KCUW-LP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KCUW-LP
| logo =
| city = Pendleton, Oregon
| area =
| branding =
| frequency = 104.1 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| repeater =
| airdate = February 2, 2004
| format = Ethnic Native American
| erp = 100 watts
| haat = {{convert|-76.1|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = L1
| facility_id = 134558
| coordinates = {{Coord|45|39|51|N|118|41|09|W|region:US-OR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla
| former_callsigns = KUIR-LP (2003–2003)
| owner = Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.kcuwradio.org kcuwradio.org]
| affiliations =
| 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KCUW-LP |title=KCUW-LP Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2009-09-07}}
The station carries local programming aimed at the local Native American population.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WlFKAQAAMAAJ&dq=kcuw-lp&pg=PA121|title=H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM)|work=United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet|date=June 11, 2009|publisher=United States Government Publishing Office|page=121}}
This includes a program known as Wisdom of the Elders.{{cite web|url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn93050714/2005-12-01/ed-1/seq-19|title=Wisdom of the Elders Radio: Series Three|work=Smoke Signals|date=December 1, 2005|author=Ron Karten|page=19|publisher=Grand Ronde Tribe}}
The station is managed by members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.{{cite web|url=https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/crane-joins-kcuw-as-operations-manager/article_8bf28f50-8a50-11ed-90a1-afab711b4c11.html|work=The Oregonian|date=January 1, 2023|title=Crane joins KCUW as operations manager}}
History
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{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=134558&Callsign=KCUW-LP |title=KCUW-LP Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2009-09-07}}
{{cite web
| url = http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1304282
| title = KCUW-LP(FM) 104.3 MHz Pendleton, Oregon
| website = www.fccinfo.com
| publisher = Cavell Mertz & Associates, Inc.
| location = Manassas, Virginia
| accessdate = April 7, 2018
{{cite web
| url = http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1304282
| title = Application Search Details: KCUW-LP(FM) Pendleton, Oregon
| website = licensing.fcc.gov
| publisher = FCC
| accessdate = April 7, 2018
}}{{open access}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/09/19/number-of-u-s-low-power-fm-radio-stations-has-nearly-doubled-since-2014|title=Number of U.S. low-power FM radio stations has nearly doubled since 2014|author=Nancy Vogt|date=September 19, 2016|work=Pew Research Center}}
It is one of many stations in United States carrying programming of its type.{{cite web|url=https://current.org/wp-content/uploads/archive-site/minority/minority0408nativestations.shtml|work=Current|title=Elements of a Native public radio system|date=May 13, 2004|author=Bruce Theriault, Felice Tilin}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=778326|title= New 105.9 FM Pendleton, OR|work=FCCData.org}} The station is also hoping to add online streaming.{{cite web|url=https://cuj.ctuir.org/2024/02/kcuw-celebrates-20-years-all-year|title=KCUW celebrates 20 years, all year|author=Chris Aadland|date=February 2, 2024|work=Confederated Umatilla Journal}}
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