KUER-FM
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| City | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah |
| Branding | FM-90 |
| Frequency | 90.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | June 5, 1960 |
| Format |
Public radio HD2: Indie rock HD3: Classical |
| ERP | 21,000 watts |
| HAAT | 1244 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 69171 |
| Callsign meaning | Utah Education Radio[1] |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Owner | University of Utah |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kuer.org |
KUER-FM is a public radio station licensed to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Broadcasting at 90.1 MHz FM, KUER (Utah Education Radio) is a National Public Radio (NPR)-member station, also airing shows distributed by Public Radio International and American Public Media. The station produces the award-winning RadioWest, a local discussion forum hosted by Doug Fabrizio. In addition, the station carries most of the regular NPR fare, such as All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and Morning Edition, as well as local news, and jazz music in the evenings. Most of the station's syndicated fare, including Car Talk reruns, Whad'Ya Know, Mountain Stage, This American Life, On The Media, Le Show and A Prairie Home Companion, is heard on weekends. Its studios are located in the Eccles Broadcast Center on the U of U campus, while its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak, after relocating from Mount Vision in the Oquirrh Mountains in 2011.
With the advent of digital FM radio, KUER has broadened its offerings. KUER-HD2 airs Xponential Radio, a national format from WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, that airs, along with some pop hits, "legacy and indie rock." KUER-HD3 broadcasts classical music from American Public Media's Classical 24.
KUER has a 10-watt booster in the town of Alta providing coverage there as the main transmitter is shielded by terrain.[2] It also has a second 1,000 watt booster on Lewis Peak, providing coverage to the Park City area.[3]
History
KUER debuted on June 5, 1960. Originally, it broadcast at only 250 watts and wasn't heard too far from the U of U campus. It gradually expanded its signal to 35,000 watts. The station was a charter member of NPR, and was one of the stations that carried the initial broadcast of All Things Considered.
Translator system
KUER-FM operates one of the largest translator networks of any NPR station in the country, consisting of 35 low-power repeaters. Of these, translator K202BU Manti is one of the few translators broadcasting in HD, airing the main station's two HD feeds.
References
External links
- KUER official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KUER
- Radio-Locator information on KUER
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KUER
Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 112°09′37″W / 40.6083°N 112.1602°W