KUAF

KUAF

Fayetteville, Arkansas
Broadcast area	Northwest Arkansas
Frequency	91.3MHz(HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Public radio(News, Information andClassical music)
Subchannels	HD2:Classical 24 HD3:JazzWorks
Affiliations	NPR American Public Media Public Radio International Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	University of Arkansas
History
First air date	January 5, 1973(1973-01-05)
Call signmeaning	KUniversity ofArkansasFayetteville
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4307
Class	C0
ERP	100,000watts
HAAT	326 meters (1,070 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°51′12″N94°1′32″W
Translator(s)	88.9K205AA (Fayetteville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kuaf

KUAF(91.3MHz) is anon-commercialFMradio stationlicensedtoFayetteville, Arkansas,servingNorthwest Arkansas.The station is owned by theUniversity of Arkansas,withstudiosand offices nearthe school's campusin Downtown Fayetteville.

It airs apublic radioformat,featuring news and informational programming during the day and evening, mostly fromNational Public Radio(NPR). Programs includeMorning Edition,All Things ConsideredandFresh Air with Terry Gross.It has a local weekday magazine show, "Ozarks At Large," heard at noon and repeated in early evenings. Late nights, KUAF playsclassical musicwith somejazzandblueson Friday and Saturday nights.

KUAF has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 100,000watts,the maximum permitted fornon-grandfatheredFM stations. Thetransmitteris on Skelton Road inWyola, Arkansas.The signal covers parts of Arkansas,OklahomaandMissouri.KUAF also serves as the NPRmemberforFort Smith, Arkansas.

History

KUAF's studios in Fayetteville

On January 5, 1973, KUAFsigned onthe air.It was a student-run station using a low-power transmitter, originally on 88.9 MHz.The signal could only be heard around the U of A campus and parts of surrounding Fayetteville. The station was supervised by a faculty member in the Department of Journalism at the University of Arkansas. Students studying radio, television, and film were given the opportunity to volunteer for time slots available throughout the week. Aside from some public service programs, students were free to play whatever music was of interest to them. Many listeners referred to the station as "the 10-watt wonder".

In the early 1980s, the university got aconstruction permitfrom theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) to increase power to the 60,000 watts, and move to 91.3 MHz. It also began transitioning to a more professional operation. KUAF signed on its new, more powerful transmitter in 1985, and became Northwest Arkansas' first NPR member station. KUAF became the first station in its market to sign-on with anHD Radiosignal in 2006.That was coupled with an increase to 100,000 watts.

HD Radio

KUAF broadcasts usingHD Radiotechnology. The station has threedigital subchannels.KUAF-HD1 repeats the station's regular FM signal. KUAF-HD2 broadcasts around-the-clock classical music fromClassical 24.KUAF-HD3 is known as "Jazz Works." It airs continuousjazzmusic and specialty programs.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 4307 (KUAF)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KUAFinNielsen Audio's FM station database