KUGS

KUGS

Bellingham, Washington United States
Frequency	89.3 MHz
Branding	KUGS 89.3
Programming
Format	College radio
Ownership
Owner	Western Washington University
History
First air date	January 29, 1974 (1974-01-29)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72017
Class	A
ERP	810 watts
HAAT	137 meters (449 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	48°44′8.5″N 122°28′53.5″W / 48.735694°N 122.481528°W / 48.735694; -122.481528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	as.wwu.edu/kugs/

KUGS (89.3 FM) is a college radio station in Bellingham, Washington, United States, owned by Western Washington University (WWU). It is managed by WWU students and broadcasts from studios in the Viking Union on the WWU campus in Bellingham and a transmitter atop Sehome Hill.

KUGS was founded on January 29, 1974, as a 10-watt facility, upgrading in 1984 to 100 watts. It was one of the first radio stations in the United States to stream its programming online. Programming has traditionally been eclectic in nature with student DJs and staff.