KBUT

KBUT
Frequency90.3 MHz
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Affiliations
History
First air date
December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20)
Call sign meaning
"Crested Butte"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14492
ClassA
ERP1,000 watts
HAAT−208.0 meters (−682.4 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°54′7″N 106°58′21″W / 38.90194°N 106.97250°W / 38.90194; -106.97250
Links
Public license information
Websitekbut.org

KBUT (90.3 FM), is a National Public Radio-member station in Crested Butte, Colorado. It features an eclectic mix of locally produced music shows (46 each week). The shows range from classical to jazz to rock to hip-hop. KBUT has been on air since December 1986 and has its studio in Crested Butte, with its main transmitter on Sunlight Ridge in Mt. Crested Butte and translators in Almont and Gunnison. It also streams its signal online and is available at www.kbut.org. In June 2010, the Sunlight Ridge transmitter began broadcasting in HD as well as analog. On April 15, 2012, KBUT-FM's parent, Crested Butte Mountain Educational Radio, Inc. was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to increase ERP to 1,000 watts and decrease HAAT to -208 meters.

See also


  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBUT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.