Montana Public Radio

Montana Public Radio

Type	Public Radio Network
Country	United States
First air date	1965
Broadcast area	Montana
Owner	University of Montana
Affiliation	National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International
Official website	www.mtpr.net

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. The network is affiliated with National Public Radio. Programming originates from flagship station KUFM (89.1 FM) 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 charter 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 eight full-power stations:

Location	Frequency	Call sign	Notes
Butte	91.3 FM	KAPC
Great Falls	89.9 FM	KGPR
Hamilton	91.9 FM	KUFN
Helena	91.7 FM	KUHM
Kalispell	90.1 FM	KUKL
Libby	90.5 FM	KUFL
Missoula	89.1 FM	KUFM
Polson	89.5 FM	KPJH

The network also operates five translators.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
K219DN	91.7	Dillon, Montana	210	D	FCC
K216BE	91.1	Ferndale, Montana	48	D	FCC
K296BI	107.1	Marysville, Montana	44	D	FCC
K218AI	91.5	Rattlesnake Valley, Montana	34	D	FCC
K219BN	91.7	Whitefish, Montana	21	D	FCC

All translators directly repeat KUFM, except for the White Sulphur Springs translator, which repeats KGPR.

External links

• Montana Public Radio's official web site