KUOW-FM

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KUOW-FM

City of license	Seattle, Washington
Broadcast area	Seattle metropolitan area
Branding	KUOW 94.9
Frequency	94.9 MHz FM (also on HD Radio) 94.9-2 FM-"KUOW2" 94.9-3 FM-BBC World Service
First air date	1952
Format	Public radio
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	224 meters
Facility ID	66571
Callsign meaning	University Of Washington
Affiliations	NPR
Owner	University of Washington
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	KUOW.org

KUOW-FM 94.9 is the flagship National Public Radio member station in Seattle, Washington.^{[citation needed]} It is one of the highest-rated stations in the Seattle/Tacoma media market, and one of the highest-rated NPR stations in the country. It is a service of the University of Washington, but is operated by Puget Sound Public Radio, a nonprofit community organization.

Translators

KUOW is also carried on the following satellite and broadcast translator stations to improve reception of the station:

KQOW 90.3 FM Bellingham
KUOW 1340 AM Tumwater
KUOW 99.5 FM Everett
KUOW 95.1 FM Chehalis

About KUOW

KUOW's site states its mission as, "to create and serve an informed public, one challenged and invigorated by an understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures."

KUOW went on the air in 1952 on 90.5 FM. Its transmitter was on the University of Washington campus atop the Administration Building, now Gerberding Hall. In 1958, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt moved KING-FM to 98.1 and gifted KING's 94.9 FM transmitter and antenna to the Edison Vocational School. That same year, KUOW started using the 94.9 FM transmitter operated by Edison. KUOW is one of the few public radio (or any non-commercial educational) stations on a commercial frequency outside of the reserved band. For years, it served as a training ground for UW students to learn about broadcasting. Programming consisted of classical music, classroom lectures, local news, and Washington Huskies sports.

In the 1960s, however, KUOW began branching out, adding more news programming. It was a charter member of NPR in 1970. In 1992, it changed format from music to news and information, and in 1999 it moved off campus to its current location on University Way.^[1] Also in 1999, UW outsourced the station's operation to Puget Sound Public Radio.

KUOW broadcasts from Capitol Hill in Seattle with a power (ERP) of 100 kW. The studios are located in Seattle's University District. The station is heard in the Puget Sound region on KUOW FM 94.9, in Bellingham on KQOW FM 90.3, in Olympia on KUOW AM 1340 (Tumwater being its actual city of license), and on the Internet.

KUOW discontinued traffic reports during its broadcasts of Morning Edition and All Things Considered starting May 9, 2008.

KUOW discontinued Cliff Mass' weather and science segment during its Friday broadcasts of "Weekday" starting May 20, 2011, a decision that prompted an online petition opposing KUOW's decision. The petition gained more than 4,000 supporters in the days following the announcement.

Audience

KUOW's 2008 annual report states that the station served an average of 375,800 listeners each week in fiscal year 2008.^[2] These listeners averaged eight and a quarter hours of listening per week to total more than 3 million weekly listener hours. In the same year, KUOW ranked second among all radio stations in the Seattle Metro market, with a 4.8% share of the market's radio audience.

Finances

KUOW's 2010 (fiscal year) direct support (money received) totaled $10,134,882.^[3] Its sources were:

60% individuals
29% corporate
9% government (largely the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the University of Washington)
2% other

Programs

KUOW produces several programs, most of which are concerned with local news and events:

The Conversation – Hosted by Ross Reynolds and produced by David Hyde and Arwen Nicks, The Conversation is a call-in program that covers news-oriented and other topics.
KUOW Presents – Megan Sukys is the managing editor. KUOW Presents airs local and national program specials.
Speaker's Forum – Speaker's Forum airs speeches and presentations from a wide variety of specialties.
The Swing Years and Beyond – Hosted by Amanda Wilde, The Swing Years and Beyond airs American music from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Weekday – Hosted by Steve Scher, Weekday is an interview/call-in talk show that covers various topics usually related to local and national news.

KUOW also broadcasts the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library's Evergreen Radio Reading Service to blind and handicapped listeners on its 67kHz subcarrier. KUOW is one of three major FM stations in Washington to do so; KPBX-FM in Spokane and KFAE-FM in Yakima are the others. However, this requires a special FM radio capable of receiving such broadcasts; it cannot be received on a standard FM radio.

