| City of license | Tacoma, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
| Branding | KPLU 88.5 |
| Slogan | NPR News and All That Jazz |
| Frequency |
88.5 HD-2 for 24-Hour Jazz |
| Repeaters | KVIX 89.3, Port Angeles KPLI 90.1, Olympia |
| First air date | 1966 |
| Format | Jazz/NPR |
| ERP | 64,000 watts |
| HAAT | 707 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 51199 |
| Callsign meaning | Pacific Lutheran University |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Owner | Pacific Lutheran University |
| Webcast | KPLU Webstream AAC+ PLS |
| Website | kplu.org |
KPLU-FM' (88.5 MHz) is a news & jazz format National Public Radio member station in Tacoma, Washington, USA, owned by Pacific Lutheran University.
Founded in November 1966, KPLU broadcasts from West Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah Alps with a power of 55,000 watts. Studios are located in both Tacoma and Seattle. KPLU plays a variety of NPR programs, including All Things Considered, Car Talk, and Morning Edition. The locally produced BirdNote airs every morning. KPLU is known for its jazz programing and regional news coverage. Those who listen online can choose either a regular station feed, or listen to Jazz24, a 24/7 free online jazz station.
"Jazz After Hours", a Public Radio International jazz show broadcast throughout the United States, is hosted and produced by Jim Wilke at his Hatchcover Studio in Seattle and heard on KPLU.
KPLU's programming can also be heard in the following locations:
K201AB 88.1 FM West Seattle
K204BI 88.7 FM Bellingham
KVIX 89.3 FM Port Angeles
KPLI 90.1 FM Olympia
K211AP 90.1 FM Centralia, Washington
K216EN 105.5 FM Mount Vernon
K265DP 100.9 FM Aberdeen, Washington
K284BM 104.7 FM Longview, Washington
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