KCUW-LP

Last updated
KCUW-LP
Frequency 104.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format Ethnic Native American
Ownership
OwnerConfederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
History
First air date
February 2, 2004
Former call signs
KUIR-LP (2003–2003)
Call sign meaning
Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla
Technical information
Facility ID 134558
Class L1
ERP 100 watts
HAAT −76.1 meters (−250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 45°39′51″N118°41′09″W / 45.66417°N 118.68583°W / 45.66417; -118.68583
Links
Website kcuwradio.org

KCUW-LP (104.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. [1]

Contents

The station carries local programming aimed at the local Native American population. [2]

This includes a program known as Wisdom of the Elders. [3] The station is managed by members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. [4]

History

The station was assigned the call letters KUIR-LP on February 11, 2003. On October 15, 2003, the station changed its call sign to the current KCUW-LP. The station has changed frequency three times within the last 20 years. At sign on, it was on 101.1, switching to 104.3, and finally 104.1 [5] [6] [7] The station was one of over a thousand new LPFM stations to sign on between 2003 and 2014. The station is known for carrying a mix of music and traditional storytelling with talk programming on topics such as gang awareness and breast cancer. [8] It is one of many stations in United States carrying programming of its type. [9] KCUW celebrated its 20th year of broadcasting in 2024. The station started in a small facility, but now has studios in a public service facility. There are plans to move the transmitter to another side of Pendleton, improving the station's range. The tribe is applying for another LPFM, which would simulcast KCUW. [10] The station is also hoping to add online streaming. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "KCUW-LP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  2. ↑ "H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM)". United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. United States Government Publishing Office. June 11, 2009. p. 121.
  3. ↑ Ron Karten (December 1, 2005). "Wisdom of the Elders Radio: Series Three". Smoke Signals. Grand Ronde Tribe. p. 19.
  4. ↑ "Crane joins KCUW as operations manager". The Oregonian . January 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "KCUW-LP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  6. ↑ "KCUW-LP(FM) 104.3 MHz Pendleton, Oregon". www.fccinfo.com. Manassas, Virginia: Cavell Mertz & Associates, Inc. Retrieved April 7, 2018. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details: KCUW-LP(FM) Pendleton, Oregon". licensing.fcc.gov. FCC . Retrieved April 7, 2018. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ Nancy Vogt (September 19, 2016). "Number of U.S. low-power FM radio stations has nearly doubled since 2014". Pew Research Center .
  9. ↑ Bruce Theriault, Felice Tilin (May 13, 2004). "Elements of a Native public radio system". Current .
  10. ↑ "New 105.9 FM Pendleton, OR". FCCData.org.
  11. ↑ Chris Aadland (February 2, 2024). "KCUW celebrates 20 years, all year". Confederated Umatilla Journal.


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