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KMUW
Frequency89.1 MHz
Branding89.1 KMUW
Programming
FormatPublic radio; news/talk; eclectic music
AffiliationsNational Public Radio, Public Radio Exchange, American Public Media, BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerWichita State University
History
First air date
April 26, 1949 (1949-04-26)
Former call signs
Municipal University of Wichita (former name of Wichita State University)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
72364
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT277.6 meters (911 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°46′28″N 97°30′53″W / 37.77444°N 97.51472°W / 37.77444; -97.51472
Links
Public license information
Websitekmuw.org

KMUW (89.1 MHz), is a non-commercial public radio station licensed to serve Wichita, Kansas. KMUW broadcasts programming from National Public Radio, American Public Media, Public Radio Exchange, and the BBC World Service.

History

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KMUW went on the air on April 26, 1949,[2] originally broadcasting a college radio format produced by about 50 students of the Municipal University of Wichita (now Wichita State University) from 10 am to 2 pm every weekday. The station originally broadcast at 10 watts, which could only cover the campus of Wichita University,[3][4] with a later power increase to 250 watts in 1961.[5] KMUW broadcast local college news, sports, and classical music.[6]

In 1970, KMUW received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to increase its power to 10,000 watts, covering the Wichita metropolitan area; the transmitter was located on the same tower as KTVH-TV channel 12 (now KWCH-DT).[7] It became a charter member of National Public Radio in 1971, and was one of the 90 stations to broadcast the first inaugural broadcast of All Things Considered.[8][9]

On January 1980, KMUW began operating with the satellite feed from NPR, giving listeners higher quality programming and audio channels, along with more live programming. Previously, programs were broadcast via landline on mono or by KPTS satellite for stereo programs.[10] KMUW further extended their broadcast range in 1986 by upgrading its power to 100,000 watts and raising their tower height. The station could cover as north as McPherson, as south as the Kansas-Oklahoma border, as west as Kingman, and as east as the Flint Hills. The station broadcast 24 hours a day.[11]

KMUW was subject to controversy when on December 14, 1987, 1:30 am, a disc jockey named Kevin Smith of the 14 year Wichita indie/alternative music tradition After Midnight decided to test the FCC's safe harbor by broadcasting a song "Permafrost" by Magazine, a post-punk band, which contained profanity. Later that morning, a listener had complained, and the station manager Joan Freund issued a memo that announcers that air indecencies in general would be fired, and the After Midnight tradition would discontinue operations if such word made it on the air again. This incident has been referred to by student disc jockeys as "the Permafrost incident". Despite protests from After Midnight disc jockeys, KMUW would no longer air After Midnight for the time being.[12]

On July 1990, KMUW had immediately announced changes to its broadcast schedule, going of the air from midnight[when?] to 5 am on weekdays, and from midnight[when?] to 6 am on weekends, effectively discontinuing the After Midnight program. The general manager Gary Shivers said that the changes were effective immediately so that students that are losing their jobs would not "vent their anger on the air", and giving Wichita State University more control of the programming and to provide a better training experience for its students.[13] Many WSU students were upset at the discontinuation of the After Midnight program.[14] In addition, other programs previously broadcast on KMUW that were removed were live coverage of the Wichita City Council meetings and a Sunday music program Gospel and Reminiscence, aimed at the black community.[15]

Location

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On April 25, 2016, KMUW moved to 121 North Mead Suite 200 in "old town" area of downtown Wichita.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMUW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "60 years of KMUW". The Wichita Eagle. April 25, 2009. p. 9A.
  3. ↑ "Students Begin Program tests on W.U's New FM Station". The Wichita Beacon. May 5, 1949. p. 6.
  4. ↑ History; KMUW.
  5. ↑ "Staff at KMUW-FM Celebrates 20th Year". The Wichita Beacon. May 9, 1969. p. 28.
  6. ↑ "Monday's Radio Log". The Wichita Beacon. May 9, 1969. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "WSU Receives Support Grant For KMUW-FM". The Wichita Eagle. June 18, 1970. p. 11.
  8. ↑ "Growing KMUW Asks Support from Listeners". The Wichita Beacon. May 1, 1971. p. 16A.
  9. ↑ "KMUW Joins With Public Network". The Wichita Beacon. May 7, 1971. p. 37.
  10. ↑ "Radio Station to Link With Satellite". The Wichita Eagle. February 27, 1970. p. 40.
  11. ↑ "KMUW Gets OK to Power Up to 100,000 watts". The Wichita Eagle. August 22, 1986. p. 35.
  12. ↑ "Airing of song with crude word results in stir at KMUW". The Wichita Eagle. January 18, 1988. p. 1C, 4C.
  13. ↑ "WSU pulls plug to regain control of radio station". The Wichita Eagle. July 3, 1990. p. 1A, 6A.
  14. ↑ "University communities face issues of war, racism". The Wichita Eagle. August 27, 1990. p. 1C, 3C.
  15. ↑ "New station manager seeks wider audience". The Wichita Eagle. November 25, 1990. p. 1C, 4C.
  16. ↑ Contact; KMUW.
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Station information
Historical "After Midnight" / "Midnight Hour" (during 1980s, alternative college music show that was broadcast from 12 am to 5 am every night)
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