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.
| Headquarters | 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 | |
| Launch date | June 30, 1980 |
| 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 | State | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
FCC info | Broadcast area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCSE | 90.7 FM | Lamar | Colorado | A | 4,000 | 113 m (371 ft) | FCC | |
| KZNK | 90.1 FM | Brewster | Kansas | C1 | 90,000 | 305.4 m (1,002 ft) | FCC | |
| KZCK | 88.1 FM | Colby | Kansas | A | 2,000 | 109 m (358 ft) | FCC | |
| KZNZ | 91.5 FM | Elkhart | Kansas | A | 250 | 81 m (266 ft) | FCC | |
| KANZ | 91.1 FM | Garden City | Kansas | C1 | 100,000 | 292.2 m (959 ft) | FCC | |
| KZAN | 91.7 FM | Hays | Kansas | C3 | 7,500 | 114 m (374 ft) | FCC | |
| KZNA | 90.5 FM | Hill City | Kansas | C1 | 100,000 | 201 m (659 ft) | FCC | |
| KGUY | 91.3 FM | Guymon | Oklahoma | A | 800 | 89 m (292 ft) | FCC | |
| KJJP | 105.7 FM | Amarillo | Texas | C2 | 43,000 | 160 m (520 ft) | FCC | |
| KTXP | 91.5 FM | Bushland | Texas | A | 1,000 | 80 m (260 ft) | FCC | |
| KTDH | 89.3 FM | Dalhart | Texas | A | 500 | 104 m (341 ft) | FCC | |
| KTOT | 89.5 FM | Spearman | Texas | C0 | 100,000 | 325 m (1,066 ft) | FCC |
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 | State | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
FCC info | Rebroadcasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K222BJ | 92.3 | Ashland | Kansas | D | 250 | 85.7 m (281 ft) | FCC | KANZ |
| K237CN | 95.3 | Atwood | Kansas | D | 250 | 60 m (200 ft) | FCC | KZNK |
| K242AK | 96.3 | Liberal | Kansas | D | 250 | 72.7 m (239 ft) | FCC | KANZ |
| K242AP | 96.3 | St. Francis | Kansas | D | 92 | 123 m (404 ft) | FCC | KZNK |
| K208CL | 89.5 | Tribune | Kansas | D | 250 | 60.2 m (198 ft) | FCC | KANZ |
| K235AL | 94.9 | Amarillo | Texas | D | 62 | 157 m (515 ft) | FCC | KTXP |