| KCUW-LP | |
| City: | Pendleton, Oregon |
| Airdate: | February 2, 2004 |
| Format: | Ethnic Native American |
| Erp: | 100 watts |
| Haat: | -76.1m (-249.7feet) |
| Class: | L1 |
| Facility Id: | 134558 |
| Callsign Meaning: | Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla |
| Former Callsigns: | KUIR-LP (2003–2003) |
| Owner: | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation |
| Website: | kcuwradio.org |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KCUW-LP (104.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.[1]
The station carries local programming aimed at the local Native American population. [2]
This includes a program known as Wisdom of the Elders.[3] The station is managed by members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.[4]
The station was assigned the call letters KUIR-LP on February 11, 2003. On October 15, 2003, the station changed its call sign to the current KCUW-LP. The station has changed frequency three times within the last 20 years. At sign on, it was on 101.1, switching to 104.3, and finally 104.1[5] [6] [7] The station was one of over a thousand new LPFM stations to sign on between 2003 and 2014. The station is known for carrying a mix of music and traditional storytelling with talk programming on topics such as gang awareness and breast cancer.[8] It is one of many stations in United States carrying programming of its type. [9] KCUW celebrated its 20th year of broadcasting in 2024. The station started in a small facility, but now has studios in a public service facility. There are plans to move the transmitter to another side of Pendleton, improving the station's range. The tribe is applying for another LPFM, which would simulcast KCUW.[10] The station is also hoping to add online streaming.[11]