KUER-FM

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KUER-FM
KUER FM Logo 2015.png
Broadcast area Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, Utah
Frequency 90.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKUER 90.1, NPR Utah
Programming
Format Public radio
Subchannels
Affiliations NPR
Ownership
Owner University of Utah
  • Radio: KUEU
  • KUHU
  • KUOU
  • KUQU
  • KUXU
History
First air date
June 5, 1960;63 years ago (1960-06-05)
Call sign meaning
Utah Education Radio [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 69171
Class C
ERP 21,000 watts
HAAT 1,244 meters (4,081 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°39′34.8″N112°12′7.8″W / 40.659667°N 112.202167°W / 40.659667; -112.202167
Translator(s) See § Translators
Repeater(s) See § Repeaters
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website kuer.org

KUER-FM (90.1 MHz) is a public radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. Owned by the University of Utah, its studios are located in the Eccles Broadcast Center on the University of Utah campus, while its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak, after relocating from Mount Vision in the Oquirrh Mountains in 2011.

Contents

The station primarily carries National Public Radio programming and other syndicated content distributed by Public Radio International and American Public Media. It is also the producer of RadioWest , a local news discussion program focusing on Utah and the Western United States.

KUER broadcasts in HD Radio; its second subchannel carries the BBC World Service, while its third channel carries classical music from American Public Media's Classical 24 service.

History

KUER debuted on June 5, 1960. Originally, it broadcast at only 250 watts and wasn't available away from the University of Utah 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. [3]

On October 18, 2022, translator K298BE dropped its simulcast of KUER-FM, and changed it to a simulcast of the HD2 subchannel of KBSS. [4]

Repeaters

There are five full-powered FM stations in several locations throughout Utah. [5]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID Class ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Transmitter coordinates
KUQU93.9 FM Enoch, Utah 170181 C30,000824 m (2,703 ft) 37°32′29″N113°4′7″W / 37.54139°N 113.06861°W / 37.54139; -113.06861 (KUQU)
KUEU 90.5 FM Logan, Utah 89301 A1,500142 m (466 ft) 41°36′40.7″N111°57′8.8″W / 41.611306°N 111.952444°W / 41.611306; -111.952444 (KUEU)
KUXU88.3 FM Monroe, Utah 173050 C12,500973 m (3,192 ft) 38°23′7.9″N112°19′59.7″W / 38.385528°N 112.333250°W / 38.385528; -112.333250 (KUXU)
KUHU88.1 FM Monticello, Utah 172928 C22521,070 m (3,510 ft) 37°50′24.9″N109°27′42.4″W / 37.840250°N 109.461778°W / 37.840250; -109.461778 (KUHU)
KUOU89.3 FM Roosevelt, Utah 173223 C22,500524 m (1,719 ft) 40°32′15.8″N109°41′59.5″W / 40.537722°N 109.699861°W / 40.537722; -109.699861 (KUOU)

KUER has a 10-watt booster in the town of Alta providing coverage there as the main transmitter is shielded by terrain. [6] It also has a second 1,000 watt booster on Lewis Peak, providing coverage to the Park City area. [7]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID Class ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
KUER-FM190.1 FM Alta, Utah 124934 D10139 m (456 ft)
KUER-FM290.1 FM Park City, Utah 170892 D1,000802 m (2,631 ft)

Translators

KUER-FM operates one of the largest translator networks of any NPR station in the country, consisting of 33 translators. [5]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID
K211DH90.1 FM Annabella, Etc., Utah 87430
K211CL90.1 FM Beaver, Utah 76876
K202AW88.3 FM Cedar City, Utah 69147
K201BY88.1 FM Delta, Etc., Utah 69344
K211CK90.1 FM Fillmore, Utah 76878
K218EM91.5 FM Heber City, Utah 69392
K209BG89.7 FM Huntsville, Utah 69095
K211BB90.1 FM Kanab, Utah 69370
K213AA90.5 FM Laketown & Garden City, Utah 69364
K211CQ90.1 FM Manila & Dutch John, Utah 69130
K283BS104.5 FM Manti, Etc., Utah 69105
K203CA88.5 FM Milford, Utah 76881
K280BT103.9 FM Milford, Etc., Utah 69065
K219KR91.7 FM Moab, Utah 69208
K269BP101.7 FM Monroe, Etc., Utah 69310
K214EG90.7 FM Monticello, Utah 69197
K215EL90.9 FM North Moab, Utah 69029
K264BK100.7 FM Orderville, Etc., Utah 38352
K202AD88.3 FM Orangeville, Etc., Utah 69162
K208AG89.5 FM Park City, Utah 68998
K211BU90.1 FM Parowan, Utah 69377
K205FK88.9 FM Price, Utah 69236
K202AF88.3 FM Randolph, Etc., Utah 69289
K213EE90.5 FM Rural Emery County, Utah 79105
K272EG102.3 FM Rural San Juan County, Utah 156498
K203AB88.5 FM Rural Summit County, Utah 69255
K285BK104.9 FM Tabiona, Etc., Utah 68990
K201CF88.1 FM Ticaboo, Utah 69087
K216AC91.1 FM Tropic, Etc., Utah 69305
K211CV90.1 FM Vernal, Etc., Utah 69272
K300AC107.9 FM Washington, Etc., Utah 69275

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References

  1. "Kuer 90.1". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KUER-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "KUER classical host Gene Pack dies at 86". Current.org. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  4. "Boise State Public Radio Expands In Lewiston & Pocatello". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Radio Signal FAQ". KUER-FM. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  6. KUER-1-FM Radio Station Information
  7. KUER-2-FM Radio Station Information