KUAZ

KUAZ/KUAZ-FM

Tucson, Arizona
Broadcast area	Tucson metropolitan area Sierra Vista, Arizona
Frequency	1550 kHz 89.1 MHz(HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Public radio
Affiliations	NPR
Ownership
Owner	University of Arizona (Arizona Board of Regents)
Sister stations	KUAT-FM, KUAT-TV (TV)
History
Call sign meaning	K University of AriZona
Technical information
Facility ID	1550: 2723 89.1: 3383
Class	1550: D 89.1: A
Power	1550: 50,000 watts day only
ERP	89.1: 1,600 watts
HAAT	89.1: 187.0 meters (613.5 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°22′21″N 111°5′52″W KUAZ (AM) 32°12′53″N 111°0′21″W KUAZ-FM
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://radio.azpm.org/kuaz/

KUAZ is a radio station operated out of The University of Arizona that serves the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area. It operates on 1550 on the AM dial and 89.1 on the FM dial with a combination of news and National Public Radio format during the day and jazz in the evenings. KUAZ-FM has a translator 91.7 FM in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and simulcast as KUAZ on 1550 on the AM dial from sunrise to sunset only.

The AM station originally was a commercial operation known as KFIF, whose owner gave the daytime-only license to The University of Arizona when he obtained a 24-hour license at 580 AM and put KIKX on the air.

KUAZ is also available on the PlayStation Portable Internet Radio Application.

External links

• KUAZ official website
• KUAZ in the FCC AM station database
• KUAZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• KUAZ in the FCC FM station database
• KUAZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database