KUWL (90.1
FM) is a
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
radio station
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licensed to
Laramie, Wyoming
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, United States. The station is part of
Wyoming Public Radio
Wyoming Public Radio (WPR) is the statewide public radio network in Wyoming, and is licensed to the University of Wyoming.
Programming and operation
Wyoming Public Radio was founded in 1966, and the station's format is similar to that of many o ...
, a division of
Wyoming Public Media. It serves the Laramie area and is currently owned by
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming ...
.
KUWL broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is commercial-free, and offers NPR News updates hourly.
The station plays the music of both new and established artists and offers live streaming on its website.
See also
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List of jazz radio stations in the United States
This is a list of terrestrial, satellite and internet radio stations which identify themselves as playing jazz in any of its forms (mainstream, traditional, fusion, acid, and smooth, among others), or have substantial jazz programming, that can be ...
References
External links
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Jazz radio stations in the United States
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NPR member stations
Radio stations established in 2008
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2008 establishments in Wyoming
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