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First air date
  
1986

HAAT
  
342 meters

Facility ID
  
4296

City of license
  
Little Rock

Slogan
  
Rhythm & News

ERP
  
63,000 watts

Class
  
C1

Frequency
  
89.1 MHz

Branding
  
FM 89

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Broadcast area
  
Little Rock metropolitan area

Format
  
Public broadcasting, Jazz, All-news radio

Owner
  
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Area
  
Little Rock metropolitan area

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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.

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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 and owned by the Little Rock School District. 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.

UALR and the school district jointly owned the two stations 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.

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Locally Produced Programs That Air on KUAR 89.1 FM

  • Swingin' Down the Lane - With Host David Miller
  • Arkansas Cooks - With host Mary Twedt
  • Tales from the South - Hosted by Paula Morell
  • That! Medical Quiz Show - Hosted by Dr. T. Glenn Pait
  • References

    KUAR Wikipedia