KWMU

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KWMU

St. Louis, Missouri
Broadcast area	Greater St. Louis
Frequency	90.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Public radio - News - Talk
Subchannels	HD2: Jazz "Jazz KWMU-2" HD3: Classical "Classical 90.7 KWMU-3/ WQUB-3"
Affiliations	National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	University of Missouri-St. Louis (The Curators of the University of Missouri)
Sister stations	KMST, WQUB
History
First air date	June 2, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-06-02)
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 / 38.58056; -90.32917
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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."