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{{Short description|College radio station of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KUOM
| city = [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| image = Falcon Heights transmitter.jpg
| caption = KUOM AM tower with the antenna for 100.7 FM (and [[KBEM-FM]])
| logo = Radio K Logo (KUOM).jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_caption = Radio K - Real College Radio
| country = US
| area = [[Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota|Twin Cities]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|770|[[kHz]]}}
| branding = Radio K - Real College Radio
| format = [[College radio]]
| affiliations = [[AMPERS]]
| owner = [[University of Minnesota]]
| licensee = [[University of Minnesota system|Regents of the University of Minnesota]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1922|1|13}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WLB (1922–27)|WLB-WGMS (1927–33)|WLB (1933–45)}}
| callsign_meaning = University of Minnesota
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 69337
| class = D
| power = 5,000 watts (daytime)
| coordinates = {{Coord|44|59|54|N|93|11|18|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| translators = ''See {{section link||FM signals}}''
| repeaters = ''See {{section link||FM signals}}''
| webcast = {{Listen live|url=https://radiok.broadcasttool.stream/play_256}}
| website = {{URL|radiok.org}}
}}

'''KUOM''' (770 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) – branded ''Radio K - Real College Radio'' – is a [[Clear-channel station#Daytimers|daytime-only]], [[non-commercial educational|non-commercial]], [[college radio|college]] [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. Owned by the [[University of Minnesota, Twin Cities]], the station is operated by students and faculty.  It mainly airs [[alternative rock]] with other genres of music.  The studios are in [[Rarig Center]] on the University of Minnesota campus.

KUOM is a member of [[AMPERS]], the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ampers.org/about-ampers/stations-and-coverage-map/|title=Stations and Coverage Map|website=ampers.org|access-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> It receives funding from a number of sources, including donations from listeners. Approximately 40% of the station's funding comes from listener support, while the rest is provided by the state and federal governments, along with the University of Minnesota.

KUOM's AM signal operates at 5,000 watts with a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional antenna]].  Its [[transmitter]] [[radio masts and towers|tower]] is on the [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] - [[Falcon Heights, Minnesota|Falcon Heights]] campus. Due to its low frequency of 770&nbsp;kHz, combined with the region's excellent soil conductivity,<ref>[https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/m3-ground-conductivity-map "Map of Effective Ground Conductivity in the United States for AM Broadcast Stations"] (FCC.gov)</ref> the station's AM coverage is comparable to that of a full-power FM station. Its signal can be heard throughout the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]] area, with grade B coverage as far as [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]] and [[Mankato]]. However, the AM operation is licensed to broadcast only during daylight hours to avoid interfering with [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] [[WABC (AM)|WABC]] in New York City at night. Therefore, its hours of operation vary from month to month, reflecting local sunrise and sunset times.  [[Sign off]], for example, ranges from 4:30&nbsp;p.m. in winter to 9:00&nbsp;p.m. in summer. KUOM extends its reach, and adds nighttime service, with two [[broadcast relay station|FM translator]]s and one limited-reach FM station that allow KUOM's programming to be heard 24 hours a day. KUOM is also available online.

==Programming==
Programs include a wide variety of [[indie rock|Independent]] and [[alternative rock|Alternative]] music, and feature specialty shows dedicated to [[heavy metal music|Metal]], [[Hip hop music|Hip Hop]], [[Jazz]], [[R&B]], [[electronic music|Electronic]], [[punk rock|Punk]], [[folk music|Folk]], and [[World Music]]. The station specializes in promoting local musicians and produces local shows, including the award-winning ''Off The Record''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/best-of/2011/arts-and-entertainment/best-local-music-broadcast-7364918|title=Best Local Music Broadcast: Radio K's Off the Record|website=citypages.com|publisher=City Pages Best of the Twin Cities 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/best-of/2012/arts-and-entertainment/best-local-music-broadcast-7365154|title=Best Local Music Broadcast: Radio K's Off the Record|website=citypages.com|publisher=City Pages Best of the Twin Cities 2012}}</ref> Music submissions are filtered through a large group of volunteer reviewers and DJs.

