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KEXP
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KEXP (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in indie music programmed by its disc jockeys. KEXP's studios are located at the Seattle Center. The transmitter is located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The station is operated by the non-profit entity Friends of KEXP, an affiliate of the University of Washington. Since March 19, 2024, KEXP-FM's programming has been rebroadcast over Alameda, California–licensed KEXC, which serves the San Francisco Bay Area.
Key facts
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- 90.5 MHz (1972–1987)
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- Friends of KEXP
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- NPR (music licensing)
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- Radio station <! Name should not be changed as the correct call sign is needed for various parameters. >.logo_alt
- Four black bars of different heights above the black letters KEXP in a bold sans serif
- Radio station <! Name should not be changed as the correct call sign is needed for various parameters. >.city
- Seattle, Washington
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- US
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- KEXP
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- Seattle metropolitan area
- Radio station <! Name should not be changed as the correct call sign is needed for various parameters. >.format
- Eclectic, indie music
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- FCC
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- 4,700 watts
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- C3
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- 68668
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- Experience Music Project, the original name of the Museum of Pop Culture
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- KCMU (1972–2001)
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- KEXP-FM
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.kexp.org
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- Commons category
- KEXP-FM
- inception
- 1972-00-00
- frequency
- 90.3
- streaming media URL
- live-aacplus-64.kexp.org/kexp64.aac
- social media followers
- 3490000
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years as KCMU (1971–1985)
- Championing the "Seattle sound" (1985–1992)
- Strife and change in the '90s (1992–2001)
- Expansion as KEXP and Experience Music Project affiliation (2001–2011)
- Joint venture with WNYE New York
- Move to the Seattle Center (2011–2020)
- Programming during and after the COVID-19 lockdown (2020–present)
- Expansion to San Francisco
- Programming
- Gathering Space
- Notes
- References
- External links
KEXP (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in indie music programmed by its disc jockeys. KEXP's studios are located at the Seattle Center. The transmitter is located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The station is operated by the non-profit entity Friends of KEXP, an affiliate of the University of Washington. Since March 19, 2024, KEXP-FM's programming has been rebroadcast over Alameda, California–licensed KEXC, which serves the San Francisco Bay Area.
As well as daily variety mix shows featuring mostly alternative rock music, KEXP hosts weekly programs dedicated to other musical genres, such as hip hop, Afrobeat, punk, ambient, alternative country, Latin music, and world music. The station also regularly hosts live, in-studio performances by artists. Alongside its analog transmitters serving Seattle and San Francisco, the station offers an online live stream, a real-time playlist with DJ notes, and an actively maintained YouTube channel.
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