KZUU (90.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting in an educational format in the northwest United States, licensed to Pullman, Washington. Serving the Palouse region, the station is currently owned by Washington State University in Pullman.[2]
Location in the United States Location in Washington | |
Broadcast area | The Palouse, SE Washington |
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Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Educational |
Ownership | |
Owner | Washington State University |
History | |
First air date | September 20, 1979 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 71036 |
Class | A |
ERP | 420 watts |
HAAT | 30.4 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°43′51.00″N 117°9′8.00″W / 46.7308333°N 117.1522222°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | [1] |
About
editKZUU is a non-commercial college radio station dedicated to providing listeners with an alternative to commercial radio. They are dedicated to supporting independent and underground artists in a variety of genres. They attempt to represent the best in contemporary hip hop, metal, indie rock, electronica, and jazz.[3]
History
editKZUU began as a cable station, KAZU, in the spring of 1977 while the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considered an application from the Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU) for a ten-watt FM license. The construction permit was granted in the spring of 1979, and the tower erected on top of the Compton Union Building (CUB) in August. After testing, the station went on the air from the CUB's third floor at 8:26 a.m. PDT on Thursday, September 20, the first day of registration for the fall 1979 semester.[4]
See also
edit- KUOI – at the University of Idaho in nearby Moscow
- KEXP – formerly KCMU at the University of Washington in Seattle
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZUU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KZUU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KZUU Radio". Archived from the original on 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2009-11-15. CUB Community website
- ^ "Student-run radio makes FM band". Daily Evergreen. (Pullman). (Washington State University). September 21, 1979. p. 3.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 71036 (KZUU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KZUU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Washington State Magazine article on the station's 25th anniversary (PUB May 2005)