KERA (FM)

This article is about public radio station in Dallas, Texas which began broadcasting in 1973. For the station using this name in 1946 which later became WFAA-FM, see WFAA-TV#Radio.

KERA

City of license	Dallas, Texas
Broadcast area	Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Branding	KERA 90.1
Frequency	90.1 MHz
First air date	1973 as KZAG
Format	News/Talk (Public)
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 PRI American Public Media 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 was also rebroadcast on the Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable tv channel, Irving Community Television Network during its off-air times prior to 2009.

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.

Programming format

KERA 90.1 logo used from the 1980s to 2000.

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 the BBC World Service. It also rebroadcasts PBS NewsHour in audio format.

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 used to air 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. The program was moved to their newly acquired sister station KKXT and was renamed The Paul Slavens Show.

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. Ten percent of the station's funding is government supported.

Station slogans

• Radio Worth Listening To (1990s-2001)
• Radio Unlimited (2001–2009)

See also

• KKXT (new sister station)

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
• KERA Radio
• Listen to KERA online via Windows Media Audio and MP3 streams.