Radio stations in the Grand Forks metropolitan area (North Dakota/Minnesota)
NPR member stations in the state of North Dakota
NPR member stations in the state of North Dakota | |
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| Prairie Public stations | |
| Other stations | |
| Frequency | 89.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
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| Branding | Prairie Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public; Jazz, Classical, News HD2: Relay of KFJM Grand Forks |
| Affiliations | Prairie Public, NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KFJM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 30, 1976 |
Former call signs | KFJM-FM (1976-1997) |
Call sign meaning | University of North Dakota (former owner) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 69127 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 89 meters (292 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Stream |
| Website | prairiepublic.org |
KUND-FM (89.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Grand Forks, North Dakota. It airs a format consisting of jazz, classical music and news and talk programming. KUND-FM and sister station KFJM share their coverage area with Minnesota Public Radio outlets KNTN and KQMN, both licensed to Thief River Falls, Minnesota. This makes Grand Forks one of the smallest markets with competing NPR stations.
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Main article: Prairie Public Radio |
KUND-FM's first license was granted, as KFJM-FM, on June 17, 1976, operating on 89.3 MHz. It was the second station licensed to the University of North Dakota, joining the original KFJM, an AM station that dated to 1923.
In 1995, the university's third station, KFJY, began broadcasting on 90.7 MHz. On August 15, 1997, all three University of North Dakota stations changed call signs. KFJM-FM became KUND-FM, while the original KFJM became KUND and KFJY on 90.7 MHz inherited the historic KFJM call letters.[1]
In September 2018, KUND-FM, along with KFJM, was sold by the University of North Dakota to Prairie Public Radio.[2]