KRPS (FM)

KRPS

Pittsburg, Kansas
Broadcast area	Four State Area
Frequency	89.9 MHz
Branding	KRPS 89.9
Programming
Format	Public radio; News/talk
Affiliations	National Public Radio, Public Radio International
Ownership
Owner	Pittsburg State University
History
First air date	1984 (as KJWR)
Former call signs	KJWR (1984–1988)
Call sign meaning	Radio Pittsburg State
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52740
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	305 meters (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°18′44.00″N 94°48′58.00″W / 37.3122222°N 94.8161111°W / 37.3122222; -94.8161111
Translator(s)	102.7 K274AJ (Bartlesville, Oklahoma)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	krps.org

KRPS (89.9 FM) is the National Public Radio member station for the Four State Area in the United States. It is licensed to Pittsburg, Kansas, and owned by Pittsburg State University. Studios are located in Shirk Hall on the PSU campus, while the transmitter is located two miles west of Weir, Kansas. The station airs news and talk programming from NPR, Public Radio International, American Public Media and the BBC World Service. It is one of the few NPR stations to be the primary member for two markets—Pittsburg and Joplin, Missouri (though they are a single television market). KRPS is the smallest full NPR member in Kansas.

KRPS operates a translator at 102.7 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, which is in the Tulsa market. This is mainly because the main NPR member in Tulsa, KWGS, has a weak signal in the Bartlesville area.