KPVU

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KPVU
Broadcast area Greater Houston
Frequency 91.3 MHz
BrandingKPVU 91.3 FM
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Public radio
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
NPR
Ownership
Owner Prairie View A&M University
History
First air date
February 22, 1982(42 years ago) (1982-02-22)
Call sign meaning
Prairie View A&M University
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 53347
Class C3
ERP 31,000 watts
HAAT 128 m (420 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°5′21″N95°59′46″W / 30.08917°N 95.99611°W / 30.08917; -95.99611
Links
Public license information
Website KPVU website

KPVU (91.3 FM) is a college radio station located on the campus of Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, 25 miles northwest of Houston's city limits. Owned and operated by Prairie View A&M, KPVU's studios are located on campus at the Hilliard Hall Communications Center, and its transmitter is located near Panther Stadium, also on campus.

The station's playlist mainly consists of jazz, but at other times it plays Urban AC-level R&B and Gospel as well.

The signal is a rimshot over the northwestern portions of the Greater Houston area, fringing out over parts of the city.


  1. "Facility Technical Data for KPVU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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