KERA (FM)
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| City of license | Dallas, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Branding | KERA 90.1 |
| Slogan | Radio Unlimited |
| Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1973 as KZAG |
| Format | Public Radio |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 388 meters |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 49323 |
| Callsign meaning | New era in broadcasting |
| Former callsigns | KZAG (1973-1974) |
| Affiliations | NPR, BBC |
| Owner | North Texas Public Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KERA-TV, KKXT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.kera.org/radio/ |
KERA (90.1 FM) is the National Public Radio affiliate station for North Texas. Based in Dallas, Texas the station's main transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas with translators that serve Tyler (K261CW, 100.1 FM), the Sherman/Denison area (K257EV, 99.3 FM), and Wichita Falls (K202DR, 88.3 FM). It is also rebroadcasted on public access cable channel Irving Community Television Network during its off-air times.
The station was established on July 11, 1974. The station's call letters, which are said to represent a "new era in broadcasting," are shared with Dallas public television station KERA-TV channel 13; both are owned by North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc., a non-profit corporation registered in the state of Texas. While there is cross-promotion between stations, each operates its own pledge drives.
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[edit] Programming format
KERA 90.1 produces topic driven local radio news programs, spot news and music programs mixed with national news, talk shows and radio magazine programs from sources that include National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI), American Public Media (APM) and BBC Radio.
Local programs include Think, hosted by Krys Boyd and CEO, hosted by Lee Cullum. Jeff Whittington hosts the call in radio talk show Anything you Ever Wanted to Know. Think and CEO also each have television versions, seen on KERA-TV.
The station also presents the locally produced music program 90.1 at Night hosted by Paul Slavens, which airs Sunday nights from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
[edit] Funding
Like other noncommercial stations in the United States, KERA broadcasts on-air pledge drives to raise money to pay for programming. The majority of KERA's funding comes from membership pledge drives. Additional funding is accrued through corporate sponsorship and underwriting announcements. Only 10-percent of the station's funding is government supported.
[edit] Station slogans
- Radio Worth Listening To (1990s-2001)
- Radio Unlimited (2001-present)
[edit] See also
- KKXT (new sister station)
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KERA
- Radio Locator information on KERA
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KERA; see also listing with map and translators at Recnet
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K202DR
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K257EV
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K261CW
- Coordinates: 32°34′43″N 96°57′12″W / 32.57861°N 96.95333°W
- KERA Radio
- Listen to KERA online via Windows Media Audio and MP3 streams.
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