KUER-FM

KUER-FM
City	Salt Lake City, Utah
Broadcast area	Salt Lake City, Utah, Ogden, Provo
Frequency	90.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	KUER 90.1, NPR Utah
Programming
Format	Public radio
Subchannels	HD2: BBC World Service; HD3: Classical 24 (Classical);
Affiliations	NPR
Ownership
Owner	University of Utah
Sister stations	Radio: KUEU; KUHU; KUOU; KUQU; KUXU; TV: KUED; KUEN;
History
First air date	June 5, 1960; 61 years ago
Call sign meaning	Utah Education Radio
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69171
Class	C
ERP	21,000 watts
HAAT	1,244 meters (4,081 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°39′34.8″N 112°12′7.8″W / 40.659667°N 112.202167°WCoordinates: 40°39′34.8″N 112°12′7.8″W / 40.659667°N 112.202167°W
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Repeater(s)	See § Repeaters
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kuer.org

KUER-FM (90.1 FM) is a public radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. Owned by the University of Utah, its studios are located in the Eccles Broadcast Center on the University of Utah campus, while its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak, after relocating from Mount Vision in the Oquirrh Mountains in 2011.

The station primarily carries National Public Radio programming and other syndicated content distributed by Public Radio International and American Public Media. It is also the producer of RadioWest, a local news discussion program focusing on Utah and the Western United States.

KUER broadcasts in HD Radio; its second subchannel carries the BBC World Service, while its third channel carries classical music from American Public Media's Classical 24 service.

History[]

KUER debuted on June 5, 1960. Originally, it broadcast at only 250 watts and wasn't heard too far from the U of U campus. It gradually expanded its signal to 35,000 watts. The station was a charter member of NPR^[2] and was one of the stations that carried the initial broadcast of All Things Considered.

Repeaters[]

There are five full-powered FM stations in several locations throughout Utah.^[3]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	State	Facility ID	Class	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))	Transmitter coordinates
KUQU	93.9 FM	Enoch	Utah	170181	C	30,000	824 m (2,703 ft)	37°32′29″N 113°4′7″W / 37.54139°N 113.06861°W / 37.54139; -113.06861 (KUQU)
KUEU	90.5 FM	Logan	Utah	89301	A	1,500	142 m (466 ft)	41°36′40.7″N 111°57′8.8″W / 41.611306°N 111.952444°W / 41.611306; -111.952444 (KUEU)
KUXU	88.3 FM	Monroe	Utah	173050	C1	2,500	973 m (3,192 ft)	38°23′7.9″N 112°19′59.7″W / 38.385528°N 112.333250°W / 38.385528; -112.333250 (KUXU)
KUHU	88.1 FM	Monticello	Utah	172928	C2	252	1,070 m (3,510 ft)	37°50′24.9″N 109°27′42.4″W / 37.840250°N 109.461778°W / 37.840250; -109.461778 (KUHU)
KUOU	89.3 FM	Roosevelt	Utah	173223	C2	2,500	524 m (1,719 ft)	40°32′15.8″N 109°41′59.5″W / 40.537722°N 109.699861°W / 40.537722; -109.699861 (KUOU)

KUER has a 10-watt booster in the town of Alta providing coverage there as the main transmitter is shielded by terrain.^[4] It also has a second 1,000 watt booster on , providing coverage to the Park City area.^[5]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	State	Facility ID	Class	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))
KUER-FM1	90.1 FM	Alta	Utah	124934	D	10	139 m (456 ft)
KUER-FM2	90.1 FM	Park City	Utah	170892	D	1,000	802 m (2,631 ft)

Translators[]

KUER-FM operates one of the largest translator networks of any NPR station in the country, consisting of 33 translators.^[3]

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	State	Facility ID
K298BE	107.5	Pocatello	Idaho	69088
K211DH	90.1	Annabella, Etc.	Utah	87430
K211CL	90.1	Beaver	Utah	76876
K202AW	88.3	Cedar City	Utah	69147
K201BY	88.1	Delta, Etc.	Utah	69344
K211CK	90.1	Fillmore	Utah	76878
K218EM	91.5	Heber City	Utah	69392
K209BG	89.7	Huntsville	Utah	69095
K211BB	90.1	Kanab	Utah	69370
K213AA	90.5	Laketown & Garden City	Utah	84112
K211CQ	90.1	Manila & Dutch John	Utah	69130
K283BS	104.5	Manti, Etc.	Utah	69105
K203CA	88.5	Milford	Utah	76881
K280BT	103.9	Milford, Etc.	Utah	69065
K219KR	91.7	Moab	Utah	69208
K269BP	101.7	Monroe, Etc.	Utah	69310
K214EG	90.7	Monticello	Utah	69197
K215EL	90.9	North Moab	Utah	69029
K264BK	100.7	Orderville, Etc.	Utah	38352
K202AD	88.3	Orangeville, Etc.	Utah	69162
K208AG	89.5	Park City	Utah	68998
K211BU	90.1	Parowan	Utah	69377
K205FK	88.9	Price	Utah	69236
K202AF	88.3	Randolph, Etc.	Utah	69289
K213EE	90.5	Rural Emery County	Utah	79105
K272EG	102.3	Rural San Juan County	Utah	156498
K203AB	88.5	Rural Summit County	Utah	69255
K285BK	104.9	Tabiona, Etc.	Utah	68990
K201CF	88.1	Ticaboo	Utah	69087
K216AC	91.1	Tropic, Etc.	Utah	69305
K211CV	90.1	Vernal, Etc.	Utah	69272
K300AC	107.9	Washington, Etc.	Utah	69275

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "KUER classical host Gene Pack dies at 86". Current.org. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Radio Signal FAQ". KUER-FM. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
^ KUER-1-FM Radio Station Information
^ KUER-2-FM Radio Station Information

External links[]

Official website
KUER in the FCC FM station database
KUER on Radio-Locator
KUER in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "KUER classical host Gene Pack dies at 86". Current.org. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

[faq-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Radio Signal FAQ". KUER-FM. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

[4] KUER-1-FM Radio Station Information

[5] KUER-2-FM Radio Station Information

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