Key:

• E- Euphony: Sound of call letters, perhaps spelling a word
• F- Frequency: Call letters related in some way to dial position
• O- Ownership Related: Initials or name of [original] licensee
• L- Location Related: Pertaining to geographic feature, region or city
• S- Slogan: Promotional phrase, often reflecting licensee

KOTZ-AM (Kotzebue, AK):

• Channel/Frequency -- 720
• Licensee Name: Kotzebue Broadcasting, Inc
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: KOTZebue [L]

KPAC-FM (San Antonio, TX):

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.3
• Licensee Name: Texas Public Radio
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: unknown

KPBS-FM (San Diego, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 15
• Licensee Name: San Diego University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: letters were granted in 1967 as a reflection of the newly forming Public Broadcasting Service [S]

KPBX-FM (Spokane, WA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.1
• Licensee Name: Spokane Public Radio
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: unknown

KPCC-FM (Pasadena, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.3
• Licensee Name: Pasadena Area Community College District
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Pasadena Area Community College [O]

KPCW-FM (Park City, UT):

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.3
• Licensee Name: Community Wireless of Park City, Inc
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Park City [L]

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KPFA-FM (Berkeley, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 94.1
• Licensee Name: Pacifica Foundation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: PaciFicA Foundation [O]

KPFK-FM (Los Angeles, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 90.7
• Licensee Name: Pacifica Foundation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: PaciFicA Foundation [O]

KPFT-FM (Houston, TX):

• Channel/Frequency -- 90.1
• Licensee Name: Pacifica Foundation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: PaciFicA Foundation - Texas [O]

KPLU-FM (Tacoma, WA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.5
• Licensee Name: Pacific Lutheran University, Inc.
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Pacific Lutheran University [O]

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KPNE-FM/TV (North Platte, NE):

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.7/9
• Licensee Name: Nebraska Educational Television Commission
• Licensee Type: State
• Meaning of Call Letters: Platte, NEbraska [L]

KPPR-FM (Williston, ND):

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.5
• Licensee Name: Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Prairie Public Radio [O]

KPRE-FM (Vail, CO):

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.9
• Licensee Name: Public Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: no meaning

KPRG-FM (Mangilao, GU):

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.3
• Licensee Name: Guam Educational Radio Foundation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Public Radio for Guam [S]

KPRH-FM (Montrose, CO)

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.3
• Licensee Name: Public Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: no meaning

KPRJ-FM (Jamestown, ND):

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.5
• Licensee Name: Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Public Radio - Jamestown [L]

KPRN-FM (Grand Junction, CO):

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.5
• Licensee Name: Public Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: no meaning

KPRU-FM (Delta, CO):

• Channel/Frequency -- 103.3
• Licensee Name: Public Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: no meaning

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KPRX-FM (Bakersfield, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.1
• Licensee Name: White Ash Broadcasting, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: meaning unknown

KPSC-FM (Palm Springs, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.5
• Licensee Name: University of Southern California
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Palm Springs, California [L]

KPSD-FM/TV (Faith, SD):

• Channel/Frequency -- 97.1
• Licensee Name: South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications
• Licensee Type: State
• Meaning of Call Letters: P - no meaning, South Dakota [L]

KPTS-TV (Wichita-Hutchinson, KS):

• Channel/Frequency -- 8
• Licensee Name: Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc. [O]

KPUB-FM (Prescott, AZ):

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.3
• Licensee Name: Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: PUBlic radio

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KPVU-FM (Prairie View, TX):

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.3
• Licensee Name: Prairie View A&M University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Prairie View A&M University [O]

KQED-FM/TV/DT (San Francisco, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.5/9/30
• Licensee Name: KQED, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Quod Erat Demonstrandum [S]

KQSC-FM (Santa Barbara, CA)

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.7
• Licensee Name: University of Southern California
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters:  Unknown

KQSD-FM/TV (Lowry, SD):

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.9/11
• Licensee Name: South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications
• Licensee Type: State
• Meaning of Call Letters: Q - no meaning, South Dakota [L]

KQWS-FM (Omak, WA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 90.1
• Licensee Name: Washington State University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Q - unknown; Washington State

KRBD-FM (Ketchikan, AK):

• Channel/Frequency -- 103.5
• Licensee Name: Rainbird Community Broadcasting Corporation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: RainBirD Community Broadcasting Corporation [O]

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KRBM-FM (Pendleton, OR):

• Channel/Frequency -- 90.9
• Licensee Name: Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: meaning unknown

KRCB-FM/TV (Rohnert Park, CA):

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.1/22
• Licensee Name: Rural California Broadcasting Corporation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Rural California Broadcasting [S]

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