KTEP

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KTEP
KTEP logo.jpg
Broadcast area El Paso metropolitan area
Frequency 88.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKTEP 88.5 FM
Programming
Format Public radio
Affiliations NPR
American Public Media
Ownership
Owner University of Texas at El Paso
History
First air date
September 14, 1950 (1950-09-14) (originally carrier current 1946-1950)
Call sign meaning
Texas El Paso
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 69342
Class C1
ERP
HAAT 223 meters (732 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°47′17.00″N106°28′46.00″W / 31.7880556°N 106.4794444°W / 31.7880556; -106.4794444
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website ktep.org

KTEP (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station, broadcasting from the Communication Department at the University of Texas at El Paso in the United States. The studios and offices are in the Cotton Memorial Building on West University Avenue. KTEP's transmitter is on the KVIA-TV tower off Scenic Drive in El Paso. [1] KTEP has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 94,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt). [2]

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Programming

The station airs mostly news and informational programming in morning and afternoon drive time and much of the day on weekends. Many of the news shows are from National Public Radio such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered . In middays and nights, KTEP features mostly Jazz music, along with some shows dedicated to blues, new age and classical music.

History

The station began in October 1946 as WTCM, a carrier current station based at what was then Texas College of Mines. In 1947, it changed its call sign to KVOF after finding out the WTCM call letters were already being used by a station in Traverse City, Michigan.

In 1950, the college applied for and won a full Federal Communications Commission FM license. It signed on the air on September 14, 1950. The station began broadcasting educational programming aimed at elementary and high school students, as well as evening shows hosted by college students. Originally broadcasting at 10 watts, in 1966 it moved to a taller radio tower. It began sharing space on KROD-TV (now KDBC-TV)'s tower, boosting its coverage. In 1967, the station changed its call letters to KTEP, to coincide with the university name change to The University of Texas at El Paso.

In 1971, KTEP became a charter member of National Public Radio and increased its broadcast day to 18 hours. The station instituted a 24-hour schedule in 1997. [3] In 1980, it moved its transmitter to its current location on KVIA-TV's tower, coupled with a boost in power to 100,000 watts. On July 11, 2021, KTEP's transmitter was knocked off-air by a thunderstorm.

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References

  1. Radio-Locator.com/KTEP
  2. FCC.gov/KTEP
  3. 1 2 "KTEP history". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-13.