Broadcast area | Tacoma, Washington |
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Frequency | 90.1 MHz FM |
Branding | KUPS 90.1FM Tacoma |
Programming | |
Format | Freeform |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Puget Sound |
History | |
First air date | 1968 |
Call sign meaning | University of Puget Sound |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 68996 |
Class | A |
ERP | 100 watts |
HAAT | 70 meters |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | kups.fm |
KUPS (90.1 FM) is a non-commercial college radio station in Tacoma, Washington located at 90.1 MHz FM. KUPS began operations in 1968 as an experiment in closed-circuit AM broadcasting. At that time, the station was available only in buildings on the campus of the University of Puget Sound.
KUPS broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the greater Tacoma area on 90.1 FM and to the rest of the world online. The station is administered by the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound, and is run by over 120 student volunteers and paid staff members. KUPS features many shows, such as Milo Hensley and Hayden Smith's "Middle School Sleepover" blanketing many genres, including: Alternative, Loud Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronic, and Jazz programs with listeners in the Tacoma, Washington area. KUPS has earned national accolades, and frequently appears on The Princeton Review Best College Radio Station list, placing #5 in 2023.