A news program called ''Access Minnesota'' began in 2004.  It is carried on several dozen radio stations across the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessminnesotaonline.com/|title=Access Minnesota|website=accessminnesotaonline.com|access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref> Focusing on politics and the media, the program is produced by Radio K and the Minnesota Broadcasters Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.minnesotabroadcasters.com/|title=Welcome|website=Minnesota Broadcasters Association|access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

The station's programming has been recognized as the "best radio station of the Twin Cities" in 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/best-of/2010/arts-and-entertainment/best-radio-station-7364597|title=Best Radio Station: Radio K (104.5 FM, 100.7 FM, 106.5 FM, 770 AM)|website=citypages.com|publisher=City Pages Best of the Twin Cities 2010}}</ref> 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/best-of/2013/arts-and-entertainment/radio-k-7365452|title=Best Radio Station: Radio K|website=citypages.com|publisher=City Pages Best of the Twin Cities 2013}}</ref> and 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/best-of/2015/arts-and-entertainment/radio-k-7366081|title=Best Radio Station: Radio K|website=citypages.com|publisher=City Pages Best of the Twin Cities 2015}}</ref> by ''[[City Pages]]'' editors. ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' founder Ryan Schreiber also commonly cites the station's influence as having been an integral factor in his decision to start an online publication dedicated to the coverage of independent music.

==History==
The university traces its radio activities back more than 100 years, starting with experimental work in 1912, followed by radiotelegraph broadcasts begun in 1920, and radiotelephone broadcasts of market reports inaugurated in February 1921. KUOM's first license as a broadcasting station, originally WLB, was granted on January 13, 1922. This was Minnesota's first broadcasting station, making KUOM one of [[List of oldest radio stations|the oldest surviving radio stations]] in North America.

===WX2 and 9XI===
Originally called "wireless [[telegraphy]]," radio experimentation at the University of Minnesota began in 1912, conducted by Professor Franklin Springer, using [[spark-gap transmitter|spark transmitters]] that could only send the dots-and-dashes of [[Morse code]].<ref>[https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/01/radio-history/#.V3wrOuVnGSo "Radio history at the U of M"] by Rebecca Toov, January 13, 2016 (continuum.umn.edu)</ref> In January 1916, it was reported that as a "first in the northwest," the College of Engineering was planning to transmit the progress of that night's basketball game between the University of Minnesota and the visiting [[University of Iowa]] team.<ref>"Wireless to Flash Minnesota-Iowa Basketball Score", ''Minneapolis Tribune'', January 21, 1916, page 13.</ref>

In late 1919, following the end of [[World War I]], the university was authorized to establish a "War Department Training and Rehabilitation School" station, with the [[call sign]] WX2.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435066705641&view=1up&seq=123 "New Stations: War Department Training and Rehabilitation Schools"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', December 1, 1919, page 5.</ref>  This was followed in early 1920 by the issuance of an experimental radio license, with the call sign 9XI.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435066705641&view=1up&seq=163 "New Stations: Special Land Stations"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', April 1, 1920, page 5. The "9" in 9XI's call sign indicated that the station was located in the ninth Radio Inspection district, while the "X" signified that the station was operating under an Experimental license.</ref><ref>The same equipment was used for both station operations. A photograph of the 9XI-WX2 transmitting equipment is included at the [http://www.continuum.umn.edu/2016/01/radio-history/#.V3wrOuVnGSo "Radio history at the U of M"] webpage.</ref> These operations were under the oversight of electrical engineering professor C. M. Jansky Jr., the older brother of [[Karl Jansky]].<ref>C. M. Jansky had previously been at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he had worked at its experimental station [[WHA (AM)|9XM]].</ref>

