KPLU-FM

KPLU-FM
City of license Tacoma, Washington
Broadcast area Seattle metropolitan area
Branding KPLU 88.5
Slogan NPR News and All That Jazz
Frequency 88.5 MHz FM (also on HD Radio) 88.5-2 FM Jazz "Jazz24"
Translator(s) (see article)
First air date 1966
Format Jazz/NPR
ERP 68,000 watts
HAAT 707 meters (2,320 ft)
Class C
Facility ID 51199
Callsign meaning Pacific Lutheran University
Affiliations NPR
Owner Pacific Lutheran University
Webcast KPLU Web Player AAC+ PLS
Jazz24 Webstream (HD2)
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 (PLU). It is one of three full NPR members in the Seattle area, the others being KUOW-FM and KVTI, an outlet of Northwest Public Radio. On November 12, 2015, PLU announced its intention to sell the station to the University of Washington, which already operates KUOW.[1] The Seattle Times noted that PLU spokeswoman Donna Gibbs denied reports that the sale was motivated by financial problems at PLU, although in September 2015 Standard & Poor's had reduced PLU's bond-rating status from BBB to BBB- with a forecast of "negative."[2] On November 23, the KPLU advisory board voted unanimously to oppose the sale.[2]

KPLU-FM broadcasts in HD on 88.5 FM.[3]

Founded on November 16, 1966,[4] KPLU broadcasts from West Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah Alps with a power of 68,000 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.


Translators

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

The West Seattle translator serves portions of Seattle that are shielded from the main KPLU signal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ KUOW Staff, PLU Says It Intends To Sell KPLU 88.5 FM To KUOW Public Radio, KUOW, 2015-11-12. Accessed online 2015-11-12.
  2. 1 2 Brendan Kiley, ‘A kick in the teeth’: KPLU advisory board opposes sale to KUOW, Seattle Times, 2015-11-23, updated 2015-11-24. Accessed online 2015-11-24.
  3. ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=11 HD Radio Guide for Seattle-Tacoma
  4. ↑ http://issuu.com/plu-archives/docs/mast_1966-1967?e=3158795/2467279

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Coordinates: 47°30′14″N 121°58′34″W / 47.504°N 121.976°W / 47.504; -121.976

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