Yellowstone Public Radio

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Yellowstone Public Radio
KEMC logo.png
Type Public Radio Network
Country
United States
Broadcast area
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Programming
Affiliations National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner Montana State University-Billings
Links
Webcast Available on website
Website yellowstonepublicradio.org

Yellowstone Public Radio is a public radio regional network based in Billings, Montana with transmitters covering most of Montana, as well as northern Wyoming and eastern Idaho. It is operated by Montana State University Billings. It airs a mix of programming from National Public Radio, classical music and jazz.

Contents

History

The network's first station, KEMC in Billings, signed on in 1972 as a 10-watt station owned by what was then Eastern Montana College. It boosted its power to 24,500 watts in 1978. It gradually transitioned from a college radio station to a more professional operation. This culminated in 1984, when it hired a professional station manager and joined National Public Radio, becoming the state's second NPR member. Over the next decade, it boosted its signal to 100,000 watts, and built a network of translators and repeaters across Montana, and now has one of the largest geographical coverage areas in the entire NPR system. Shortly after EMC merged with the Montana State University System, KEMC rebranded itself Yellowstone Public Radio, reflecting that its coverage area spanned across most of the area around Yellowstone National Park. In the same year, its home since 1983, a three-story house west of campus, was renamed the Joseph L. Sample Studios in honor of the Montana broadcasting pioneer.

Stations and translators

Yellowstone Public Radio is broadcast by twelve full-power stations. The network is also relayed by an additional 28 translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID ERP
W
Height
m (ft)
Class Transmitter coordinates
KYPB89.3 FM Big Timber Montana 174918 500126 m (413 ft)A 45°45′1″N109°57′16″W / 45.75028°N 109.95444°W / 45.75028; -109.95444 (KYPB)
KEMC [lower-alpha 1] 91.7 FM Billings Montana 43571 100,000158 m (518 ft)C1 45°39′31″N108°34′14″W / 45.65861°N 108.57056°W / 45.65861; -108.57056 (KEMC)
KBMC102.1 FM Bozeman Montana 43572 20,500222 m (728 ft)C2 45°38′18″N111°16′5″W / 45.63833°N 111.26806°W / 45.63833; -111.26806 (KBMC)
KYPC89.9 FM Colstrip Montana 172568 3,500357 m (1,171 ft)C2 45°50′17″N106°54′16″W / 45.83806°N 106.90444°W / 45.83806; -106.90444 (KYPC)
KGLZ89.1 FM East Helena Montana 173818 140668 m (2,192 ft)C3 46°49′30″N111°42′13″W / 46.82500°N 111.70361°W / 46.82500; -111.70361 (KGLZ)
KYPH88.5 FM Helena Montana 174030 5,200576 m (1,890 ft)C1 46°44′53″N112°19′49″W / 46.74806°N 112.33028°W / 46.74806; -112.33028 (KYPH)
KYPX 106.5 FM Helena Valley Southeast Montana 189560 1,800652 m (2,139 ft)C2 46°49′30″N111°42′13″W / 46.82500°N 111.70361°W / 46.82500; -111.70361 (KYPX)
KYPM89.9 FM Livingston Montana 172578 1,900265 m (869 ft)C3 45°35′51″N110°32′45″W / 45.59750°N 110.54583°W / 45.59750; -110.54583 (KYPM)
KYPR90.7 FM Miles City Montana 42382 500153 m (502 ft)A 46°23′22″N105°45′22″W / 46.38944°N 105.75611°W / 46.38944; -105.75611 (KYPR)
KYPF89.5 FM Stanford Montana 172585 4,000576 m (1,890 ft)C1 47°10′39″N109°32′9″W / 47.17750°N 109.53583°W / 47.17750; -109.53583 (KYPF)
KYPW88.3 FM Wolf Point Montana 172712 73059 m (194 ft)A 48°02′8″N105°31′13″W / 48.03556°N 105.52028°W / 48.03556; -105.52028 (KYPW)
KPRQ88.1 FM Sheridan Wyoming 89885 450341 m (1,119 ft)A 44°37′26″N107°07′2″W / 44.62389°N 107.11722°W / 44.62389; -107.11722 (KPRQ)

Notes:

Broadcast translators
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license State Facility ID Rebroadcasts
K206BN89.1 Ashland Montana 43575 KYPR
K242DC96.3 Big Sky Montana 18326 KBMC
K213AU90.5 Big Timber Montana 64316 KEMC
K255CW98.9 Billings Montana 93794 KEMC
K251CU98.1 Bozeman Montana 18324 KBMC
K220FL91.9 Broadus Montana 43574 KYPR
K261CC100.1 Chester Montana 55091 KEMC
K203AF88.5 Colstrip Montana 18320 KEMC
K203AI88.5 Columbus Montana 18321 KEMC
K217FH91.3 Conrad Montana 92690 KEMC
K205BZ88.9 Cut Bank Montana 18333 KEMC
K216CH91.1 Emigrant Montana 18315 KBMC
K216DC91.1 Forsyth Montana 43573 KEMC
K220DN91.9 Glasgow Montana 18312 KEMC
K203AS88.5 Glendive Montana 15868 KEMC
K208DJ89.5 Great Falls Montana 84903 KEMC
K219FF91.7 Havre Montana 122867 KEMC
K203AE88.5 Lewistown Montana 18316 KEMC
K204GR88.7 Livingston Montana 18322 KBMC
K206BA89.1 Red Lodge Montana 18318 KEMC
K212BC90.3 Shelby Montana 18325 KEMC
K220DF91.9 Terry Montana 15867 KEMC
K290CA [1] 105.9 West Yellowstone Montana 155899 KBMC
K220DK91.9 Buffalo Wyoming 55092 KEMC
K203AH88.5 Cody Wyoming 18328 KEMC
K218ES91.5 Greybull Wyoming 18323 KEMC
K285AF104.9 Mammoth Hot Springs Wyoming 39762 KEMC
K214EZ90.7 Worland Wyoming 18329 KEMC

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