KRUI-FM

KRUI-FM

Iowa City, Iowa
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Branding	Iowa City's Sound Alternative
Programming
Format	Variety
Ownership
Owner	Student Broadcasters Inc.
History
First air date	March 28, 1984
Former call signs	KRUI (1984–1989) KICR (1968–1984) KWAD (1952–1968)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	63560
Class	A
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	27.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates	41°39′29.00″N 91°32′40.00″W / 41.6580556°N 91.5444444°W / 41.6580556; -91.5444444
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.krui.fm

KRUI-FM (89.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States, the station is licensed to Student Broadcasters Inc.^[2] KRUI began at the University of Iowa in 1952 as KWAD, and in 1968 the station's call letters changed to KICR. In 1984, the FCC granted an FM license to KRUI.^[3]

KRUI is a student-run radio station, broadcasting at 100 watts from the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus.^[4] Air time is distributed among student DJs. KRUI plays a wide variety of music including Alternative Rock, Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, and Dance, excluding songs played on top 40 pop radio (most of the time). Other show topics include politics, student life, and sports.