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. It gradually transitioned from a college radio station to a more professional operation. This culminated in 1984, when it hired a professional station manager and joined National Public Radio, becoming the state's second NPR member. Over the next decade, it boosted its signal to 100,000 watts, and built a network of translators and repeaters across Montana, and now has one of the largest geographical coverage areas in the entire NPR system. Shortly after EMC merged with the Montana State University System, KEMC rebranded itself Yellowstone Public Radio, 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 west of campus, was renamed the Joseph L. Sample Studios in honor of the Montana broadcasting pioneer.
Stations and translatorsedit
Yellowstone Public Radio is broadcast by twelve full-power stations. The network is also relayed by an additional 28 translators to widen its broadcast area.
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Yellowstone Public Radio is a public radio regional network based in Billings Montana with transmitters covering most of Montana as well as northern Wyoming and eastern Idaho It is operated by Montana State University Billings It airs a mix of programming from National Public Radio classical music and jazz Yellowstone Public RadioTypePublic Radio NetworkCountryUnited StatesBroadcast areaMontanaIdahoWyomingProgrammingAffiliationsNational Public RadioOwnershipOwnerMontana State University BillingsLinksWebcastAvailable on websiteWebsiteyellowstonepublicradio org Contents 1 History 2 Stations and translators 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 It gradually transitioned from a college radio station to a more professional operation This culminated in 1984 when it hired a professional station manager and joined National Public Radio becoming the state s second NPR member Over the next decade it boosted its signal to 100 000 watts and built a network of translators and repeaters across Montana and now has one of the largest geographical coverage areas in the entire NPR system Shortly after EMC merged with the Montana State University System KEMC rebranded itself Yellowstone Public Radio 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 west of campus was renamed the Joseph L Sample Studios in honor of the Montana broadcasting pioneer Stations and translators editYellowstone Public Radio is broadcast by twelve full power stations The network is also relayed by an additional 28 translators to widen its broadcast area Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID ERPW Heightm ft Class Transmitter coordinates KYPB 89 3 FM Big Timber Montana 174918 500 126 m 413 ft A 45 45 1 N 109 57 16 W 45 75028 N 109 95444 W 45 75028 109 95444 KYPB KEMC a 91 7 FM Billings Montana 43571 100 000 158 m 518 ft C1 45 39 31 N 108 34 14 W 45 65861 N 108 57056 W 45 65861 108 57056 KEMC KBMC 102 1 FM Bozeman Montana 43572 20 500 222 m 728 ft C2 45 38 18 N 111 16 5 W 45 63833 N 111 26806 W 45 63833 111 26806 KBMC KYPC 89 9 FM Colstrip Montana 172568 3 500 357 m 1 171 ft C2 45 50 17 N 106 54 16 W 45 83806 N 106 90444 W 45 83806 106 90444 KYPC KGLZ 89 1 FM East Helena Montana 173818 140 668 m 2 192 ft C3 46 49 30 N 111 42 13 W 46 82500 N 111 70361 W 46 82500 111 70361 KGLZ KYPH 88 5 FM Helena Montana 174030 5 200 576 m 1 890 ft C1 46 44 53 N 112 19 49 W 46 74806 N 112 33028 W 46 74806 112 33028 KYPH KYPX 106 5 FM Helena Valley Southeast Montana 189560 1 800 652 m 2 139 ft C2 46 49 30 N 111 42 13 W 46 82500 N 111 70361 W 46 82500 111 70361 KYPX KYPM 89 9 FM Livingston Montana 172578 1 900 265 m 869 ft C3 45 35 51 N 110 32 45 W 45 59750 N 110 54583 W 45 59750 110 54583 KYPM KYPR 90 7 FM Miles City Montana 42382 500 153 m 502 ft A 46 23 22 N 105 45 22 W 46 38944 N 105 75611 W 46 38944 105 75611 KYPR KYPF 89 5 FM Stanford Montana 172585 4 000 576 m 1 890 ft C1 47 10 39 N 109 32 9 W 47 17750 N 109 53583 W 47 17750 109 53583 KYPF KYPW 88 3 FM Wolf Point Montana 172712 730 59 m 194 ft A 48 02 8 N 105 31 13 W 48 03556 N 105 52028 W 48 03556 105 52028 KYPW KPRQ 88 1 FM Sheridan Wyoming 89885 450 341 m 1 119 ft A 44 37 26 N 107 07 2 W 44 62389 N 107 11722 W 44 62389 107 11722 KPRQ Notes Flagship station Broadcast translators Call sign Frequency MHz City of license State Facility ID Rebroadcasts K206BN 89 1 Ashland Montana 43575 KYPR K242DC 96 3 Big Sky Montana 18326 KBMC K213AU 90 5 Big Timber Montana 64316 KEMC K255CW 98 9 Billings Montana 93794 KEMC K251CU 98 1 Bozeman Montana 18324 KBMC K220FL 91 9 Broadus Montana 43574 KYPR K261CC 100 1 Chester Montana 55091 KEMC K203AF 88 5 Colstrip Montana 18320 KEMC K203AI 88 5 Columbus Montana 18321 KEMC K217FH 91 3 Conrad Montana 92690 KEMC K205BZ 88 9 Cut Bank Montana 18333 KEMC K216CH 91 1 Emigrant Montana 18315 KBMC K216DC 91 1 Forsyth Montana 43573 KEMC K220DN 91 9 Glasgow Montana 18312 KEMC K203AS 88 5 Glendive Montana 15868 KEMC K208DJ 89 5 Great Falls Montana 84903 KEMC K219FF 91 7 Havre Montana 122867 KEMC K203AE 88 5 Lewistown Montana 18316 KEMC K204GR 88 7 Livingston Montana 18322 KBMC K206BA 89 1 Red Lodge Montana 18318 KEMC K212BC 90 3 Shelby Montana 18325 KEMC K220DF 91 9 Terry Montana 15867 KEMC K290CA 1 105 9 West Yellowstone Montana 155899 KBMC K220DK 91 9 Buffalo Wyoming 55092 KEMC K203AH 88 5 Cody Wyoming 18328 KEMC K218ES 91 5 Greybull Wyoming 18323 KEMC K285AF 104 9 Mammoth Hot Springs Wyoming 39762 KEMC K214EZ 90 7 Worland Wyoming 18329 KEMCReferences edit Deal Digest Memphis Jazz Station s Survival Ensured Inside Radio February 27 2020 Retrieved March 10 2020 External links editYellowstone Public Radio KEMC in the FCC FM station database KEMC in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from 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