KTEP

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KTEP
Image:KTEP logo.jpg
City of license El Paso, Texas
Slogan National Public Radio
Frequency 88.5 MHz(Also on HD Radio)
Format News Talk Information
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 223.0 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 69342
Transmitter Coordinates 31°47′17.00″N 106°28′46.00″W / 31.7880556, -106.4794444
Affiliations American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio International
Owner University of Texas At El Paso
Webcast listen live
Website ktep.org

KTEP (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a National Public Radio format from the Communication Department at the University of Texas at El Paso in the United States. Jazz music is broadcast from 1am to 5am.

The station went on the air in October of 1946 as WTCM when the university was known as Texas College of Mines. In 1947 the callsign was changed to KVOF. In 1950, the station moved to KVOF-FM and a 10 watt FM transmitter extending its reach beyond campus borders for the first time. The station began broadcasting educational programming aimed at elementary school students as well. In 1967, the station moved to its current call letters of KTEP along with the university name change to The University of Texas at El Paso.

In 1971, the station became a charter member of National Public Radio and increased its broadcast day to 18 hours and to 24 hours in 1997.[1]

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ KTEP history
  2. ^ KTEP history

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