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| Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex -Tyler -Sherman -Wichita Falls |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.1MHz |
| Branding | KERA |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio -News - Talk |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange American Public Media BBC World Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | North Texas Public Broadcasting |
| KERA-TV,KKXT,WRR | |
| History | |
First air date | July 11, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-07-11) |
Former call signs | KZAG (1973–1974 - construction permit) |
Call sign meaning | A newERA in broadcasting |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 49323 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 30,000watts |
| HAAT | 572 meters (1,876 ft) |
| Translator(s) | See § Translator |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kera.org/radio |
KERA (90.1MHz) is anon-commercial, listener-supportedpublic radiostation inDallas, Texas.[2] It is amember ofNational Public Radio (NPR). KERA 90.1 FM,KKXT 91.7 FM andKERA-TV 13, aPBSaffiliate, are owned by North Texas Public Broadcasting, with studios on Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas.
KERA is aClass C0 station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 30,000watts.[3] Thetransmitter is on Plateau Drive inCedar Hill, co-located withtowers for other Dallas-area FM and TV stations.[4] KERA is also heard on threeFM translators servingTyler (100.1 FM),Wichita Falls (88.3 FM) and theSherman/Denison area (99.3 FM).
KERA has a news and informationformat that includes reports from the KERA newsroom and the weekday hour-long programThink. KERA also carriesTexas Standard, a weekday program from the state capital inAustin. The rest of the weekday schedule comes from NPR and other public radio networks:Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Here and Now,Fresh Air,On Point andMarketplace. TheBBC World Service runs all night.
On weekends, KERA features hour-long specialty shows from NPR and other public radio networks:Planet Money,Radiolab,Snap Judgment,This American Life,Travel with Rick Steves,The Moth Radio Hour,Latino USA,Hidden Brain,The TED Radio Hour,Freakonomics Radio,Code Switch,Left, Right and Center andWait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
KERA's on-air staff includesMorning Edition host Sam Baker,All Things Considered host Justin Martin, and reporters Stella Chavez, Christopher Connelly, Lauren Silverman, Jerome Weeks and Bill Zeeble. KERA News Digital Storytelling projects provide an in-depth look at the people of Texas — the crises they endure, the issues they overcome and the triumphs they achieve.
The KERA productionThink, hosted by Krys Boyd, features guests, authors and political leaders who discuss topics in the news. Call-in comments and texted questions are also encouraged. The show's host and crew have traveled toWashington, D.C., yearly since 2015 to broadcast live from NPR headquarters. Notable guests duringThink in D.C. have included professorMichael Eric Dyson andU.S. SenatorsTed Cruz andJohn Cornyn.[5]
Think issydicated to other public radio stations in Texas, Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington State.[6]
In 1960, public television stationKERA-TV was launched. Channel 13 had already been set aside by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) for non-commercial broadcasting in Dallas. Thecall sign is said to represent a "newera in broadcasting." TheDallas Independent School District joined with the Area Educational Television Foundation to start the TV station. This group evolved into North Texas Public Broadcasting.
In the early 1970s, the organization applied for aconstruction permit to start a non-commercial FM station. It was given a call sign of KZAG but it took the television station's call letters by the time it debuted. KERAsigned on the air on July 11, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-07-11).[7] In its early years, it playedclassical music with news and discussion shows. It became a member station of NPR and began adding the network's programs to its schedule. The station later expanded its reach into other North Texas communities using rebroadcasters: Wichita Falls (88.3), Tyler (100.1), and Sherman (99.3).
In the 1990s, KERA scaled back its music programs. It switched to an all news and information format in 2000. In 2014, KERA expanded its news department, leading to increased local reporting. Since this expansion, hundreds of KERA stories have been broadcast nationally and internationally by NPR, PRI and the BBC.
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Prior to the launch of KKXT 91.7 FM, KERA aired a locally produced Sunday evening music program,90.1 at Night, hosted by Paul Slavens. The program was moved KKXT and was renamedThe Paul Slavens Show. KERA was rebroadcast on thepublic, educational, and government access (PEG)cable TV channel,Irving Community Television Network during its off-air times prior to 2009.
From 2012 until April 2018, KERA has enjoyed a news partnership withNBC-owned television stationKXAS Channel 5 inFort Worth. This was a part of a larger partnership effort between all NBCowned-and-operated stations and nonprofit news organizations in their communities, a byproduct of theComcast-NBCUniversal merger which took place in 2011. The content has since then moved toAudacy-owned news stationKRLD 1080 AM.
North Texas Public Broadcasting is anon-profit corporation registered in the state ofTexas. While there iscross-promotion between the group's stations, KERA, KKXT, WRR and KERA-TV operate their ownpledge drives.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K261CW | 100.1 FM | Tyler, Texas | 26620 | 250 | 96.1 m (315 ft) | D | LMS | First airdate: April 19, 1993 (as 99.1 K256AB) |
| K202DR | 88.3 FM | Wichita Falls, Texas | 49329 | 250 | 84.4 m (277 ft) | D | LMS | First airdate: January 16, 1998 (as 88.7 K204CB) |
| K257EV | 99.3 FM | Sherman, Texas | 144426 | 170 | 94.2 m (309 ft) | D | LMS | First airdate: June 26, 2007 |
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