KRFA-FM

KRFA-FM

Moscow, Idaho
Frequency	91.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Public radio; News/Talk, Classical Music
Subchannels	HD2: KWSU simulcast HD3: Same as HD1 HD4: KJEM simulcast
Affiliations	National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International
Ownership
Owner	Washington State University
Sister stations	KWSU, KJEM-FM, KWSU-TV
History
First air date	December 13, 1963
Former call signs	KUID-FM (1963–1984)
Call sign meaning	Radio Fine Arts[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71016
Class	C1
ERP	28,000 watts
HAAT	282 meters (925 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Stream
Website	nwpr.org

KRFA-FM (91.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Moscow, Idaho. The station is owned by Washington State University, and is the flagship station of Northwest Public Broadcasting's "NPR and Classical Music" service.

The station debuted on December 13, 1963, as KUID-FM, operated by the University of Idaho as a service of the UI Department of Communications. It was Idaho's first educational radio station. Due to a funding crisis, UI transferred control of the station to WSU in 1984 under its current call letters.^[3] The acquisition of KRFA allowed NWPB to split its offerings into a two-channel network, with KRFA taking most of flagship KWSU's classical music programming.

NWPB operates KUID's old studio on the UI campus as a satellite studio.

Main article: Northwest Public Broadcasting

References

1. "New call letters assigned to radio station at Moscow". Times-News. Associated Press. August 30, 1984. p. A-8. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KRFA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. UI School of Journalism and Mass Media timeline

External links

• nwpr.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 71016 (KRFA-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KRFA-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

46.682°N 116.971°W / 46.682; -116.971