KZUW is a classical music radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Reliance, Wyoming. The station is owned and operated by the University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...

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Signal

Broadcasting from a height above average terrain

Height above average terrain

Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...

 (HAAT) of 472.3 metres (1,549.5 ft), atop Aspen Mountain

Aspen Mountain (Wyoming)

Aspen Mountain is a long mountain located approximately south of Rock Springs, Wyoming and south of Arrowhead Springs, in Sweetwater County. The mountain gets its name from patches of Quaking Aspen trees located on the north and southern faces of the mountain. Various older topographical maps...

, south of Rock Springs, Wyoming

Rock Springs, Wyoming

Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975....

, the station carries its 260 watts to most of western Sweetwater County. This includes good coverage in Green River

Green River, Wyoming

Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census....

 and as far north as Reliance, the station's city of license. To the east, the station can likely be heard as far as Superior, Wyoming

Superior, Wyoming

Superior is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Notable people:*Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Richard V...

. Due to its location on the FM Dial (88.5), the FCC has limited the amount of power

Effective radiated power

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 the station can carry. The station's tower is 8628 feet (2,630 m) above sea level on Aspen Mountain. It shares tower space with KUWZ

KUWZ

KUWZ is a radio station licensed to Rock Springs, Wyoming. The station is owned by the University of Wyoming, and is an affiliate of Wyoming Public Radio , airing a format consisting of news, jazz, adult album alternative and classical music originating from KUWR in Laramie, Wyoming.-External...

 and the local NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards

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History

On November 19, 2008 the station was sold to the University of Wyoming and signed on June 16, 2009.