Yellowstone Public Radio

Yellowstone Public Radio

Type	Public Radio Network
Branding	Wherever you roam...incredible music, credible information
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Montana Wyoming
Owner	Montana State University-Billings
Affiliation	National Public Radio
Official website	yellowstonepublicradio.org

Yellowstone Public Radio is a public radio regional network based in Billings, Montana with transmitters covering most of Montana, as well as northern Wyoming. It is operated by Montana State University Billings. It airs a mix of programming from National Public Radio, classical music and jazz.

History

The network's first station, KEMC in Billings, signed on in 1972 as a 10-watt station owned by what was then Eastern Montana College. It boosted its power to 24,500 watts in 1978. In 1984, it joined National Public Radio, becoming the state's second NPR member. Over the next decade, it built a network of translators and repeaters across Montana, and now boasts one of the largest geographical coverage areas in the entire NPR system. It renamed itself Yellowstone Public Radio in 1994, reflecting that its coverage area spanned across most of the area around Yellowstone National Park. In the same year, its home since 1983, a three-story house east of campus, was renamed the Joseph L. Sample Studios in honor of the Montana broadcasting pioneer.

Stations

Yellowstone Public Radio is broadcast by ten full-power stations.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP/Power W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates
KBMC	102.1 FM	Bozeman, MT	43572	20,500	222 m (728 ft)	C2
KEMC	91.7 FM	Billings, MT	43571	100,000	158 m (518 ft)	C1
KPRQ	88.1 FM	Sheridan, WY	89885	450	341 m (1,119 ft)	A
KYPB	89.3 FM	Big Timber, MT	174918	500	126 m (413 ft)	A
KYPC	89.9 FM	Colstrip, MT	172568	3,500	357 m (1,171 ft)	C2
KYPF	89.5 FM	Stanford, MT	172585	4,000	576 m (1,890 ft)	C1
KYPH	89.1 FM	East Helena, MT	173818	140	668 m (2,192 ft)	C3
KYPM	89.9 FM	Livingston, MT	172578	1900	265 m (869 ft)	C3
KYPR	90.7 FM	Miles City, MT	42382	500	153 m (502 ft)	A
KYPW	88.3 FM	Wolf Point, MT	172712	730	59 m (194 ft)	A

Translators

The network is also relayed by an additional 27 translators to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translators of KEMC

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
K203AE	88.5	Lewistown, MT	84	238 m (781 ft)	D		FCC
K203AF	88.5	Colstrip, MT	82	368 m (1,207 ft)	D		FCC
K203AH	88.5	Cody, WY	103	549 m (1,801 ft)	D		FCC
K203AI	88.5	Columbus, MT	84	−50 m (−160 ft)	D		FCC
K203AS	88.5	Glendive, MT	121	39 m (128 ft)	D		FCC
K203BI	88.5	Worland, WY	52	120 m (390 ft)	D		FCC
K205BZ	88.9	Cut Bank, MT	23	51 m (167 ft)	D		FCC
K206BA	89.1	Red Lodge, MT	51	125 m (410 ft)	D		FCC
K208DJ	89.5	Great Falls, MT	70	78.3 m (257 ft)	D		FCC
K212BC	90.3	Shelby, MT	46	16 m (52 ft)	D		FCC
K213AU	90.5	Big Timber, MT	12	138 m (453 ft)	D		FCC
K216DC	91.1	Forsyth, MT	50	24 m (79 ft)	D		FCC
K217FH	91.3	Conrad, MT	92	105.3 m (345 ft)	D		FCC
K218ES	91.5	Greybull, WY	84	747 m (2,451 ft)	D		FCC
K219FF	91.7	Havre, MT	25	4 m (13 ft)	D		FCC
K220DF	91.9	Terry, MT	98	113 m (371 ft)	D		FCC
K220DK	91.9	Buffalo, WY	125	−59 m (−194 ft)	D		FCC
K220DN	91.9	Glasgow, MT	23	25 m (82 ft)	D		FCC
K261CC	100.1	Chester, MT	47	890 m (2,920 ft)	D		FCC
K285AF	104.9	Mammoth Hot Springs, WY	47	303 m (994 ft)	D		FCC

Broadcast translators of KBMC

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
K203AG	88.5	Livingston, MT	250	389 m (1,276 ft)	D		FCC
K216CH	91.1	Emigrant, MT	52	253 m (830 ft)	D		FCC
K240CI	95.9	Big Sky, MT	10	198 m (650 ft)	D		FCC
K240DU	95.9	Bozeman, MT	250	−98.8 m (−324 ft)	D		FCC

Broadcast translators of KYPH

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info	Notes
K244EH	96.7	Helena, MT	50	677.2 m (2,222 ft)	D		FCC	Station is silent

Broadcast translators of KYPR

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
K206BN	89.1	Ashland, MT	222	248 m (814 ft)	D		FCC
K220FL	91.9	Broadus, MT	113	96 m (315 ft)	D		FCC

External links

• Yellowstone Public Radio
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KEMC
• Radio-Locator information on KEMC
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KEMC

Other station data

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KBMC
• Radio-Locator information on KBMC
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KBMC
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KPRQ
• Radio-Locator information on KPRQ
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KPRQ
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPB
• Radio-Locator information on KYPB
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPB
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPC
• Radio-Locator information on KYPC
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPC
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPF
• Radio-Locator information on KYPF
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPF

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPH
• Radio-Locator information on KYPH
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPH
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPM
• Radio-Locator information on KYPM
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPM
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPR
• Radio-Locator information on KYPR
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPR
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KYPW
• Radio-Locator information on KYPW
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYPW