Description
When you think of how a radio station works, does your mind instantly go to WKRP in Cincinnati? Well, now is the chance to update your imagery. Take a tour of KUNM, the public radio station which broadcasts from the University of New Mexico. In addition to being a National Public Radio affiliate, KUNM produces its own original content, and broadcasts at FM 89.9 MHz from high atop Sandia Crest. Limited enrollment.
KUNM began life April 30, 1960, as KNMD, an AM radio station on the UNM campus, broadcasting through power lines into campus buildings. Over the decades, there have been many improvements, especially moving to FM and relocating the broadcast tower to Sandia Crest. KUNM has had many formats over the years, including free-form rock, talk, and classical. KUNM became an NPR member station in 1978.