Yellowstone Public Radio
Yellowstone Public Radio is a public radio regional network based in Billings, Montana with transmitters covering most of Montana, as well as northern Wyoming. It is operated by Montana State University Billings. It airs a mix of programming from National Public Radio, classical music and jazz.
Type | Public Radio Network |
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Owner | Montana State University-Billings |
Affiliation | National Public Radio |
Webcast | Available on website |
Official website | yellowstonepublicradio.org |
History
The network's first station, KEMC in Billings, signed on in 1972 as a 10-watt station owned by what was then Eastern Montana College. It boosted its power to 24,500 watts in 1978. It gradually transitioned from a college radio station to a more professional operation. This culminated in 1984, when it hired a professional station manager and joined National Public Radio, becoming the state's second NPR member. Over the next decade, it boosted its signal to 100,000 watts, and built a network of translators and repeaters across Montana, and now has one of the largest geographical coverage areas in the entire NPR system. Shortly after EMC merged with the Montana State University System, KEMC rebranded itself Yellowstone Public Radio, reflecting that its coverage area spanned across most of the area around Yellowstone National Park. In the same year, its home since 1983, a three-story house west of campus, was renamed the Joseph L. Sample Studios in honor of the Montana broadcasting pioneer.
Stations
Yellowstone Public Radio is broadcast by twelve full-power stations.
Translators
The network is also relayed by an additional 27 translators to widen its broadcast area.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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K204GR | 88.7 | Livingston, Montana | 250 | 378 m (1,240 ft) | D | 45°41′49″N 110°46′3″W | FCC |
K216CH | 91.1 | Emigrant, Montana | 52 | 253 m (830 ft) | D | 45°35′52″N 110°32′44″W | FCC |
K242DC | 96.3 | Big Sky, Montana | 10 | 193 m (633 ft) | D | 45°16′28.4″N 111°23′34.3″W | FCC |
K252GE | 98.3 | Bozeman, Montana | 250 | −95 m (−312 ft) | D | 45°38′44″N 111°01′14″W | FCC |
K290CA | 105.9[1] | West Yellowstone, Montana | 140 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 44°45′04″N 111°11′42″W | FCC |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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K244EH | 96.7 | Helena, Montana | 50 | 677.2 m (2,222 ft) | D | 46°49′32″N 111°42′26″W | FCC | Station is silent |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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K206BN | 89.1 | Ashland, Montana | 222 | 248 m (814 ft) | D | 45°36′12″N 105°56′10″W | FCC |
K220FL | 91.9 | Broadus, Montana | 113 | 96 m (315 ft) | D | 45°24′38″N 105°21′28″W | FCC |
References
- "Deal Digest: Memphis Jazz Station's Survival Ensured". Inside Radio. February 27, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KEMC
- Radio-Locator information on KEMC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KEMC
Other stations
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KBMC
- Radio-Locator information on KBMC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KBMC
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KGLZ
- Radio-Locator information on KGLZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KGLZ
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KPRQ
- Radio-Locator information on KPRQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KPRQ
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPB
- Radio-Locator information on KYPB
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPB
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPC
- Radio-Locator information on KYPC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPC
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPF
- Radio-Locator information on KYPF
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPF
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPH
- Radio-Locator information on KYPH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPH
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPM
- Radio-Locator information on KYPM
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPR
- Radio-Locator information on KYPR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPR