Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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Frequency | 90.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio - News - Talk |
Subchannels | |
Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KMST, WQUB | |
History | |
First air date | June 2, 1972 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 65585 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 289 meters (949 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°34′50″N 90°19′45″W / 38.58056°N 90.32917°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | stlpublicradio.org |
KWMU (90.7 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. It airs a public radio format of news, talk and information, as a member station of National Public Radio (NPR). KWMU is operated by St. Louis Public Radio, with its license held by the Curators of the University of Missouri System. The studios and offices are on Olive Street in Grand Center, near the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
KWMU is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter is on Trianon Parkway Drive in Shrewsbury, sharing a tower with other local FM and TV stations.[2] KWMU broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries a jazz format as "Jazz KWMU-2" The HD3 subchannel plays classical music as "Classical KWMU-3."