High Plains Public Radio
High Plains Public Radio is a network of public radio stations serving the High Plains region of western Kansas, the Texas Panhandle, the Oklahoma Panhandle and eastern Colorado. Operated by the Kanza Society, it is headquartered in Garden City, Kansas and operates an additional studio in Amarillo, Texas.
| City | Garden City, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Branding | High Plains Public Radio |
| Slogan | In touch with the world...at home on the High Plains |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio; News, Classical music, Jazz |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International WFMT |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kanza Society, Inc. |
| History | |
| First air date | June 30, 1980 |
| Technical information | |
| Repeater(s) | (see article) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
History
The Kanza Society was founded in 1977. The network's flagship station, KANZ (91.1 FM) in Garden City, signed on in 1980 from a studio at a converted elementary school in nearby Pierceville. Since then, HPPR has added eleven other full-power stations in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas, as well as low-powered translators in Kansas and Texas. Most of these areas had never been previously served by an NPR station.
HPPR's coverage area is made up mostly of rural areas and small towns; by far the largest urban center is Amarillo.
The network offers two HD Radio subchannels. HD1 is a simulcast of the analog signal's NPR/classical/jazz format. HD2 is "HPPR Connect," which provides an extended schedule of news programming. Both channels are streamed live on the Internet.
Stations
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | Broadcast area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANZ | 91.1 FM | Garden City, Kansas | 100,000 | 292.2 meters (959 ft) | C1 | |
| KCSE | 90.7 FM | Lamar, Colorado | 4,000 | 113 meters (371 ft) | A | |
| KGUY | 91.3 FM | Guymon, Oklahoma | 800 | 89 meters (292 ft) | A | |
| KJJP | 105.7 FM | Amarillo, Texas | 43,000 | 160 meters (520 ft) | C2 | |
| KTDH | 89.3 FM | Dalhart, Texas | 500 | 104 meters (341 ft) | A | |
| KTOT | 89.5 FM | Spearman, Texas | 100,000 | 325 meters (1,066 ft) | C0 | |
| KTXP | 91.5 FM | Bushland, Texas | 1,000 | 80 meters (260 ft) | A | |
| KZAN | 91.7 FM | Hays, Kansas | 7,500 | 114 meters (374 ft) | C3 | |
| KZCK | 88.1 FM | Colby, Kansas | 2,000 | 109 meters (358 ft) | A | |
| KZNA | 90.5 FM | Hill City, Kansas | 100,000 | 201 meters (659 ft) | C1 | |
| KZNK | 90.1 FM | Brewster, Kansas | 90,000 | 305.4 meters (1,002 ft) | C1 | |
| KZNZ | 91.5 FM | Elkhart, Kansas | 250 | 81 meters (266 ft) | A | |
Low power translators
High Plains Public Radio also has low-powered repeaters throughout western Kansas, as well as the northern panhandle of Texas.
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K208CL | 89.5 | Tribune, Kansas | 250 | 60.2 m (198 ft) | D | FCC |
| K222BJ | 92.3 | Ashland, Kansas | 250 | 85.7 m (281 ft) | D | FCC |
| K242AK | 96.3 | Liberal, Kansas | 250 | 72.7 m (239 ft) | D | FCC |
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K235AL | 94.9 | Amarillo, Texas | 62 | 157 m (515 ft) | D | FCC |
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K237CN | 95.3 | Atwood, Kansas | 250 | 60 m (200 ft) | D | FCC |
| K242AP | 96.3 | St. Francis, Kansas | 92 | 123 m (404 ft) | D | FCC |