It was on the air during school hours, 9 a.m. At first, KLRE was powered at only 3,600 watts on a 265 foot tower, so its coverage was limited to the city of Little Rock and adjacent communities. In February 1973, 90.5 KLRE-FM first signed on. In 1972, the Little Rock School District was planning a new vocational high school and wanted to include a small FM radio station to train students in the field of broadcasting. Like most public broadcasting operations, KUAR and KLRE rely on listener contributions for a large part of their operating budgets and several times each year hold on-air fund raisers. The stations also offers UALR students the chance to get broadcasting experience by working part-time. A full-time staff of nine people run the operation, including Interim General Manager/Program Director Nathan Vandiver, Operations Director William Wagner, News Director Michael Hibblen, and Development Director Vanessa McKuin. The two stations have studios and offices on Asher Avenue in Little Rock's University District. KLRE's transmitter is on the campus of Metropolitan High School, off Scott Hamilton Drive. KLRE is a full-time classical music station, airing syndicated classical programming from Classical 24 and NPR, along with some local hosts. KLRE-FM (90.5 MHz "Classical 90.5") is also a public radio station in Little Rock, licensed to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. KUAR's transmitter shares the tower of Channel 7 KATV, on Two Towers Road in Little Rock. Programming is simulcast on a translator station, 94.5 K233AD in Monticello. During the day, KUAR airs NPR news, talk and information programming as well as Arkansas news and culture. It is a network affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR) and is licensed to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. KUAR (89.1 MHz "FM 89") is a public radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas. ![]() KUAR and KLRE broadcasting in HD with all of the subchannels.
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