KAUR

Not to be confused with Kaur.

KAUR
City	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Branding	Minnesota Public Radio
Frequency	89.1 MHz
Format	Talk, Public Radio
ERP	680 watts
HAAT	56.0 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	3239
Transmitter coordinates	43°31′37″N 96°44′18″W / 43.52694°N 96.73833°W / 43.52694; -96.73833Coordinates: 43°31′37″N 96°44′18″W / 43.52694°N 96.73833°W / 43.52694; -96.73833
Callsign meaning	AUgustana College Radio
Owner	Augustana University (operated by Minnesota Public Radio)
Website	www.mpr.org

KAUR (89.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting programming from Minnesota Public Radio's News & Information service. Licensed to Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, the station serves the greater Sioux Falls area and can reliably broadcast up to approximately 30 miles in any direction.^[1] The station is currently owned by Augustana University and operated by MPR.^[2]

History

Up until 2009, KAUR specialized in independent or college rock and also broadcast regular Alternative, Blues/Jazz, Folk, Spanish Traditional, Hip-Hop, and Hardcore/Metal shows. KAUR was founded in 1972 and Augustana University also once managed a self-constructed AM station, which, itself, was founded in 1945.

By 2009, KAUR had begun to experience a number of problems. Amongst the most troublesome of KAUR's woes was a major staffing issue. Owing to a lack of official support, and a decrease in student interest in traditional media, KAUR spent its last year as a student-run station under the direction of only six students during the first semester and five throughout the second, spring semester. Although understaffed, the station continued to develop new ideas for operating in the "new media" era. Plans had been made to begin streaming the station over the internet or to regularly "podcast" student shows by offering down-loadable content on the, now inaccessible, student website. Other plans in development early in the spring of 2009 included adding broadcasts of the Augustana University men's baseball team to the station's sports programming which already featured women's basketball.

In the spring of 2009, administrators at Augustana University decided to discontinue KAUR's student operations in favor of broadcasting Minnesota Public Radio News (in lieu of alternative suggestions). The station left the air for a week before returning on September 15, 2009, with the new MPR format. Augustana University continues to own the station while MPR provides programming, maintenance, and funding for the regular operation of the station. The students assigned to operate KAUR for the 2009-2010 academic year, as part of the federal work-study program, were forcibly reassigned to other departments. The college had also received proposals from a number of other parties, including religious and ethnic interests, as well as a non-profit proposal which would have continued the student-run scheme.

References

↑ "KAUR coverage map". Radio-Locator.
↑ "KAUR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KAUR

Radio-Locator information on KAUR

Radio stations in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota market

By AM frequency	570 730 800 1000 1050 1140 1230 1270 1320 1520

By FM frequency	88.1 89.1 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 92.5 93.9 94.5 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.7 99.1 99.7 100.1 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.7 104.7 106.9 107.9

By callsign	KAUR KBAD-FM KCSD KDEZ KELO KELO-FM KELQ KIHK KIKN-FM KISD KKCK KKLS-FM KLOH KLQL KMXC KNWC KNWC-FM KQAD KQSF KRRO KRSD KSFS KSOO KSOO-FM KSOU-FM KTWB KUSD KVCF KWOA KWSN KXRB KYBB KZOY WNAX

Nearby radio markets Brookings Huron–Mitchell Northeast Nebraska Omaha–Council Bluffs Sioux City SW Minnesota Watertown Yankton–Vermillion See also List of radio stations in South Dakota

South Dakota college radio stations

KAOR (University of South Dakota) KAUR (Augustana College) KBHU (Black Hills State University) KSDJ (South Dakota State University) KTEQ-FM (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Dakota

American Public Media Group

American Public Media

Productions	American RadioWorks American Routes BBC World Service Classical 24 Composers Datebook Future Tense Marketplace Marketplace Money Performance Today Pipedreams A Prairie Home Companion Saint Paul Sunday The Splendid Table The Story with Dick Gordon SymphonyCast The Writer's Almanac

Personalities	Michael Barone Fred Child Dick Gordon Jeremy Hobson Lynne Rossetto Kasper Garrison Keillor Doug Krizner Bill McGlaughlin Bill Radke Kai Ryssdal Nick Spitzer Krista Tippett Tess Vigeland

Minnesota Public Radio

News	K280EB Albert Lea KNCM Appleton KNSE Austin KNBJ Bemidji K270AQ Blue Earth KBPN Brainerd KLNI Decorah, IA K242BW Decorah, IA WSCN Duluth/Superior WIRC Ely W267BV Ely W256BC Eveleth KCCD Fargo/Moorhead KNWF Fergus Falls K286AU Glencoe WLSN Grand Marais KGRP Grand Rapids K297AD Grand Rapids WINH Hinckley W226AY Hinckley WGGL-FM Houghton, MI W224AO Houghton, MI KITF International Falls KXLC La Crosse/La Crescent KNGA Mankato/St. Peter/New Ulm KNOW-FM Minneapolis/St. Paul K276EW Olivia K280EC Owatonna K231AT Pine City KRFI Redwood Falls K216FZ Redwood Falls KZSE Rochester KNSR St. Cloud/Collegeville KAUR Sioux Falls, SD KNTN Thief River Falls/Grand Forks WIRN Virginia/Hibbing KRXW Warroad/Roseau K246BG Windom K270AB Winona W297AW Winona KNSW Worthington/Marshall

Classical	K224DM Albert Lea K215BL Alexandria KRSU Appleton K277AD Austin KCRB-FM Bemidji K222BA Blue Earth KBPR Brainerd K238AX Brookings, SD KLCD Decorah, IA W215CG Duluth WSCD-FM Duluth-Superior K211FR Ely W267BV Ely KCCM-FM Fargo/Moorhead KCMF Fergus Falls WMLS Grand Marais K281AB Grand Rapids K206EF Granite Falls WGRH Hinckley WGGL-FM Houghton, MI W224AO Houghton, MI K249BK International Falls K201BW La Crosse/La Crescent KGAC Mankato/St. Peter/New Ulm K220JP Minneapolis KSJN Minneapolis/St. Paul K280ET Olivia K289AE Owatonna KLSE Rochester W215AI Roseau KSJR-FM St. Cloud/Collegeville K295BD St. James KRSD Sioux Falls, SD K276EV Sleepy Eye KWRV Sun Valley, ID KQMN Thief River Falls/Grand Forks WIRR Virginia/Hibbing K264AR Warroad W297AW Winona KRSW Worthington/Marshall

The Current	K280EF Austin W248AS Hinckley K237EX Mankato K286AW Mankato KCMP Minneapolis/St. Paul (Northfield) K237ET New Ulm KPCC Pasadena, CA KMSE Rochester K228XN St. Peter

Boise State Public Radio

K213EN Hailey, ID

Southern California Public Radio

NPR member stations in the state of South Dakota

South Dakota Public Broadcasting stations	Brookings KESD Faith KPSD-FM Lowry KQSD-FM Martin KZSD-FM Pierpont KDSD-FM Rapid City KBHE Reliance KTSD-FM Sioux Falls KCSD Vermillion KUSD

Minnesota Public Radio stations	Sioux Falls KAUR Sioux Falls KRSD

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Dakota

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