| 1965 |
Began broadcasting part-time as
KUFM, a 10-watt student training facility within the
School of Journalism at The University of Montana in
Missoula. Programming was dependent on class assignments
and the interest of students and volunteers. |
| 1972 |
New transmitter raised power to
4,000 watts. |
| 1973 |
Tower and transmitter moved to
Big Sky Mountain (Snow Bowl Peak), 11 miles north of
Missoula. Power increased to 14,500 watts. |
| 1974 |
Expansion grant from Corporation
for Public Broadcasting (CPB) helped pay for upgrade
in facilities and staff. KUFM became a National Public
Radio affiliate and began broadcasting 18 hours a day,
365 days a year. |
| 1976 |
Translator installed on Continental
Divide to bring signal to Butte. |
| 1979 |
Translator installed in Marysville
to serve Helena area. |
| 1982 |
Translator installed on Big Sky
Mountain to serve north Missoula. |
| 1984 |
KUFM's sister station, KGPR, came
into existence when a transmitter and small studio were
installed in Great Falls. |
| 1985 |
Translator installed in White Sulphur
Springs to carry the KGPR signal. |
| 1986 |
KUFM signal from Big Sky Mountain
upgraded from mono to stereo. |
| 1988 |
Translator installed on Swan Mountain
to serve the Bigfork and Swan Lake areas. |
| 1989 |
Translator installed on Big Mountain
to serve Whitefish. |
| 1990 |
Stereo signal to Great Falls, Helena,
and White Sulphur Springs upgraded to digital. |
| 1993 |
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
grant awarded to study possibility of expanding Montana
Public Radio signal. |
| 1994 |
Federal grant awarded. This paid
for 75% of the cost of a huge signal extension project.
Capital campaign undertaken to raise the 25% grant match. |
| 1999 |
Four new transmitters (Kalispell,
Hamilton, Butte and Helena) and a new translator in
Dillon were turned on as the culmination of the signal
extension project. |
