KUAF
Encyclopedia
KUAF is the flagship National Public Radio member station for western Arkansas
, United States
. The station is owned by the University of Arkansas
, with studios on the school's campus in Fayetteville
. Its powerful 100,000-watt signal also serves Fort Smith
as well. The station airs classical music most of the day, along with news and talk programming from NPR. Presently, a new home is being built for KUAF across the street from the Fayetteville Public Library
.
KUAF began broadcasting in 1973 using a small transmitter which sent a signal that reached most of the U of A campus and parts of surrounding Fayetteville. Many listeners referred to the station as "the 10-watt wonder". It joined NPR in 1986, bringing NPR to western Arkansas for the first time.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The station is owned by the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
, with studios on the school's campus in Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...
. Its powerful 100,000-watt signal also serves Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
as well. The station airs classical music most of the day, along with news and talk programming from NPR. Presently, a new home is being built for KUAF across the street from the Fayetteville Public Library
Fayetteville Public Library
The Fayetteville Public Library is a library in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver-certified library was named "Library of the Year" in 2005 by Library Journal and an "American Landmark Library" by TravelSmart.-History:Fayetteville Public Library was...
.
KUAF began broadcasting in 1973 using a small transmitter which sent a signal that reached most of the U of A campus and parts of surrounding Fayetteville. Many listeners referred to the station as "the 10-watt wonder". It joined NPR in 1986, bringing NPR to western Arkansas for the first time.