Montana Public Radio is a network of public radio stations serving the U.S. state of Montana, primarily the western part of the state. The network is currently owned by the University of Montana, and its studios are located on the university campus in Missoula, with a satellite facility in Great Falls. The network is affiliated with National Public Radio. Programming originates from flagship station KUFM (89.1 FM) in Missoula, Montana.
| Type | Public Radio Network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
Broadcast area | Montana |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Montana |
| History | |
| Launch date | 1965 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Available on website |
| Website | www |
History
editMontana Public Radio began in 1965 when KUFM in Missoula signed on as a 10-watt campus radio station. In 1974, it became a member of National Public Radio.
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.
Satellites and repeaters
editMontana Public Radio consists of ten full-power stations and several translators:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAPC | 91.3 FM | Butte, Montana | 66630 | 800 | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| KUMD | 90.9 FM | Deer Lodge, Montana | 767108 | 650 | 231 m (758 ft) |
| KDWG | 90.9 FM | Dillon, Montana | 93389 | 850 | −72 m (−236 ft) |
| KGPR | 89.9 FM | Great Falls, Montana | 24955 | 9,500 | 90 m (300 ft) |
| KUFN | 91.9 FM | Hamilton, Montana | 59812 | 900 | 130 m (430 ft) |
| KUHM | 91.7 FM | Helena, Montana | 66628 | 910 | 232 m (761 ft) |
| KUKL | 90.1 FM | Kalispell, Montana | 66627 | 1,830 | 786 m (2,579 ft) |
| KUFL | 90.5 FM | Libby, Montana | 173730 | 1,000 | −318 m (−1,043 ft) |
| KUFM[a] | 89.1 FM | Missoula, Montana | 69239 | 14,500 | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
| KPJH | 89.5 FM | Polson, Montana | 173197 | 130 | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| KUMS | 89.7 FM | White Sulphur Springs, Montana | 764912 | 150 | 74 m (243 ft) |
Notes:
- ^ Flagship station; for this station's translators, see KUFM (FM) § Translators