In 1920 a one-kilowatt spark transmitter was installed. In addition to communicating with amateur and other university stations, 9XI, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, transmitted market and weather reports by radiotelegraph.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.180163/2015.180163.Radio-Education-Pioneering-In-The-Mid-West-Viii/page/n78/mode/1up ''Radio Education Pioneering in the Mid-west''] by Albert A. Reed, 1942, page 74.</ref> The development of [[vacuum-tube|vacuum tube]] transmitters, capable of audio transmissions, would lead to further advances, and over time 9XI began including broadcasts for general audiences. On February 2, 1921, the station inaugurated audio transmissions, as part of its nightly 8:30&nbsp;p.m. broadcasts of market reports.<ref>"'U' Wireless Station Has Market Service", ''Minneapolis Tribune'', February 6, 1921, page 35.</ref> In the fall of 1921, the station gave "a running account of a Minnesota football game through notes brought to the station's studios by a relay of students from the sidelines at the field."<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015003843847&view=1up&seq=129 ''The First Quarter-century of American Broadcasting''] by E. P. J. Shurick, 1946, page 115.</ref> December saw the beginning of a daily noon broadcast of livestock prices.<ref>"Live Stock Prices by Wireless at 'U'", ''Minneapolis Tribune'', December 4, 1921, page 1.</ref> These transmissions initially originated from the electrical engineering building on the Minneapolis campus, where a transmitter was installed on the roof.

===WLB / KUOM===
Initially there were no formal standards for radio stations making broadcasts intended for the general public. However, effective December 1, 1921, the [[United States Department of Commerce]], which supervised radio at this time, issued a regulation requiring that stations making broadcasts intended for the general public now had to operate under a "Limited Commercial" license."<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435066705633&view=1up&seq=200 "Amendments to Regulations"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', January 3, 1922, page 10.</ref> On January 13, 1922 the university was issued its new license, which was given the randomly assigned call letters WLB, and authorized the use of both broadcasting wavelengths: 360 meters (833&nbsp;kHz) for "entertainment", and 485 meters (619&nbsp;kHz) for "market and weather reports". This was the first broadcasting station license issued in the state of Minnesota. [[WHA (AM)|WHA]], operated by the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], was issued its first license on the same day, making WLB and WHA the first two broadcasting licenses issued to educational institutions, and early examples of [[campus radio|college radio]] stations.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435066705633&view=1up&seq=212 "New Stations: Commercial Land Stations"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', February 1, 1922, page 2. At this time there was no differentiation between commercial and non-commercial broadcasting stations. The licenses were not time-stamped, however WLB's Limited Commercial license serial number was #275, and WHA's was #276.</ref>  Other Midwestern universities also doing early telegraph and radio experiments include the [[University of Iowa]]'s [[WSUI]] and [[Iowa State University]]'s [[WOI (AM)|WOI]], both started in 1911, and [[St. Louis University]]'s [[WEW]] in 1912.  WHA began its experiments in 1915.

In February 1922, when a heavy snowstorm knocked out [[newswire]] services in the region, the ''[[Minneapolis Tribune]]'' asked the station's operators to help retrieve the day's news through a roundabout series of [[amateur radio]] relays.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015064558433&view=1up&seq=239|title=The Book of Radio|date=1922 |author= Charles William Taussig|access-date=March 4, 2018|pages=199–201}}</ref>

