KUOW-FM 94.9 is a National Public Radio affiliate radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is the second-most listened-to radio station in the Seattle/Tacoma media market and the most listened-to news radio station in the state. It is a service of the University of Washington.
KUOW's site states its mission as, "to create and serve an informed public, one challenged and invigorated by an understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultur...
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KUOW-FM 94.9 is a National Public Radio affiliate radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is the second-most listened-to radio station in the Seattle/Tacoma media market and the most listened-to news radio station in the state. It is a service of the University of Washington.
KUOW's site states its mission as, "to create and serve an informed public, one challenged and invigorated by an understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures."
The station was founded in 1952 as a commercial radio station owned by Fisher Broadcasting. In 1964, not seeing the commercial viability of FM broadcasting, Fisher donated the 94.9 frequency to UW. It is one of the few public radio (or any non-commercial educational) stations on a commercial frequency outside of the reserved band. For years, it served as a training ground for UW students to learn about broadcasting. Programming consisted of classical music, classroom lectures, local news, and Washington Huskies sports.
In the 1960s,...
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