KUWS

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KUWS

Superior, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Northwest Wisconsin and Northeast Minnesota
Frequency	91.3 MHz
Branding	Wisconsin Public Radio
Programming
Format	Public; talk/jazz/alternative
Ownership
Owner	University of Wisconsin System
History
First air date	January 21, 1966 (as WSSU)
Former call signs	WSSU (1966–1988)
Call sign meaning	University of Wisconsin-Superior
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4289
Class	C1
ERP	83,000 watts
HAAT	197 m (646 ft)
Repeater(s)	90.9 WUWS (Ashland, WI)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	KUWS Online

KUWS is a public radio station in Superior, Wisconsin, licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Superior since January 21, 1966.^[2] KUWS is an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio's Music Network. It also airs university and student-produced programming weeknights with 91 Jazz St. from 7:00 to 10:00 and College Rock from 10:00 to 1:00 am.* KUWS broadcasts on 91.3 FM with 83,000 watts. KUWS was previously heard on translator station W275AF in the Ashland-Washburn-Bayfield area at 102.5 FM before September 12, 2011, when full-power WUWS (90.9) was launched from Ashland, replacing W275AF. WUWS continues to relay KUWS's schedule and is programmed from WPR's Superior studios.

The original station call letters were WSSU, representing Wisconsin Superior State University. The call letters KUWS were assigned on August 1, 1988, as part of the station's affiliation with Wisconsin Public Radio. KUWS was permitted a "K" prefix, despite its location east of the Mississippi, due to Duluth-Superior's status as a "mixed" market, with several K-prefix stations already licensed to Superior.

The KUWS studios are in the Holden Fine Arts Center at 1805 Catlin Avenue in Superior. The studios also provide local programming for Wisconsin Public Radio's News network station for northwest Wisconsin, WHSA in Brule, as well as WHWA in Washburn, WSSU in Superior, and WUWS in Ashland. The KUWS transmitting facility is co-located with KBJR-TV in the Duluth tower farm.