KUSU-FM

KUSU-FM
Frequency91.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingUtah Public Radio
Programming
FormatPublic radio
SubchannelsHD2: Classical "UPR Too"
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1953 (as KVSC)[1]
Former call signs
KVSC (1953–1961)
Call sign meaning
Utah State University
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69597
ClassC
ERP90,000 watts
HAAT347 meters (1,138 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°53′11″N 112°4′17″W / 41.88639°N 112.07139°W / 41.88639; -112.07139
Translator(s)(29 total as of 2011)
Links
Public license information
WebcastFM/HD1, HD2
Websiteupr.org

KUSU-FM (91.5 FM), known as Utah Public Radio, is an NPR-member radio station. It airs NPR programs, plus classical and folk music. Licensed to Utah State University in Logan, Utah, it broadcasts as Utah Public Radio on a series of 30 translators throughout the state.[3][4] It is a part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Utah State University.

Utah Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and an affiliate of Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and of American Public Media (APM). They hold membership in Western States Public Radio, The Rocky Mountain Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Radio Resources Consortium, The Development Exchange, the National Translator Association, and the Public Radio Association of Development Officers (PRADO). UPR receives programming from several independent program producers, including The Beethoven Satellite Network, provider of around-the-clock classical music.

While Utah Public Radio covers nearly all of Utah, its signal is spotty at best in Salt Lake City due to the presence of two low-powered FM stations adjacent to KUSU's dial location (although Logan is part of the Salt Lake City radio market). Under adequate atmospheric conditions, and with sensitive receivers, it is possible to receive KUSU in Salt Lake City.[5] The station once operated a translator in Salt Lake City at 96.7 FM[6] but it was deactivated in 2005.[7]

  1. ^ Logan-Fybush.com
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUSU-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "KUSU-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "KUSU-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ^ "Complete Salt Lake City FM DX log". Ubstudios.com.
  6. ^ 2002 UPR translator map
  7. ^ 2005 UPR translator map