KNAU

KNAU (88.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting classical music and news/talk and information format. Licensed to Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, KNAU and its sister stations serve the northern Arizona area. The station is currently owned by Northern Arizona University and features programming from National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media, among other content providers.

For Dutch sports body known as KNAU, see Royal Dutch Athletics Federation.
KNAU
CityFlagstaff, Arizona
Broadcast areaFlagstaff, Arizona
Frequency88.7 MHz
BrandingArizona Public Radio
Programming
FormatNews/Talk and Information, and Classical music
AffiliationsNational Public Radio, Public Radio International, American Public Media
Ownership
OwnerNorthern Arizona University
KPUB
History
First air date
1983[1]
Technical information
Facility ID49490
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT445 meters (1,460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°58′7.00″N 111°30′24.00″W
Translator(s)see below
Repeater(s)90.7 KNAA (Show Low)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteknau.org

In its early days in the 1960s, it was an unlicensed, low-power AM station, using cobbled-together, non-standard transmitting equipment located on the top of Sechrist Hall dormitory. The format of the station was nominally Top-40 and was entirely student-run, with oversight from a faculty adviser. It solicited advertising to supplement its operating budget. The additional revenue enabled the station to pay nominal salaries to several student staff members.

A prank on-air announcement dismissing classes early for Christmas break due to weather alerted the school's administration to the fact that many students listened to the station. Alarmed and fearing repercussions from higher authorities, in 1969 university officials disbanded the over-the-air feature, sending the signal through carrier current only to on-campus buildings, though that lasted but a few years.

The current KNAU signed on in 1983. Originally licensed as KAXR, it changed its call sign to KNAU before going on the air.

Translators
Broadcast translators of KNAU
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
K207DX89.3Kingman, Arizona90DFCC
K228EA93.5Payson, Arizona10DFCC
K249EM97.7Window Rock, Arizona10DFCC
K273AN102.5Cottonwood, Arizona10DFCC
K291AL106.1Prescott, Arizona10DFCC

References
  1. Archived version of KNAU history page


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