Montana Public Radio

"KAPC" redirects here. For the airport, see Napa County Airport.

Montana Public Radio
TypePublic Radio Network
Country
United States
Broadcast area
Montana
Programming
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Montana
History
Launch date1965
Links
WebcastAvailable on website
Websitewww.mtpr.org

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.

History

Montana 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.

Former logo

Satellites and repeaters

Montana 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:

  1. ^ Flagship station; for this station's translators, see KUFM (FM) § Translators

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