KWSU, KJEM-FM, KWSU-TV | |
History | |
First air date | December 13, 1963 |
Former call signs | KUID-FM (1963–1984) |
Call sign meaning | Radio Fine Arts[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 71016 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 28,000 watts |
HAAT | 282 meters (925 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Stream |
Website | nwpr.org |
The station debuted on December 13, 1963, as KUID-FM, operated by the University of Idaho as a service of the UI Department of Communications. It was Idaho's first educational radio station. Due to a funding crisis, UI transferred control of the station to WSU in 1984 under its current call letters.[3] The acquisition of KRFA allowed NWPB to split its offerings into a two-channel network, with KRFA taking most of flagship KWSU's classical music programming.
NWPB operates KUID's old studio on the UI campus as a satellite studio.
References
edit- ^ "New call letters assigned to radio station at Moscow". Times-News. Associated Press. August 30, 1984. p. A-8. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRFA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ UI School of Journalism and Mass Media timeline
External links
edit- nwpr.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 71016 (KRFA-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRFA-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
46°40′55″N 116°58′16″W / 46.682°N 116.971°W