Montana Public Radio

Montana Public Radio is a network of public radio stations serving the U.S. state of Montana, primarily the western part of the state. The network is currently owned by the University of Montana, and its studios are located on the university campus in Missoula, with a satellite facility in Great [Falls, Montana|Great Falls]. The network is affiliated with National Public Radio. Programming originates from flagship station KUFM in Missoula, Montana.

History

Montana Public Radio began in 1965 when KUFM in Missoula signed on as a 10-watt campus radio station. In 1974, it became a member of National Public Radio.
Starting in the late 1970s, it began building translators across western Montana. Its first full-power satellite, in Great Falls, signed on in 1984. In 1999, a signal extension project funded mostly by a federal grant made it possible to sign on new stations in Kalispell and Hamilton and upgrade translators in Butte and Helena to full-power stations.

Satellites and repeaters

Montana Public Radio consists of ten full-power stations and several translators:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP	Height
KAPC	91.3 FM	Butte, Montana		800
KUMD	90.9 FM	Deer Lodge, Montana		650
KDWG	90.9 FM	Dillon, Montana		850
KGPR	89.9 FM	Great Falls, Montana		9,500
KUFN	91.9 FM	Hamilton, Montana		900
KUHM	91.7 FM	Helena, Montana		910
KUKL	90.1 FM	Kalispell, Montana		1,830
KUFL	90.5 FM	Libby, Montana		1,000
KUFM	89.1 FM	Missoula, Montana		14,500
KPJH	89.5 FM	Polson, Montana		130
KUMS	89.7 FM	White [Sulphur Springs, Montana]		150

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