KUAT-FM

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KUAT-FM
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City of license Tucson, Arizona
Broadcast area Tucson metropolitan area
Southern Arizona
Branding Classical KUAT
Frequency KUAT-FM: 90.5 MHz
K209AF: 89.7 MHz
Format Classical music
ERP KUAT-FM: 12,500 watts
K209AF: 38 watts
HAAT KUAT-FM: 1091 meters
K209AF: 167 meters
Class KUAT-FM: C
K209AF: D
Facility ID KUAT-FM: 2732
K209AF: 2726
Callsign meaning K University of Arizona Tucson
Owner University of Arizona
Sister stations KUAZ-AM, KUAZ-FM, KUAT-TV (TV)
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://radio.azpm.org/classical/

KUAT-FM is a radio station operated out of the University of Arizona and serving the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area. It operates on 90.5 MHz and on K209AF 89.7 MHz (89.7 has a weaker signal than 90.5) on the FM dial with a classical format.

KUAT-FM has translators throughout southern Arizona:

  • 89.7 FM (Sierra Vista)
  • 89.5 FM (Safford)
  • 88.9 FM (Bisbee)
  • 91.7 FM (Nogales)

[edit] History

KUAT-FM first went on the air on 19 May 1975 in classical format and as a National Public Radio affiliate. The sister station KUAT-AM previously had a dual classical-jazz format, and in 1975 became solely jazz.

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