KUUB

KUUB
Frequency88.3 MHz
Programming
FormatPublic radio
NetworkRadio Bilingüe
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Utah
History
First air date
November 1, 1992; 31 years ago (1992-11-01)
Former call signs
  • KBQA (1991–1992, CP)
  • KCPW (1992–2004)
  • KCPW-FM (2004–2024)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13481
ClassC3
ERP450 watts
HAAT416 meters (1,365 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°37′53″N 112°07′53″W / 40.63139°N 112.13139°W / 40.63139; -112.13139 (KUUB)
Links
Public license information

KUUB (88.3 MHz) is a public radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, airing Spanish-language radio programming from Radio Bilingüe. It is owned by the University of Utah and originates from the Eccles Broadcast Center on its campus, with a transmitter in the Oquirrh Mountains southwest of West Valley City.

From 1992 to 2024, the 88.3 frequency in Salt Lake City was KCPW, a public radio station founded by Community Wireless of Park City, owner of KPCW in Park City. KCPW served as a second NPR station for the Salt Lake City area, sharing some programs with KPCW and partially overlapping in programming with the University of Utah's KUER-FM. In the late 1990s, this programming helped erode listenership at KUER, which responded in 2001 by dropping its classical music programming. For a time in the 2000s, it was simulcast on 1010 kHz to increase its coverage area.

In 2008, Wasatch Public Media was formed to buy KCPW from Community Wireless. To do so, it incurred substantial debt that dominated its finances for nearly a decade. During this time, KCPW let go of NPR programming in 2013 to save money, and it narrowly avoided losing American Public Media–produced shows in 2014. The debt was refinanced in 2017, but lingering financial issues and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led Wasatch Public Media to put the license up for auction in 2023. The University of Utah bought the station to air Radio Bilingüe programming, and KCPW ceased its format on October 31, 2023; three of its local programs continued under the auspices of Utah Public Radio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUUB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.