KUOW alumni

KUOW Lobby

Luke Burbank: Host of Too Beautiful To Live,^[4] Co-host of KIRO's "Ross and Burbank" ^[5]
Heather Dahl: Senior Manager/Global Analyst, Neustart Inc. ^[6]
Orlando de Guzman: Archipelago TV ^[7]
Cynthia Doyon: deceased^[8]
Sam Eaton: Freelance Environmental Journalist ^[9]
Erin Hennessey: News Director KPLU ^[10]
Jill Jackson: Capitol Hill Producer, CBS News ^[11]
Juris Jansons: General Manager KASB radi
Lesley McClurg: Producer/Reporter, Colorado Matters. Colorado Public Broadcasting ^[12]
John Moe: Host of Marketplace Tech Report^[13]
Bill Radke: Co-host of KIRO's Seattle's Morning News ^[14]
Dana Davis Rehm:^[15] NPR Senior Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships
Robert Smith: NPR Correspondent, National Desk, New York
Ken Vincent: Anchor/Reporter at RR Broadcasting, Palm Springs.^[16]
Andrew Walsh: Host, KIRO Radio ^[17]

References

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KUOW

Radio-Locator information on KUOW

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KUOW

Query the FCC's AM station database for KUOW

Radio-Locator Information on KUOW

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KUOW

Query the FCC's FM station database for KXOT

Radio-Locator information on KXOT

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KXOT

Query the FCC's FM station database for KQOW

Radio-Locator information on KQOW

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KQOW

v t e Radio stations in the Seattle–Tacoma market

by FM frequency	88.5 88.9 89.5 89.9 90.1 90.3 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.5 93.3 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.1 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.9 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.5 102.9 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.7

by AM frequency	530¹ 570 630 710 770 820 850 880 950 1000 1050 1090 1150 1180 1210 1230 1250 1300 1330 1360 1380 1400 1420 1450 1460 1490 1520 1540 1560 1590 1620 1680

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 162.475 162.550

by callsign	KARR KASB KBCS KBKS-FM KBLE KBRO KCIS KCMS KDDS-FM KEXP-FM KFNQ KGHP KGNW KGRG KGRG-FM KHB60 KHHO KHTP KING-FM KIRO KIRO-FM KISW KITZ KNCL518 KLFE KIXI KJAQ KJR KJR-FM KKBW KKDZ KKMO KKNW KKOL KKWF KKXA KLAY KLCK-FM KMCQ KMIA KMIH KMPS-FM KNDD KNHC KNTS KOMO KOMO-FM KPLU-FM KPLZ-FM KQMV KRIZ KRKO KRWM KSER KSUH KTTH KUBE KUOW-FM KUPS KVI KVTI KWYZ KXOT KXPA KXXO KYIZ KYNW KZIZ KZOK-FM WWG24 WXM62

¹ Traveller Information Service transmitter for WSDOT Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 221 Sirius Channel 156 Washington radio markets Seattle-Tacoma Spokane Richland-Kennewick-Pasco Vancouver, WA/Portland, OR Wenatchee Yakima Other Washington radio regions Northwest Washington Lewiston, ID Pullman-Moscow See also List of radio stations in Washington

v t e NPR Member Stations and other Public radio stations in the state of Washington

Northwest Public Radio	Bellingham KZAZ Clarkston KNWV Ellensburg KNWR Moses Lake KLWS Mount Vernon KMWS Omak KQWS Port Angeles KNWP Pullman KWSU/KRFA Richland KFAE Tacoma KVTI Walla Walla KWWS Yakima KNWY

Pacific Public Media	Olympia KPLI Seattle/Tacoma KPLU Port Angeles KVIX

Puget Sound Public Radio	Seattle KEXP Seattle KUOW

Spokane Public Radio	Spokane KPBX Spokane KPBZ Spokane KSFC

Other stations	Seattle KING

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Washington

v t e University of Washington

Campuses	UW Seattle UW Bothell UW Tacoma UW North Sound (Future)

Athletics	Washington Huskies Football Seasons Apple Cup Husky Stadium QBs NFL Draft Men's basketball Hec Edmundson Pavilion Women's basketball Hec Edmundson Pavilion Baseball Husky Ballpark Softball Men's Soccer Women's Soccer

Buildings (Libraries)	Benson Hall Burke Museum Haggett Hall Hansee Hall Henry Art Gallery Odegaard Undergraduate Library Jones Playhouse Meany Hall Red Square Suzzallo Library Magnuson Health Sciences Center UW Tower

Colleges	Arts and Sciences Built Environments Business Dentistry Education Engineering Environment Graduate School Information Law Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Public Affairs Public Health Social Work

History	Charles Odegaard Edmond S. Meany University of Washington firebombing incident

People	Michael Young Lorenzo Romar Don James Chris Petersen

Research	Friday Harbor Laboratories Manastash Ridge Observatory NeuroNames Rosetta@home Theodor Jacobsen Observatory University of Washington Medical Center

Broadcasting	KEXP-FM KUOW-FM KXOT University of Washington Television Research Channel

Student life	ASUW Bow Down to Washington GPSS Husky Marching Band Rainydawg The Daily

Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 122°18′32″W / 47.616°N 122.309°W / 47.616; -122.309

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