KRWG (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Southeastern New Mexico |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
| Branding | KRWG Public Media |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio - News - Talk - Classical |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange WFMT Classical Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Regents of New Mexico State University |
| KRWG-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | October 3, 1964 as 91.7 KRWG in University Park |
Call sign meaning | Ralph Willis Goddard, 1920s university radio professor |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55515 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 107 meters (351 ft) |
| Translator(s) | 89.5 K208AS (Alamogordo) 91.9 K220AN (Truth or Consequences) 91.9 K220AO (Lordsburg) 93.5 K228DK (Deming) |
| Repeater(s) | 91.3 KRXG (Silver City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | krwg.org |
KRWG (90.7 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[2] KRWG 90.7 FM is sister station to KRWG-TV 22, a PBS station. They are owned by the Regents of New Mexico State University, with offices and studios in Milton Hall on McFie Circle.
KRMG is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is on Speedway Road off Robert Larson Boulevard in Las Cruces, near Interstate 10.[3] The signal covers Southeastern New Mexico and parts of the El Paso metropolitan area and the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Programming is simulcast on 91.3 KRXG in Silver City and on several FM translators around New Mexico.
Programming
[edit]KRWG airs a mix of news programs from NPR and other public radio networks, along with classical music, jazz and Latin contemporary music.[4] On weekdays, national news and information shows include Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air and Here and Now. Weekday classical shows include Performance Today and Intermezzo with Peter van de Graaff and Leora Zeitlin. Each weekday evening, the bilingual show Fiesta is heard, featuring a variety of Latin popular music. That's followed by jazz until midnight and programming from the WFMT Classical Network overnight.
Weekends feature specialty shows. One-hour weekly information programs include This American Life, Travel with Rick Steves, Hidden Brain, Latino USA, Reveal, The TED Radio Hour, It's Been A Minute, Milk Street Radio and Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. National weekend music programs include Mountain Stage, The Thistle and Shamrock, Hearts of Space, American Routes and World Cafe.
History
[edit]KRWG signed on the air on October 3, 1964[5] It was originally powered at only 740 watts. It served as a college radio station for students training for careers in broadcasting.[6] Its city of license was University Park, New Mexico, a community within the campus of New Mexico State University.
The call letters represent the initials of Ralph Willis Goddard. He was the dean of the Engineering School at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the original name of New Mexico State University. Goddard was responsible for the founding of KOB Radio (now KKOB 770 AM). Before that station moved to Albuquerque, it was owned by the college and it broadcast in Las Cruces. Goddard was electrocuted in 1929 while working on the KOB transmitter.[7]
In the 1970s, KRWG changed its city of license to Las Cruces.[8] The station moved to its current frequency and got an increase in tower height and power, becoming a full Class C1 FM station. It also became a member of National Public Radio, airing NPR news shows along with classical and jazz music. Over the years, news and information has played a larger role in the station's schedule, with music programs still heard in middays, evenings and weekends.
External links
[edit]- KRWG public radio and TV official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 55515 (KRWG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRWG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 55518 (K228DK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 174264 (KRXG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 55522 (K208AS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 55514 (K220AO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRWG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2013: Related agencies FY 2013 budget justifications. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2012. ISBN 978-0-16-090677-0.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KRMG
- ^ "KRWG Radio Schedule". KRWG. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "New Mexico State Opens Station KRWG Today". Albuquerque Journal. October 3, 1964. p. C-4. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1967 page B-105. Retrieved Aug. 24, 2024.
- ^ "College Dean Electrocuted", San Pedro (California) News-Pilot, January 1, 1930, page 2.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-148. Retrieved Aug. 24, 2024.