KUNV Origins
This university is the license holder and founding institution behind KUNV 91.5.
What is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)?
This is KUNV’s primary format.
What is smooth jazz?
KUNV won “Station of the Year” from this magazine in both 2022 and 2024.
What is Beats Magazine?
This UNLV college oversees KUNV and integrates student involvement into real-world broadcasting.
What is the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs?
KUNV’s primary music format centers around this genre known for improvisation and swing.
What is jazz?
KUNV first signed on the air on April 21 of this year.
What is 1981?
Unlike most commercial jazz stations, KUNV also highlights artists in this category, including students and up-and-comers.
What is local or independent artists?
Listeners are encouraged to support the station during this annual October event.
What is the membership drive?
KUNV’s HD-2 channel, “The Beat,” focuses on reaching this key demographic.
What are younger / college-age listeners (18–34)?
KUNV sometimes features this style of music known for its smooth, melodic sound often played on saxophones and keyboards.
What is smooth jazz?
Before adopting its “Jazz & More” identity, KUNV was originally known for this genre.
What is college rock / alternative?
KUNV’s sound is carefully curated to be this—relaxing, yet lively—ideal for listening at work or in this setting.
What is a lounge or a smooth driving experience?
This initiative allows listeners to support the station by donating their vehicle, often receiving a tax deduction.
What is the Vehicle Donation Program?
KUNV partners with this public media network to syndicate select shows.
What is PRX (Public Radio Exchange)?
This legendary jazz trumpeter, known for albums like Kind of Blue, is frequently played on KUNV.
Who is Miles Davis?
The original purpose of KUNV was to serve as a training ground for students in this UNLV college.
What is the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies?
The “More” in “Jazz & More” often includes these two contemporary genres featured on specialty shows.
What are neo-soul and funk?
In 2017, KUNV was recognized in its hometown by this local weekly publication as “Best New Local Radio Station.”
What is Las Vegas Weekly?
This kind of membership allows donors to give monthly, providing a more reliable income stream for KUNV.
What is the Sustaining Membership?
This female vocalist, famous for “At Last” and “Stormy Weather,” is a staple on classic jazz playlists.
Who is Etta James?
In its early years, KUNV only broadcast during these hours, before expanding to 24/7.
What is limited daytime/evening hours?
KUNV sets itself apart from commercial stations by having this type of music programming, often curated by live hosts instead of algorithms.
What is non-commercial / human-curated programming?
KUNV shows appreciation for its listeners, partners, and community in this way, often tying into the recognition it receives from external organizations.
What is providing world‑class jazz, eclectic music, and thought‑provoking content / fostering connections across Southern Nevada?
The funds raised during membership drives are used to support equipment, staffing, licensing/training, and this (three‑word phrase) that keeps the station running.
What is operational overhead and technology upgrades? (Accept answer variations: operations, equipment, licensing, training, etc.)
This artist, a pioneer of bebop jazz, is often heard on KUNV’s playlists.
Who is Charlie Parker?