KRFA-FM
KRFA-FM (91.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Moscow, Idaho. The station is owned by Washington State University, and is the flagship station of Northwest Public Broadcasting's "NPR and Classical Music" service.
| Frequency | 91.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio; News/Talk, Classical Music |
| Subchannels | |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Washington State University |
| KWSU, KJEM-FM, KWSU-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | December 13, 1963 |
Former call signs | KUID-FM (1963-1984) |
Call sign meaning | Radio Fine Arts[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 71016 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 28,000 watts |
| HAAT | 282 meters (925 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Stream |
| Website | nwpr.org |
The station debuted on December 13, 1963, as KUID-FM, operated by the University of Idaho as a service of the UI Department of Communications. It was Idaho's first educational radio station. Due to a funding crisis, UI transferred control of the station to WSU in 1984 under its current call letters.[2] The acquisition of KRFA allowed NWPB to split its offerings into a two-channel network, with KRFA taking most of flagship KWSU's classical music programming.
NWPB operates KUID's old studio on the UI campus as a satellite studio.
References
- "New call letters assigned to radio station at Moscow". Times-News. Associated Press. August 30, 1984. p. A-8. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- UI School of Journalism and Mass Media timeline
External links
- nwpr.org
- KRFA in the FCC FM station database
- KRFA on Radio-Locator
- KRFA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database