KUHA

KUHA

City of license	Houston
Broadcast area	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown
Branding	Classical 91.7
Slogan	Listener-funded public radio from the University of Houston
Frequency	91.7 MHz
Translator(s)	91.5 MHz
First air date	May 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)
Format	Classical music
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Class	C2
Facility ID	72685
Transmitter coordinates	30°3′54″N 95°16′10″W / 30.065°N 95.26944°W / 30.065; -95.26944
Callsign meaning	University of Houston Arts
Former callsigns	KTRU
Owner	University of Houston System
Sister stations	KUHF
Website	www.classical917.org

KUHA (branded as Classical 91.7) is a public radio station serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. It broadcasts on a frequency of 91.7 Megahertz on the FM dial. The station is owned by and licensed to the University of Houston System. KUHA shares broadcast facilities with KUHF and KUHT at the Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting, located on the campus of the University of Houston.

History

On August 17, 2010, the University of Houston System announced its intent to purchase the broadcast tower, FM frequency and license of KTRU (91.7 FM) from Rice University. KUHF's 88.7 FM frequency would be converted to an all-news format (KUHF News) and the 91.7 frequency would contain classical music and fine arts programming (91.7 FM Classical), with the proposed call letters KUHA^[1] (originally announced as KUHC, but those call letters were already in use).^[2] The FCC approved the purchase and transfer of license to the University of Houston System on April 15, 2011,^[3] and KUHA began broadcasting May 16, 2011.

Programming

Unlike most other classical stations, KUHA hosts select their own playlists from KUHA's 50,000 classical music CD library, one of the largest in the world. Because of this freedom, each live classical program on the station has its own unique flavor.

KUHA is the Houston home for Public Radio International's Classical 24, specifically its Music Through the Night overnight programming. It also broadcasts other nationally distributed programs commonly heard on classical music stations, such as From the Top, Performance Today and Pipedreams (which features organ music).

KUHA is the flagship radio home of the Houston Symphony; its broadcasts are heard on Wednesday evenings when in season.

Translator

Included in the purchase of KTRU was a broadcast translator that improved reception in the area near the campus of Rice University. The translator is currently silent.

Callsign	MHz	City of license	Power (W)	Class	Additional Information
K218DA	91.5	Houston	10	D	FCC

References

1. ^ "FCC Grants Assignment of 91.7 FM License to UH System". April 15, 2011. http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2011articles/April2011/04152011FCCLicense.phphttp://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2011articles/April2011/04152011FCCLicense.php. Retrieved April 18, 2011. 
2. ^ "UH Moves to Purchase Radio Station". kuhf.org. 2010-08-17. http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1282081957. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
3. ^ FCC. "Correspondence for KTRU". http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=25488. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 

External links

• Classical 91.7 - Official Site

◦The various signal strength areas of 91.7 FM are shown on a map found here: *[1]

• FCC Grants Assignment of 91.7 FM License to UH System