KVTI (90.9 FM, "Northwest Public Radio") is a non-commercial classical music radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and operates at 90.9 MHz with an ERP of 51 kW.
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KVTI is owned by Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) in Lakewood, Washington and can be heard in the Puget Sound region except parts of Snohomish County due to signal coverage from KSER in Everett, which broadcasts adjacent at 90.7. The station began in 1955 as KCPS and also had the call letters KPEC-FM from 1972 until 1983. The station is operated by Northwest Public Radio with a format of classical music and NPR news.
From March 1988 until June 2010 KVTI was known as i-91fm and featured Top 40 music (with news in the morning and afternoon), Tuesday nights featured live acoustic music from 7-10PM and Talk and Public Affairs from 10PM to Midnight. In 2006 and 2007, KVTI was recognized as the Top 40 Radio Station of the year by the New Music Awards.[1] In the same ceremonies, music director Beth Valiant was recognized as Top 40 Music Director of the year. In 2008, program director John Mangan was recognized as New Music Weekly's Top 40 Program Director of the Year and music director Beth Valiant won Top 40 Music Director of the Year for the 5th consecutive year.
On April 7, 2010, CPTC announced that Northwest Public Radio would operate KVTI effective June 1, 2010. Fifty-five years of programming and operation by Clover Park students and staff ended at the close of the broadcast day June 16, 2010.
CPTC will no longer offer radio broadcasting classes.[2]
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See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Washington
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