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KUPS
Broadcast area Tacoma, Washington
Branding KUPS 90.1 Tacoma
Slogan The Sound
First air date 1968 (as a closed-circuit AM station)
Frequency 90.1 (MHz)
Format Freeform
ERP 100 Watts
HAAT 70 meters
Class A
Owner University of Puget Sound
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://www.kups.net

KUPS (90.1 FM) is a non-commercial college radio station in Tacoma, Washington located at 90.1 MHz FM. KUPS began operations in 1968 as an experiment in closed-circuit AM broadcasting. At that time, the station was available only in buildings on the campus of the University of Puget Sound. Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Frequency (disambiguation). ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Freeform, or freeform radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... HAAT is used extensively in radio, as it is actually much more important than power. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. ... The University of Puget Sound (often called UPS or just Puget Sound) is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. ... A webcast is a live media file distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... FM broadcasting is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation (FM) to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... The University of Puget Sound (often called UPS or just Puget Sound) is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. ...


Today, KUPS broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and serves the greater Tacoma area. The station is administered by the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound, and is run by over 120 student volunteers and paid staff members. KUPS features Alternative, Loud Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronic, and Jazz programs with listeners in the Tacoma, Washington area and around the world. The University of Puget Sound (often called UPS or just Puget Sound) is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ...

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History

Additional information on the 1968 Carrier Current station for KUPS can be found at www.engineer-exchange.com


In 1975, KUPS moved from being a carrier current AM station to a 10 Watt FM station. [1]


In 1983, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that the minimum operating power for a station be at least 100 Watts. KUPS increased its output to 100 Watts. [1] The abbreviation FCC can refer to: Face-centered cubic (usually fcc), a crystallographic structure Federal Communications Commission, a US government organization Farm Credit Corporation/Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian government organization Families with Children from China, an adoption support organization Florida Christian College, a college in central Florida Fresno City...


In 2001, the KUPS studios were remodeled. The studios are located in Wheelock Student Center on the University of_Puget Sound campus. [1] The University of Puget Sound (often called UPS or just Puget Sound) is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. ...


In 2002, KUPS started streaming its programming on the internet via its website, www.kups.net. Streaming may mean: Streaming media, multimedia data transferred in a stream of packets that are interpreted and rendered, in real time, by a software application as the packets arrive. ...


Awards

In 2007, KUPS was recognized by the Princeton Review in the TOP TEN Best College Radio Stations in the Country, ranked number 9. The Princeton Review (TPR) is a for-profit U.S. company that offers private instruction and tutoring for standardized achievement tests, in particular those offered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), such as the SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in...


In 2005, KUPS was named by The Princeton Review as one of the best college radio stations in the country (#12). Then-music director China Bialos was nominated as ‘’Music Director of the Year’’ by CMJ. [2] KUPS was nominated as the station with the Biggest Improvement in 2005 by CMJ. When nominated for the Biggest Improvement award, station was under the leadership of Chief of Operations: Adam Gehrke, General Manager: Jean Gibb, Programming Director: David Conger, with Music Directors China Bialos, Aub Driver, Jason Miller, Blaire Notrica and John Dugan, and Promotions Director: Brenden Goetz and Production Director: Brian Coleman. [2][3] The Princeton Review (TPR) is a for-profit American educational preparation company. ... College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the Canada. ... College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the Canada. ...


In 2004, KUPS DJ David Conger was recognized by Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) as one of the nations best DJ's as one of four finalists in the Best DJ category of the 2004 CBI National Production Awards. [4]


In 2007, KUPS music director Kathleen Perez was nominated for the Most Honest Feedback award by CMJ. College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the Canada. ...


Staff

General Manager - Greg Merrell
Programming Director - Aaron Lynch
Promotions Director - Lucy Kruesel
Public Marketing Director - Allison Beller
Productions Director - Eric Anderson
Alternative Music Director - Caitlin Boersma
Electronic Music Director - David Wolf
Loud Rock Music Director - Adrianne Akmajian
Hip-Hop Music Director - Amy Polansky
Weekend Music Director - Diana Duthie
Assistant Alternative Music Director - Kayla Morrison
Webmaster - Nathan Prado
Chief of Operations - Doug Herstad


References

  1. ^ a b c KUPS DJ Handbook
  2. ^ a b CMJ, September 12, 2005
  3. ^ kups.net, March 6, 2005
  4. ^ Tacoma News Tribune, January 2, 2005

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