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 for the benefit of the University of Arizona)
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 (during the daytime) 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.

A translator, K217GI, relays KUAZ to Sierra Vista on 91.3 MHz.

History

1550 AM in Tucson began as KSWC, but changed its calls to KFIF before signing on. It was owned by the Southwest Broadcasting Corporation.

In 1967, John B. Walton, who had bought KFIF in 1965, bought a station at 580 AM, which he would christen KIKX. The station on 580 could operate 24 hours a day. 1550 AM was donated to the University of Arizona and became KUAT on July 1, 1967. KUAT initially held a format of classical and jazz music, going all-jazz when KUAT-FM was built in 1975.

The U of A put 89.1 FM on the air in 1991. The AM station adopted the KUAZ calls on August 11, 2000; the same day, the FM station became KUAZ-FM.

External links

• KUAZ official website
• Facility details for Facility ID KUAZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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• Facility details for Facility ID KUAZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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