Prairie Public Radio
Type | Prairie Public Broadcasting, North Dakota State University (KDSU) |
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Prairie Public Television (PBS) | |
Key people | Bill Thomas, Director of Radio[1] |
History | |
Launch date | February 1, 1999 |
Former names | Prairie Public Radio, North Dakota Public Radio |
Coverage | |
Availability | North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, eastern Montana |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen |
Website | PrairiePublic.org/radio |
Prairie Public's radio service is a network of ten radio frequencies in
Prairie Public maintains active studios in Fargo and
Programming
Prairie Public produces and broadcasts Main Street, a weekday interview show hosted by Ashley Thornberg and Craig Blumenshine,[2][3] Dakota Datebook, Into the Music with Mike Olson, Prebys on Classics, and Why?, hosted by UND philosophy professor Dr. Jack Weinstein.[4] Prairie Public is also the distributor for Listening to America with Clay Jenkinson.
Prairie Public offers news programming on weekday mornings and afternoons from its newsrooms in Bismarck and Fargo. It also airs news from NPR.
Prairie Public is a member station of
Prairie Public's radio network offers two programming services. The primary News and Classical network originating from KCND in Bismarck is carried on most stations, and split into eastern and western schedules. The adult album alternative formatted Roots, Rock, and Jazz network originating from KFJM in Grand Forks has gradually expanded its programming to additional stations since its launch in 2002. KDSU in Fargo carries a combination of both networks, airing Roots, Rock and Jazz programming when the rest of the main network airs classical music.
News and Classical network
The primary network of Prairie Public airs classical music, news, talk, and weekend specialty shows, including jazz.
Roots, Rock, and Jazz network
KFJM originates Prairie Public's second music format, a mixture of adult album alternative, blues, folk, and jazz. The network is rebroadcast full-time on KPPR Williston and the HD-2 channel of Prairie Public's other full-power News and Classical stations. KDSU of Fargo broadcasts the network midday weekdays and overnights.[5]
Stations
Prairie Public has 10 full power stations and 5 low-power
Location | Frequency | Call sign | ERP | HAAT | Network | Call sign meaning | FCC info |
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Beach | 91.9 | K220FI (KDPR) | 8 watts | 29 meters (95 ft) | News and Classical | FCC | |
Bismarck | 90.5 | KCND | 50,000 watts | 371 meters (1,217 ft) | News and Classical | Capital of North Dakota | FCC |
Bowman | 91.9 | K220FJ (KDPR) | 8 watts | 24 meters (79 ft) | News and Classical | FCC | |
Devils Lake | 91.7 | KPPD | 24,000 watts | 214.3 meters (703 ft) | News and Classical | Prairie Public Radio Devils Lake | FCC |
Dickinson | 89.9 | KDPR | 12,500 watts | 150 meters (490 ft) | News and Classical | Dickinson Public Radio | FCC |
Fargo | 91.9 | KDSU | 100,000 watts | 302 meters (991 ft) | News and Classical / Roots, Rock, and Jazz |
North Dakota State University | FCC |
Grand Forks | 89.3 | KUND-FM | 50,000 watts | 89 meters (292 ft) | News and Classical | University of North Dakota | FCC |
90.7 | KFJM | 4,000 watts | 34 meters (112 ft) | Roots, Rock, and Jazz | Folk and Jazz Music | FCC | |
Jamestown | 91.5 | KPRJ | 18,500 watts | 108 meters (354 ft) | News and Classical | Public Radio Jamestown | FCC |
Hettinger | 91.9 | K220FG (KDPR) | 9 watts | 36 meters (118 ft) | News and Classical | FCC | |
Minot | 88.9 | KMPR | 50,000 watts | 283 meters (928 ft) | News and Classical | Minot Public Radio | FCC |
Plentywood, Montana |
91.9 | K220FE (KPPW) | 8 watts | −27 meters (−89 ft) | News and Classical | FCC | |
Williston | 89.5 | KPPR | 10,500 watts | 150 meters (490 ft) | Roots, Rock, and Jazz | Prairie Public Radio | FCC |
88.7 | KPPW | 50,000 watts | 237.4 meters (779 ft) | News and Classical | Prairie Public Williston | FCC |
HD Radio
Prairie Public's full power stations broadcast HD Radio signals, adding full-digital simulcasts of their analog channel, plus the Roots, Rock, and Jazz network on subchannel "HD-2" of the News and Classical stations.
Cable systems
Prairie Public's News and Classical network is carried on
History
Prairie Public was established on February 1, 1999 as the North Dakota Public Radio network. It consisted of three partners — Prairie Public Broadcasting, the North Dakota State University, and the University of North Dakota[8] — with the goal of providing a full public radio service to all of North Dakota.
At the time of North Dakota Public Radio's formation, the University of North Dakota operated three stations in Grand Forks:
On September 26, 2006, North Dakota Public Radio was renamed Prairie Public, chosen to achieve brand consistency with Prairie Public Broadcasting's television and other operations.[9]
In 2009,
In September 2018, KFJM and KUND-FM were sold by the University of North Dakota to Prairie Public Broadcasting.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "About Prairie Radio: Executive Staff and Board". www.prairiepublic.org.
- ^ "Prairie Public Pressroom". www.prairiepublic.org. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Main Street". news.prairiepublic.org. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday life". news.prairiepublic.org. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Non-Commercial Radio Stations". www.gumbopages.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "FM Discontinuation". Shaw.ca. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ MTS Ultimate TV Quick Guide (November 2016)
- ^ "Community Advisory Board Profile: North Dakota Public Radio (srg.org)
- ^ "Prairie Public Broadcasting » 2000s". www.prairiepublic.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Kinney, Jim (2023-08-30). "New England Public Media will move classical music off main stations, focusing on news and talk". masslive. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Station Sales Week Of 9/14: UND Exits Radio" by Lance Venta, September 14, 2018 (radioinsight.com)