Montana Public Radio

"KAPC" redirects here. For the airport, see Napa County Airport.

Montana Public Radio is a network of public radio stations serving the U.S. state of Montana, primarily the western part of the state. The network is currently owned by the University of Montana, and its studios are located on the university campus in Missoula, with a satellite facility in Great Falls. The network is affiliated with National Public Radio. Programming originates from flagship station KUFM (89.1 FM) in Missoula, Montana.

Montana Public Radio

Type	Public Radio Network
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Montana
Programming
Affiliations	National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
Owner	University of Montana
History
Launch date	1965
Links
Webcast	Available on website
Website	www.mtpr.org

History

Montana Public Radio began in 1965 when KUFM in Missoula signed on as a 10-watt campus radio station. In 1974, it became a member of National Public Radio.

Starting in the late 1970s, it began building translators across western Montana. Its first full-power satellite, in Great Falls, signed on in 1984. In 1999, a signal extension project funded mostly by a federal grant made it possible to sign on new stations in Kalispell and Hamilton and upgrade translators in Butte and Helena to full-power stations.

Former logo

Satellites and repeaters

Montana Public Radio consists of ten full-power stations and several translators:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))
KAPC	91.3 FM	Butte, Montana	66630	800	571 m (1,873 ft)
KUMD	90.9 FM	Deer Lodge, Montana	767108	650	231 m (758 ft)
KDWG	90.9 FM	Dillon, Montana	93389	850	−72 m (−236 ft)
KGPR	89.9 FM	Great Falls, Montana	24955	9,500	90 m (300 ft)
KUFN	91.9 FM	Hamilton, Montana	59812	900	130 m (430 ft)
KUHM	91.7 FM	Helena, Montana	66628	910	232 m (761 ft)
KUKL	90.1 FM	Kalispell, Montana	66627	1,830	786 m (2,579 ft)
KUFL	90.5 FM	Libby, Montana	173730	1,000	−318 m (−1,043 ft)
KUFM[a]	89.1 FM	Missoula, Montana	69239	14,500	754 m (2,474 ft)
KPJH	89.5 FM	Polson, Montana	173197	130	570 m (1,870 ft)
KUMS	89.7 FM	White Sulphur Springs, Montana	764912	150	74 m (243 ft)

Notes:

1. Flagship station; for this station's translators, see KUFM (FM) § Translators