KUNC

KUNC news for Colorado

Broadcast area	Colorado
Slogan	Stories the matter. Voices you trust.
Frequency	91.5 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	See article
First air date	January 6, 1967
Format	News/Talk (Public)
ERP	36,000 watts
HAAT	384 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	68219
Transmitter coordinates	40°37′3″N 105°19′39″W / 40.61750°N 105.32750°W / 40.61750; -105.32750 (KUNC)
Callsign meaning	University of Northern Colorado (former owner)
Former callsigns	KCBL
Affiliations	[NPR], [BBC]
Owner	Community Radio for Northern Colorado
Sister stations	The Colorado Sound
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kunc.org

KUNC is an NPR affiliated public radio station for Colorado that reaches a massive audience along the state's Front Range, mountain corridor and Eastern Plains. The station, known for its compelling features journalism (including national Edward R. Murrow awards), serves Denver, Aurora, Brighton, Boulder, Golden, Fort Collins, Greeley, Castle Rock, Breckenridge, Vail and many other communities. The station's newsroom pursues news from an unbiased perspective and aspires to journalism's highest standards. Over the decades, the station has won numerous awards, including some of the industry's highest, including national Edward R. Murrow awards for investigations.

The station, headquartered in Northern Colorado, began operations January 6, 1967, in Greeley at the University of Northern Colorado as KCBL. It became KUNC in the 1970s. It's primary signal is 91.5 FM, but it has a number of other stations and translators (a full list of radio frequencies is below). You can stream NPR in Colorado at www.kunc.org for free.

During the Fall of 2000, UNC put the station up for sale in an effort to save money. Colorado Public Radio in Denver agreed to purchase the station; it had been looking to expand to Northern Colorado for some time. However, an upwelling of support from the local Northern Colorado community as well as a concerted effort by staff at the station, targeted at "keeping community radio local," led to a fundraising effort which produced a counter-offer from KUNC, which became an independent entity. Since then, the station's news operations have grown significantly.

On July 24, 2007, KUNC began transmitting from Buckhorn Mountain, northwest of Fort Collins.

On Feb. 29, 2016, KUNC became a 24/7 news operation, providing a full slate of NPR, BBC World Service and other programming for Colorado. Shows as of 2017 include "The Moth," "This American Life," "Latino USA," "1A," "Reveal," "Fresh Air," "Marketplace" and other shows.

The station is listener supported,owned and operated by Community Radio for Northern Colorado, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. KUNC, 91.5 FM, is licensed to Greeley, Colorado, United States.

KUNC Radio Frequencies

Colorado's Front Range 91.5 Boulder 102.7 Denver, Golden, west suburbs 91.7 Steamboat Springs 88.5 Estes Park 90.7 Dillon 88.1 Breckenridge 90.7 Grand County 91.9 Vail 90.9 Eagle 99.7 North Park 90.7 Leadville 91.7 Buena Vista/Salida 89.9 Morgan County 96.7 Sterling 90.3 Yuma 88.3 Wray 93.5 Holyoke 90.5 Julesburg 89.1

Find NPR in Colorado on KUNC www.kunc.org

The Colorado Sound KUNC's sister station, the Colorado Sound, a music exploration channel that includes Colorado local bands, can be heard at: Front Range 105.5 Steamboat Springs 88.9

Programming

KUNC broadcasts programming from National Public Radio, Public Radio International, the BBC, and other public radio producers, as well as locally produced news, commentary, and music programming termed "Diverse music".

Translators

External links

• Official KUNC website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KUNC
• Radio-Locator information on KUNC
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KUNC