KUGS

KUGS

City of license	Bellingham, Washington
Branding	KUGS 89.3
Slogan	"Providing the Waves"
Frequency	89.3 MHz
First air date	January 29, 1974
Format	College Radio
ERP	950 watts
HAAT	101.4 meters (333 ft)
Class	A
Facility ID	72017
Owner	Western Washington University
Website	kugs.org

KUGS (89.3 FM) is a college radio station in Bellingham, Washington, USA, affiliated with Western Washington University. KUGS was founded on January 29, 1974 as a 10 watt radio station. In 1984 this was increased to the current 100 watts. KUGS remains an independent and fully student-managed college radio station. In 1997, KUGS was the second station in the US to broadcast content online, which ended in 2002. In 2006, KUGS began webcasting again through its website. In 1999, the station applied to upgrade to 700 watts effective radiated power. The FCC issued a construction permit for a power increase to 950 watts in December, 2012.

External links

• KUGS 89.3
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KUGS
• Radio-Locator information on KUGS
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KUGS

Coordinates: 48°44′10″N 122°28′52″W / 48.7362°N 122.4810°W / 48.7362; -122.4810