KMUW
KMUW (89.1 FM), is a National Public Radio member station in Wichita, Kansas, United States, owned by Wichita State University.
City | Wichita, Kansas United States |
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Branding | KMUW |
Slogan | Wichita's NPR Station |
Frequency | 89.1 (MHz) |
First air date | April 26, 1949 |
Format | News/Talk (Public)/Eclectic Music (Evenings) |
ERP | 100,000 Watts |
HAAT | 277.6 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 72364 |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°45′01″N 97°18′12″W |
Former call signs | Municipal University of Wichita (former name of Wichita State) |
Affiliations | National Public Radio, Public Radio International |
Owner | Wichita State University |
Website | kmuw.org |
History
KMUW first took to the air on April 26, 1949 as a 10-watt station owned by "Municipal University of Wichita" (former name of Wichita State University). The station call letter name was derived from the first letters of the university name. It was the first noncommercial FM station in Kansas, second FM station in Kansas, and the first 10-watt noncommercial FM station in the United States.[1]
It was a charter member of NPR in 1971. In 1994, the station became an affiliate of Public Radio International. It also broadcasts the BBC World News from American Public Media.
Transmitting power
In 1949, KMUW started at 10 watts. In 1962, it increased to 250 watts. In 1970 to 10,000 watts. In 1987 to 100,000 watts.[1]
See also
- Global Village Radio Show
References
External links
- 1980s "After Midnight" / "Midnight Hour" (alternative college rock music shows broadcast from 12 am to 5 am every night)
- KMUW After Midnight (R.I.P.) - Facebook
- Video of KMUW "After Midnight" Deejays - archive.org
- Audio of KMUW "Best of Midnight Hour" - archive.org
- Station information
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KMUW
- Radio-Locator information on KMUW
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KMUW