KUNI (90.9

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) is an FM

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owned and operated by

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(IPR) in Cedar Falls. It is one of two NPR outlets for Eastern Iowa; the other being WSUI in

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. KUNI's transmitter is in Walker, Iowa, with its primary signal covering Cedar Falls, Waterloo,

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and Iowa City. KUNI's programming is

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on full-power satellite KNSM (91.5 FM) in Mason City. KUNI also has three low-power FM translators: K233AA (94.5 FM) in Davenport, K237GD (95.3 FM) in Iowa City, and K274AA (102.1 FM) in Eldridge. Programming is mostly NPR news and talk, with some KUNI produced music programs in the evenings and on weekends. It is the flagship of IPR's "News and Studio One" service, which combines NPR news and talk programming with an extension of the "Live from Studio One"

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program that aired on KUNI for years before the creation of IPR. Announcer Bob Dorr had been involved with the station since 1972, producing programs of classic

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recordings and live concerts featuring Iowa talent. He is also a

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player and heads the

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band, The Blue Band; which was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Dorr retired from full-time broadcasting in 2009 but plans to produce occasional shows in the future.

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External links

Iowa Public RadioLast version of KUNI's independent site
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