Montana Public Radio

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.

Montana Public Radio
TypePublic Radio Network
Country
United States
Broadcast area
Montana
Programming
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Montana
History
Launch date1965
Links
WebcastAvailable on website
Websitewww.mtpr.org

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 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 ten full-power stations and several translators:

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
KAPC 91.3 FMButte, Montana66630 800571 m (1,873 ft)
KDWG 90.9 FMDillon, Montana93389 850−72 m (−236 ft)
KGPR 89.9 FMGreat Falls, Montana24955 9,50090 m (300 ft)
KUFN 91.9 FMHamilton, Montana59812 900130 m (430 ft)
KUHM 91.7 FMHelena, Montana66628 910232 m (761 ft)
KUKL 90.1 FMKalispell, Montana66627 1,830786 m (2,579 ft)
KUFL 90.5 FMLibby, Montana173730 1,000−318 m (−1,043 ft)
KUFM[lower-alpha 1] 89.1 FMMissoula, Montana69239 14,500754 m (2,474 ft)
KPJH 89.5 FMPolson, Montana173197 130570 m (1,870 ft)
KUMS 89.7 FMWhite Sulphur Springs, Montana764912 15074 m (243 ft)

Notes:

  1. Flagship station; for this station's translators, see KUFM (FM) § Translators

References
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