High Plains Public Radio

American public radio network

High Plains Public Radio
Programming

Headquarters	Garden City, Kansas
Branding	High Plains Public Radio
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 (1980-06-30)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.hppr.org

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.

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 one of the largest in the NPR system. It comprises mostly 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.

In March 2024, the High Plains Public Radio Network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.^[1]

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	[1]
KZNK	90.1 FM	Brewster	Kansas	C1	90,000	305.4 m (1,002 ft)	FCC	[2]
KZCK	88.1 FM	Colby	Kansas	A	2,000	109 m (358 ft)	FCC	[3]
KZNZ	91.5 FM	Elkhart	Kansas	A	250	81 m (266 ft)	FCC	[4]
KANZ	91.1 FM	Garden City	Kansas	C1	100,000	292.2 m (959 ft)	FCC	[5]
KZAN	91.7 FM	Hays	Kansas	C3	7,500	114 m (374 ft)	FCC	[6]
KZNA	90.5 FM	Hill City	Kansas	C1	100,000	201 m (659 ft)	FCC	[7]
KGUY	91.3 FM	Guymon	Oklahoma	A	800	89 m (292 ft)	FCC	[8]
KJJP	105.7 FM	Amarillo	Texas	C2	43,000	160 m (520 ft)	FCC	[9]
KTXP	91.5 FM	Bushland	Texas	A	1,000	80 m (260 ft)	FCC	[10]
KTDH	89.3 FM	Dalhart	Texas	A	500	104 m (341 ft)	FCC	[11]
KTOT	89.5 FM	Spearman	Texas	C0	100,000	325 m (1,066 ft)	FCC	[12]

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
K214AU	90.7	Sharon Springs	Kansas	D	180	46 m (151 ft)	FCC	KZCK
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

References

^ "Another major radio chain files Chapter 11 bankruptcy". TheStreet. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

External links

Official website

Radio stations in Southwest Kansas

This area includes the following cities: Dodge City

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By FM frequency

By call sign

Defunct

Nearby regions: Amarillo; West and Northwest Kansas; Wichita

See also: List of radio stations in Kansas; List of radio stations in Oklahoma

v t e NPR member stations in the state of Kansas
Kansas Public Radio stations	Emporia KANH Lawrence KANU Olsburg KANV
High Plains Public Radio stations	Brewster KZNK Colby KZCK Elkhart KZNZ Garden City KANZ Hays KZAN Hill City KZNA
Radio Kansas stations	Great Bend KHCT Hutchinson KHCC-FM Salina KHCD
Other stations	Pittsburg KRPS Wichita KMUW
See also List of NPR stations
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kansas

v t e NPR member stations in the state of Colorado
Colorado Public Radio News stations	Boulder KCFC Craig KPYR Denver KCFR-FM Grand Junction KPRN Montrose KPRH Vail KPRE
Colorado Public Radio Classical stations	Carbondale-Glenwood Springs KVOV Delta-Grand Junction-Montrose KPRU Fort Collins KVXO Lakewood-Denver KVOD Pueblo KCFP
Colorado Public Radio Indie 102.3 stations	Carbondale-Glenwood Springs KNDH Colorado Springs KEPC Greenwood Village-Denver KVOQ Vail KVQI
Colorado Public Radio KRCC stations	Colorado Springs KRCC La Junta KECC Starkville KCCS Woodland Park KWCC
KUNC stations	Estes Park KENC Greeley KUNC Minturn KVNC Steamboat Springs KRNC
Aspen Public Radio stations	Aspen KAJX Carbondale KCJX
KSUT stations	Durango KDNG Ignacio KSUT Ignacio KUTE Pagosa Springs KPGS
KVNF stations	Montrose KVMT Paonia KVNF
KCME stations	Manitou Springs-Colorado Springs KCME Salida KMPZ
Other stations	Alamosa KRZA Carbondale KDNK Cortez KSJD Crested Butte KBUT Denver KUVO Lamar KCSE Telluride KOTO Timnath-Greeley KJAC
See also List of NPR stations
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Colorado

v t e NPR member stations in the state of Oklahoma
Stations	Altus KOCU Ardmore KLCU Clinton KYCU Guymon KGUY Ketchum KOSN Lawton KCCU Norman KGOU Stillwater KOSU Tulsa KWGS Tulsa KWTU
See also: List of NPR stations See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Oklahoma

v t e NPR member stations in Texas
High Plains Public Radio stations	Amarillo KJJP Bushland KTXP Dalhart KTDH Spearman KTOT
Marfa Public Radio stations	Alpine KRTP Marathon KDKY Marfa KRTS Odessa KXWT Presidio KOJP
Red River Radio stations	Lufkin KLDN Tyler KTYK
Texas Public Radio stations	Del Rio KTPD Gonzales KCTI Ingram KTXI Llano KVHL San Antonio (KPAC KSTX) Stanton KTPR
Texas Tech Public Media stations	Lubbock KTTZ San Angelo KNCH
Other stations	Abilene KACU Amarillo KACV Austin (KUT KUTX) Beaumont KVLU College Station (KAMU-FM KEOS) Commerce KETR Corpus Christi KEDT-FM Dallas (KERA KKXT) El Paso KTEP Houston KUHF Prairie View KPVU Stephenville KTRL Texarkana KTXK Tyler KVUT Victoria KVRT Waco KWBU-FM Wichita Falls KMCU
See also List of NPR stations
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas

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