Beginning in 1927<ref>[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=79534 FCC History Cards: KUOM (image #2)], "Broadcasting Station License Record: Card #1".</ref> the station operated with a secondary call sign of "WGMS", for "Gold Medal (Flour) Station",<ref>[https://earlyradiohistory.us/requested.htm Requested Broadcast Calls of the 1920s] by Jeff Miller</ref> which was used when station [[WCCO (AM)|WCCO]] employed WLB's transmitter. (At the time, WCCO was also using its own facilities at 720&nbsp;kHz, 740&nbsp;kHz and 810&nbsp;kHz.)<ref>[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=51056 FCC History Cards: WCCO (image #3)], "Construction Permit and License Record" (back of "Broadcasting Station License Record: Card #1")</ref><ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Logbooks/Archive-Whites/Whites%20Vol%207%20No%203%201930%20Fall.pdf#page=4 "United States Broadcasting Stations"], ''White's Radio Log'', Fall and Winter Issue, 1930, page 3.</ref> On May 15, 1933, after the [[Federal Radio Commission]] (FRC) requested that stations using only one of their assigned call letters drop those that were no longer in regular use, WGMS was eliminated and the station reverted to just WLB.<ref>[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1933-06-25/ed-1/seq-44/ "Double Call Letters Are Being Eliminated"], ''Washington (D.C.) Evening Star'', June 25, 1933, Part 4, page 6.</ref>

On November 11, 1928, a major reassignment of station transmitting frequencies took place, under the provisions of the [[Federal Radio Commission]]'s [[General Order 40]]. WLB began operating on 1250&nbsp;kHz, but a shortage of available assignments meant it had to share this frequency with three other stations: [[St. Olaf College]]'s [[WCAL (Minnesota)|WCAL]] in [[Northfield, Minnesota]]; Carlton College's KFMX; and the Rosedale Hospital's WRHM, which in 1934 changed its callsign to WTCN (now [[WWTC]]). WLB, WCAL and KFMX were operated by educational institutions, while WTCN was a commercial station which aggressively sought to expand its operating hours at the expense of the other three stations.<ref>"University of Minnesota", ''Education's Own Stations'' by S. E. Frost, Jr., pp. 215–218.</ref>

KFMX surrendered its license in 1933, which reduced the number of stations sharing time. WLB's facilities were moved to [[University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District#Eddy Hall, 1886|Eddy Hall]] in 1936. In 1938 WLB and WCAL made peace with WTCN by agreeing to move to 760&nbsp;kHz, where the stations were restricted to daytime-only transmissions, with WLB to receive {{frac|2|3}}rds of the available hours.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/broadcastingbroa14unse/page/n1209/mode/1up "WTCN Goes Full Time: College Stations Improve"], ''Broadcasting'', May 15, 1938, page 36.</ref> In 1941, as part of the frequency shifts resulting from implementation of the [[North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement]], WLB and WCAL moved from 760 to 770&nbsp;kHz. In 1991, The University of Minnesota made an agreement with St. Olaf in which WCAL was provided land for an improved FM tower near [[Rosemount, Minnesota]] in exchange for fulltime use of the AM frequency.

WLB's programming was expanded to include lectures, concerts, and football games. In the 1930s and 1940s, the station broadcast a considerable amount of educational material and was used for [[distance learning]]&mdash;a practice that continued into the 1990s. On June 1, 1945, WLB's call sign was changed to KUOM, to stand for University of Minnesota.<ref>[https://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm "Three-Letter Roll Call"] by Thomas H. White (earlyradiohistory.us). When WLB was first licensed in 1922, the dividing line for eastern "W" call letters and western "K" call signs ran along the western borders of the Dakotas. In January 1923 the boundary was shifted to the Mississippi River, which moved Minneapolis into the "K" call letters region.</ref>

A [[Poliomyelitis|polio]] epidemic in 1946 that resulted in temporary school closings and the cancellation of the [[Minnesota State Fair]] led the station to create programming for children who were homebound.  Those programs, along with others broadcast in the 1940s, were recognized for their importance and led to several awards being given to the station.

Until the change to Radio K in 1993, KUOM operated with a paid staff, and was known as "University of Minnesota Public Radio" (unrelated to [[Minnesota Public Radio]]). The station broadcast public affairs, arts, classical music, and a variety of other programming focusing especially on bringing the rich resources of the University to listeners. During its public service broadcast era, the station won many prestigious national awards and widespread recognition for its public service, news, and cultural and music programs. Daily programs and special broadcasts hosted many famed authors, political figures, musicians, actors, and scientists. Weekend programming was more casual and offered contemporary music, international music, and rock music programming, including what is likely the very first public broadcast of music by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].

