KUAR

KUAR
City of license	Little Rock, Arkansas
Broadcast area	Little Rock metropolitan area
Branding	FM 89
Slogan	Rhythm & News
Frequency	89.1 MHz
First air date	1986
Format	Public radio/News/Jazz
ERP	63,000 watts
HAAT	342 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	4296
Callsign meaning	University of ARkansas
Affiliations	NPR
Owner	University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR Public Radio)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	KUAR.org

KUAR is a National Public Radio affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas. It broadcasts at 89.1 FM and is licensed to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. During the day, KUAR airs NPR news and information with a strong emphasis on Arkansas news and culture. At night, the station airs jazz music.

The College radio station went on the air in 1986 as a satellite of the area's original NPR station, KLRE-FM 90.5, on the air since 1973. At the time, KLRE only broadcast at 40,000 watts, and the addition of KUAR brought NPR programming to large portions of central Arkansas that hadn't received it before. In 1988, all NPR news and talk programming moved to KUAR during the day, while KLRE began running exclusively classical music.

The two stations were jointly owned by UALR and the Little Rock School District until 1995, when UALR became the sole owner. KUAR began airing jazz shortly afterward at night.

The two stations have a full-time staff of nine, including General Manager Ben Fry, Program Director Nathan Vandiver, Operations Director William Wagner, Content Development Director Karen Tricot Steward, News Director Michael Hibblen, and Development Director Sarah Donaghy. It also offers UALR students the chance to get broadcasting experience by working part-time. Like all public broadcasting, KUAR relies on listener contributions for a large part of its operating budget.

Locally Produced Programs That Air on KUAR 89.1 FM

Swingin' Down the Lane - With Host David Miller^[1]^[2]
Arkansas Cooks - With host Mary Twedt^[3]
Tales from the South - Hosted by Paula Morell^[4]
That! Medical Quiz Show - Hosted by Dr. T. Glenn Pait^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Swingin' Down The Lane w/ David Miller - Homepage - Big Band Music - Swing Music on NPR". Swingindownthelane.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
↑ "KUAR Radio Schedule | KUAR". Ualrpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
↑ "Arkansas Cooks | KUAR". Ualrpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
↑ "Tales from the South | KUAR". Ualrpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
↑ "That! Medical Quiz Show". That! Medical Quiz Show. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
↑ "That! Medical Quiz Show | KUAR". Ualrpublicradio.org. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

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Radio stations in the Little Rock, Arkansas market

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 90.5 90.9 91.1 91.7 92.3 92.7 93.3 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.5 96.9 98.5 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.7 104.7 105.1 105.5 106.3 106.7 107.7

By AM frequency	690 760 880 920 1050 1090¹ 1250 1350 1380 1440

By WX frequency	162.400 (Russell) 162.400 (Star City) 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.525 162.550

By callsign	K288EZ KAAY¹ KABF KABZ KAFN KANX KARN KARN-FM KASR KBDO KDIS-FM KDJE KDXE KFLI KHKN KHLR KHTE KIPR KJBN KKPT KKSP KLAL KLRG KLRE KMJX KMTL KNFR KOKY KOLL KPZK KPZK-FM KSSN KTUV KUAR KURB KVLO KWLR KZTD KZTS KXI91 KXI92 KXI96 WWF96 WXJ54 WXJ55 WXL66

Nearby radio markets Clarksdale El Dorado Ft. Smith Hot Springs Jonesboro Memphis See also List of radio stations in Arkansas ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.

NPR member stations in the state of Arkansas

Stations	El Dorado KBSA Fayetteville KUAF Jonesboro KASU Little Rock KLRE-FM Little Rock KUAR

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Arkansas

Coordinates: 34°47′49″N 92°29′20″W / 34.7970°N 92.4890°W / 34.7970; -92.4890

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