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KEXP-FM

KEXP-FM
On an orange background, four black bars of different heights above the black letters KEXP in a bold sans serif
Broadcast areaSeattle metropolitan area
Frequency90.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKEXP
Programming
FormatAlternative/indie/eclectic
AffiliationsNPR (music licensing)
Ownership
OwnerFriends of KEXP
History
First air date
May 10, 1972 (1972-05-10)[1]
Former call signs
KCMU (1972–2001)
Former frequencies
90.5 MHz (1972–1987)
Call sign meaning
Experience Music Project, the original name of the Museum of Pop Culture
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68668
ClassC3
ERP4,700 watts
HAAT211 meters (692 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°36′57.4″N 122°18′32.5″W / 47.615944°N 122.309028°W / 47.615944; -122.309028
Repeater(s)92.7 KEXC (Alameda, CA)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekexp.org

KEXP-FM (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys for the Seattle metropolitan area.[3] KEXP's studios are located at Seattle Center, while the transmitter is in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The station is operated by the non-profit entity Friends of KEXP, an affiliate of the University of Washington (UW).[4] Since March 19, 2024, KEXP-FM's programming has been rebroadcast over Alameda, California–licensed KEXC, which serves the San Francisco Bay Area.

In addition to the daily variety mix shows, KEXP hosts weekly programs dedicated to other musical genres, such as hip hop, Afrobeat, punk, ambient, alternative country, Latin music, and world music.[5] The station also regularly hosts live, in-studio performances by artists. Alongside its analog transmitters serving Seattle and San Francisco, the station offers an online live stream, a real-time playlist with DJ notes, and an actively-maintained YouTube channel.[6]

Founded in 1972 as KCMU, the student-run station of the University of Washington, KEXP gained recognition for its influence on the regional music scene. It was the first station to air grunge bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden in the late 1980s. After partnering with the Experience Music Project, now the Museum of Pop Culture, in 2001, the station began to grow into one with an international listener base thanks to an early investment in internet streaming and its website. In 2014, the university transferred the FCC license of KEXP-FM to Friends of KEXP in exchange for on-air underwriting spots, granting the station independence in management and programming decisions.[7]

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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KEXP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "About KEXP". kexp.org. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "FM Station KEXP-FM". FCC Public Inspection Files. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Shows". KEXP. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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