===Carrier current WMMR===
{{Distinguish||text=Philadelphia radio station [[WMMR]]}}
[[File:Falcon Heights, Minnesota, map (1951).png|thumb|200px|770 tower/transmitter site on a 1951 map of Falcon Heights, upper left (the station’s call sign was KUOM in 1951)]]
In 1948 a low-power student-run [[carrier current]] station was established, with studios in [[Coffman Memorial Union]]. Due to its very limited coverage, which was restricted to the campus and immediately adjoining areas, the station did not require a license from the [[Federal Communications Commission]], or qualify for officially assigned call letters. However, it informally identified itself as WMMR for "Women's and Men's Minnesota Radio." Focused on providing a service for the student body, WMMR initially broadcast at 730 AM as "Radio 73". The programming was later also carried by the Minneapolis cable television system.

WMMR was a student-run operation and relied solely on volunteers. By the mid-1960s through the end of its life, WMMR tried to emulate the management structure of a typical AM rock station of the day, with an appointed General Manager, Program Director, Music Director and other management positions. A news and sports operation broadcast daily reports, and the basketball, football and hockey programs were usually broadcast with live play-by-play. A number of live broadcasts were done from the Whole Music Club and the Great Hall and the station promoted other campus events such as the 'Campus Carny' held annually in the old field house. [[Garrison Keillor]], the well-known creator of [[Minnesota Public Radio]]'s ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'', began his radio career broadcasting classical music on WMMR as a student in the early 1960s. He then worked at KUOM from 1963 to 1968.

WMMR ended operations in 1993 with the launch of Radio K.

===Consolidation of KUOM and WMMR as Radio K===
[[File:Rarig Center Minnesota 1.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Rarig Center]] on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus, home to KUOM since 1974]]

In August 1991, the University began to examine the idea of merging WMMR and KUOM under political pressure from competing commercial and public radio broadcasters. The University explained the elimination of educational, cultural, and community outreach programming by claiming the public service format was too expensive, and that the new format would lower costs. It was also claimed that most of the educational value of KUOM had been superseded by other media outlets by this time, however no studies or research were done to substantiate these claims and no other broadcasting service in the state leveraged the resources of the University for public service.

The transition took place in 1993, and KUOM began using the "Radio K" name on October 1 of that year. To avoid the lack of direction found at some college music stations, the new "Radio K" retained most full-time staff to oversee operations and provide a level of continuity, with students providing much of the on-air hosting. One notable program in the first decade of Radio K was ''Cosmic Slop''. The show, which first went on the air in the waning days of WMMR, searched through the station's considerable library of 1970s pop music, playing both the best and worst from that decade (with occasional forays into the recordings from the rest of the 20th century).<ref name="Stitzel2003">{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/what-s-there-love-about-70s-wbna3076032 |title=What’s there to love about the ’70s? |last=Stitzel |first=Joel |date=2003-08-13 |website=Today |publisher=MSNBC.com |access-date=2025-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stitzel.com/slop/|title=Cosmic Slop Home Page!|website=stitzel.com|access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

==FM signals==
KUOM programming is also available via low-power KUOM-FM [[St. Louis Park, Minnesota|St. Louis Park]] (106.5 FM), along with translators W264BR [[Falcon Heights, Minnesota|Falcon Heights]] (100.7 FM) and K283BG [[Minneapolis]] (104.5 FM).<ref name="FM signals">{{cite web|url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/twincitiesfm.html|title=Twin Cities Class D FM Stations|publisher=NorthPine.com|access-date=March 20, 2009|archive-date=March 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328205003/http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/twincitiesfm.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.radiok.org/coverage/ Radio K FM Coverage Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812211818/http://www.radiok.org/coverage/ |date=August 12, 2016 }} (radiok.org)</ref>

