KVRU-LP

{{short description|Low-power radio station in southeast Seattle, Washington}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| logo =

| name = KVRU-LP

| frequency = 105.7 MHz

| city = Seattle, Washington

| area = Seattle, Washington

| format = News radio

| owner = Southeast Effective Development

| erp = 100 watts

| haat = -1.69 meters

| branding =

| class = L1

| website = {{URL|http://kvru.org/|kvru.org}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KVRU-LP (105.7 FM) is a low-power local radio station in southeast Seattle, Washington. The station was formerly named Rainier Valley Radio after the Rainier Valley area, where it broadcasts. It is owned by Southeast Effective Development (SEED), a non-profit economic development agency serving southeastern Seattle, which raised $400,000 to fund the station.{{cite news |last=Herz |first=Ansel |date=August 21, 2015 |title=Seattle to Get Seven New "Hyperlocal" Low-Power Radio Stations |url=http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/08/21/22737096/seattle-to-get-seven-new-hyperlocal-low-power-radio-stations |work=The Stranger |accessdate=October 20, 2017}} The station broadcasts from studios in the Rainier Square Plaza housing development. KVRU began broadcasting online in 2015 and launched on the FM frequency in September 2017.{{cite news |last=Swaby |first=Natalie |date=October 7, 2016 |title=Radio station celebrates Rainier Valley's diverse culture |url=http://www.king5.com/news/local/radio-station-celebrates-rainier-valleys-diverse-culture/330605917 |publisher=KING 5 News |accessdate=October 20, 2017}}{{cite news |last=Ly |first=Yemas |date=August 28, 2017 |title=New local Rainier Valley radio station to hit airwaves in September |url=http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2017/08/28/new-local-rainier-valley-radio-station-air-september/68269 |work=The Seattle Globalist |accessdate=October 20, 2017}}

The station serves the Rainier Valley neighborhood of Seattle, along with portions of Mount Baker, Georgetown, and Mercer Island. Currently, it is managed by a community organizer named Luzviminda Uzuri Carpenter also known as Lulu Carpenter. She is a local producer, educator, and artist.{{cite news |last=Land |first=Ted |date=March 4, 2015 |title=New community radio stations about to hit airwaves |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/03/05/new-community-radio-stations-about-to-hit-airwaves/24418449/ |publisher=KING 5 News |via=Desert Sun |accessdate=October 20, 2017}}