KRPS (FM)
Public radio station in Pittsburg, Kansas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KRPS (89.9 FM) is the National Public Radio member station for the Four State Area in the United States. It is licensed to Pittsburg, Kansas, and owned by Pittsburg State University. Studios are located in Shirk Hall on the PSU campus, while the transmitter is located two miles south of Weir, Kansas. The station airs news and talk programming from NPR, Public Radio International, American Public Media and the BBC World Service. It is one of the few NPR stations to be the primary member for two markets—Pittsburg and Joplin, Missouri (though they are a single television market). KRPS is the smallest full NPR member in Kansas.
Broadcast area | Four State Area |
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Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
Branding | KRPS 89.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio; News/talk |
Affiliations | National Public Radio, Public Radio International |
Ownership | |
Owner | Pittsburg State University |
History | |
First air date | 1984 (as KJWR) |
Former call signs | KJWR (1984–1988) |
Call sign meaning | Radio Pittsburg State |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 52740 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 305 meters (1,001 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°18′44.00″N 94°48′58.00″W |
Translator(s) | 102.7 K274AJ (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | krps.org |
KRPS operates a translator at 102.7 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, which is in the Tulsa market. This is mainly because the main NPR member in Tulsa, KWGS, has a weak signal in the Bartlesville area.