Montana Public Radio

Montana Public Radio

Type	Public Radio Network
Country	United States
First air date	1965
Broadcast area	Montana
Owner	University of Montana
Affiliation(s)	National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International
Webcast	Available on website
Official website	http://www.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 charter 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.

Satellites and repeaters

Montana Public Radio consists of eight full-power stations:

Location	Frequency	Call sign	ERP	HAAT	FCC info
Butte	91.3 FM	KAPC	800 watts	571 meters (1,873 ft)	FCC
Great Falls	89.9 FM	KGPR	9,500 watts	90 meters (300 ft)	FCC
Hamilton	91.9 FM	KUFN	900 watts	130 meters (430 ft)	FCC
Helena	91.7 FM	KUHM	910 watts	232 meters (761 ft)	FCC
Kalispell	90.1 FM	KUKL	1,830 watts	786 meters (2,579 ft)	FCC
Libby	90.5 FM	KUFL	1,000 watts	−318 meters (−1,043 ft)	FCC
Missoula	89.1 FM	KUFM	14,500 watts	754 meters (2,474 ft)	FCC
Polson	89.5 FM	KPJH	130 watts	570 meters (1,870 ft)	FCC

The network also operates five translators.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K219DN	91.7 FM	Dillon, Montana	210	D	FMQ
K216BE	91.1 FM	Ferndale, Montana	48	D	FMQ
K296BI	107.1 FM	Marysville, Montana	44	D	FMQ
K218AI	91.5 FM	Rattlesnake Valley, Montana	34	D	FMQ
K219BN	91.7 FM	Whitefish, Montana	21	D	FMQ

All translators directly repeat KUFM, except for the White Sulphur Springs translator, which repeats KGPR.

External links

• Montana Public Radio's official web site