KUOM-FM, with 6 watts at 106.5 FM, began operating in 2002 and is a simulcast of KUOM. At one point, this station was licensed to broadcast only during the time periods when its timeshare partner [[KDXL]] was off the air. KDXL, which began broadcasting in 1978, was owned by the St. Louis Park Public Schools district and operated by and from [[St. Louis Park High School]] during the hours of 8:00&nbsp;a.m. to 4:30&nbsp;p.m. on "designated school days," so outside of the summer months KUOM-FM generally operated only at night and on weekends.<ref>[http://www.radiok.org/files/1714/1357/4551/Annual_Notification_of_Sharetime_Schedule.pdf "Annual Notification of Sharetime Schedule"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023014236/http://www.radiok.org/files/1714/1357/4551/Annual_Notification_of_Sharetime_Schedule.pdf |date=October 23, 2016 }} (radiok.org)</ref>

Setting up KUOM-FM took several years of negotiations with the FCC.  In 2004, the [[transmitter]] was moved from the high school to a high rise residential building near [[Bde Maka Ska]] in southwest Minneapolis near the St. Louis Park city limits. The new site offered greatly increased height, therefore expanding the signal's range. Even with the additional height, the station operates at such low power that it can be heard clearly only within two to three miles of the transmitter. While southwest Minneapolis gets a fairly strong signal, this signal provides fringe coverage in St. Paul at best (subject to occasional interference from a 197-watt translator of [[Christian contemporary]] outlet "The Refuge" in the southern suburb of [[Elko New Market, Minnesota|Elko New Market]]), and cannot be heard at all in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburbs (outside of St. Louis Park and Golden Valley) except under rare circumstances or with a sensitive receiver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubstudios.com/dx/tcfm.html|title=Twin Cities FM DX log|publisher=Ubstudios.com|access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, KDXL turned in its license, and KUOM-FM acquired the frequency outright for full time use.
{{center|'''Repeater station for 770 KUOM'''}}
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! [[Call signs in North America|Call sign]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Frequency]]
! [[City of license]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Facility ID]]
! [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Effective radiated power|ERP]]<br />(W)
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Height above average terrain|Height]]<br />(m (ft))
! class="unsortable" | Transmitter coordinates
|-
| {{rh}} | KUOM-FM
| 106.5 FM
| [[St. Louis Park, Minnesota]]
| {{FID|122699}}
| D
| 6
| {{Convert|63.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| {{Coord|44|56|47.3|N|93|19|24.9|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN_source:FCC|name=KUOM-FM}}
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{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = 770 KUOM

| call1    = W264BR
| freq1    = 100.7
| city1    = Falcon Heights, Minnesota
| fid1     = 142994
| class1   = D
| watts1   = 99
| haat1    = 186.2

| call2    = K283BG
| freq2    = 104.5
| city2    = Minneapolis, Minnesota
| class2   = D
| fid2     = 143025
| watts2   = 99
| haat2    = 63.1
}}

==See also==
*[[KUMM]] &ndash; University of Minnesota station in [[Morris, Minnesota|Morris]]
*[[List of college radio stations in the United States]]
*[[List of initial AM-band station grants in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.radiok.org/}}
*{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=79534 |title= FCC History Cards for KUOM|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}} <!--Converted from {{FCC letter}}--> (covering 1927-1980 as WLB / WLB-WGMS / WLB / KUOM)
*{{AM station data|69337|KUOM}}
*{{FM station data|122699|KUOM-FM}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|143025|K283BG}}
*{{FMXL|K283BG}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|142994|W264BR}}
*{{FMXL|W264BR}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110608193934/http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/MplsPhotos/index.cfm Hennepin County Public Library historical photos of WLB, 1939-40] search for "WLB"
*[http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/Results.cfm?Page=1&Keywords=kuom Minnesota Historical Society historical photos of KUOM, mid 1940s]

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