KUNR

KUNR (88.7 FM) is the flagship National Public Radio station in Reno, Nevada. Owned and operated by the University of Nevada, Reno, it is a typical full-service public radio outlet airing NPR news and talk.

KUNR
Broadcast areaNorthern Nevada
Frequency88.7 MHz
BrandingKUNR Public Radio
Programming
FormatNews/ralk; classical music; jazz
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KNCJ
History
First air date
1963 (1963)
Call sign meaning
University of Nevada, Reno
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69001
ClassC0
ERP20,000 watts
HAAT651 meters (2,136 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°15′33.7″N 119°42′19.6″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.kunr.org
Satellite
KNCC
Frequency91.5 MHz
BrandingKNCC Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • University of Nevada, Reno
  • (Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education)
History
First air date
1992 (1992)
Technical information[2]
Facility ID49582
ClassA
ERP54 watts
HAAT622 meters (2,041 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°53′40.7″N 115°37′47.2″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.kunr.org/kncc

KUNR signed on in October 1963. It did not join NPR until 1981. It also serves as Carson City's NPR news affiliate.

Translators

The station operates a full-time satellite, KNCC (91.5 FM) in Elko, along with 12 translators across Nevada and California.

Broadcast translators for KUNR
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
K210AK 89.9 FMIncline Village, Nevada6918743143 m (469 ft)D39°14′52.6″N 119°55′20.6″WLMS 
K215CM 90.9 FMEureka, Nevada8814225−81.9 m (−269 ft)D39°30′40″N 115°57′55.9″WLMS 
K217AX 91.3 FMWinnemucca, Nevada69223100 m (0 ft)D41°0′29″N 117°46′12.7″WLMS 
K218AO 91.5 FMHawthorne, Nevada6900910978.8 m (3,211 ft)D38°27′25.1″N 118°45′52.3″WLMS 
K219AR 91.7 FMVerdi, Nevada692791900 m (0 ft)D39°34′37.6″N 119°56′22.7″WLMS 
K220BC 91.9 FMYerington, Nevada6936345456 m (1,496 ft)D38°59′14.6″N 119°14′38.5″WLMS 
K263AB 100.5 FMBattle Mountain, Nevada3649619366 m (1,201 ft)D40°34′9.6″N 116°41′42.3″WLMSRelays KNCC
K201FV 88.1 FMTruckee, California8706365−188.7 m (−619 ft)D39°19′33.4″N 120°11′59.1″WLMS 
K215BQ 90.9 FMBishop, California69221200 m (0 ft)D37°21′18″N 118°11′7.8″WLMS 
K220DB 91.9 FMSusanville, California3665460673 m (2,208 ft)D40°26′47″N 120°21′29.7″WLMS 
K237DA 95.3 FMTom's Place, California13974210−152.4 m (−500 ft)D37°34′7.7″N 118°40′50.4″WLMS 
K248AT 97.5 FMCrestview, California13974310−152.4 m (−500 ft)D37°42′45.7″N 118°39′29.4″WLMS 

A thirteenth translator, K215DN (101.5 FM) in Crescent Valley, Nevada, was shut down.

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KUNR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KNCC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.


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