KUAT-FM
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KUAT-FM is a radio station
operated out of the University of Arizona
and serving the Tucson, Arizona
, metropolitan area. It operates on 90.5 MHz and on K209AF 89.7 MHz (89.7 has a weaker signal than 90.5) on the FM dial with a classical
format.
KUAT-FM has translators throughout southern Arizona:
previously had a dual classical-jazz format, and in 1975 became solely jazz.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
operated out of the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
and serving the Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, metropolitan area. It operates on 90.5 MHz and on K209AF 89.7 MHz (89.7 has a weaker signal than 90.5) on the FM dial with a classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
format.
KUAT-FM has translators throughout southern Arizona:
- K209AF 89.7 FM (MaranaMarana, ArizonaMarana is a town in Pima County, Arizona, located northwest of Tucson, with a small portion in Pinal County. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 34,961...
) (Broadcasting from "A" MountainSentinel Peak (Arizona)Sentinel Peak, more commonly known as "A" Mountain, is a prominent ridgein the Tucson Mountains west of Tucson, Arizona.Sentinel Peak rises 2,897 feet into the air to the west of the Santa Cruz River. The underground ridge of rock, running to the east, once forced groundwater to the surface...
) - K209BT 89.5 FM (Safford)
- K205CG 88.9 FM (Bisbee)
- K219BU 91.7 FM (Nogales)
History
KUAT-FM first went on the air on May 19, 1975, in classical format and as a National Public Radio affiliate. The sister station KUAT-AMKUAZ
KUAZ-FM is a radio station operated out of The University of Arizona that serves the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area. it operates on 89.1 FM on the FM dial with a combination of news and National Public Radio format during the day and jazz in the evenings...
previously had a dual classical-jazz format, and in 1975 became solely jazz.