KUOI-FM

KUOI-FM
Moscow is located in the United States
Moscow
Moscow
Location in the United States
Moscow is located in Idaho
Moscow
Moscow
Location in Idaho
Broadcast areaThe Palouse
North Central Idaho
Frequency89.3 MHz
(1968–present)
660 kHz (1947–1968)
655 kHz (1945–1947)
BrandingKUOI FM Moscow
Programming
FormatCollege radio
Ownership
OwnerAssociated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI)
History
First air date
November 12, 1945
(79 years ago)
Call sign meaning
University Of Idaho
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69362
ClassA
ERP400 watts
HAAT-35 meters
Links
Public license information
Websitekuoi.org

KUOI-FM (89.3 FM) is a freeform, college radio station in the western United States at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. It broadcasts in Moscow, the neighboring city Pullman, Washington, and in other townships on the Palouse. KUOI is headquartered on the third floor of the Bruce Pitman Center (the former Student Union Building) at Sixth and Deakin streets, on the northeast edge of campus.

The station began operating 79 years ago in 1945,[2][3] and began FM programming 23 years later in 1968, officially starting on Sunday, November 17.[4][5]

Starting on the AM dial in 1945 at 655 kHz with a two-watt transmitter, it moved to 660 in 1947 at five watts; with the move to FM, it went to ten watts in 1968 at 89.3 MHz.[6] It boosted up to fifty watts and stereo in 1977,[7][8] and to 400 watts in January 1995.[6][9]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUOI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Radio club plans new and better radio programs". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). November 15, 1945. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Talent call issued for programs over KUOI". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). November 21, 1945. p. 1.
  4. ^ Seale, Larry (November 15, 1968). "KUOI officially begins FM programming on Sunday". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). p. 1.
  5. ^ "KUOI now broadcasting FM to Moscow, Pullman". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). November 19, 1968. p. 1.
  6. ^ a b Marone, Erik (Fall 1995). "Still chafing after all these years" (PDF). KUOI: In Cue. pp. 18–21.
  7. ^ Loftus, Bill (January 11, 1977). "KUOI: stalking number one spot in student radio". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). p. 8.
  8. ^ "KUOI tower erection will boost transmission". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). January 14, 1977. p. 12. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
  9. ^ Casey, Dawn (January 17, 1995). "KUOI finally gets a power boost". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). p. 1.