| KUNV | |
| City: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Area: | Las Vegas Valley |
| Branding: | 91.5 Jazz and More |
| Format: | Smooth Jazz |
| Subchannels: | HD2: The Rebel (Top 40, hip-hop and electronic dance music) HD3: National and Nevada News (News/Talk) |
| Erp: | 12,000 watts |
| Haat: | 588 meters (1,929 ft) |
| Class: | C1 |
| Owner: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Webcast: | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website: | unlv.edu/KUNV |
| Callsign Meaning: | University of NeVada |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KUNV (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada. It airs smooth jazz radio format and is owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The studios and offices are located in Greenspun Hall along University Road at Maryland Parkway on the UNLV campus.
KUNV is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 12,000 watts. The transmitter is on Arden Peak in Henderson.Radio-Locator.com/KUNV KUNV broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 subchannel plays a Top 40, hip-hop, and electronic dance music (EDM) format produced by UNLV students. The HD3 subchannel carries a News/Talk format featuring national and Nevada information programming.
KUNV signed on the air in .[1] It began as a student radio station, giving UNLV students an opportunity to train for careers in broadcasting. It was powered at 15,000 watts on a tower only 45 feet (14 meters) tall. In the mid-1980s, it got a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase its tower height to more than 1,100 feet (335 meters).
In November 2011, KUNV HD-2 launched The Morning Rebellion Show, a student-run wake-up program designed to offer training on how to assemble and execute a professional morning show. Industry professional Lynn Briggs was the initial mentor.
In March 2012, KUNV officially became known as 91.5 The Source, a name change intended to reflect that the station is the community's source for diverse programming unavailable on commercial radio. The station also became a Billboard reporter, making it one of very few public radio stations to ever hold that honor. During the same month the station also dropped its NPR affiliation and added PRI programming to its lineup, including the nationally syndicated "The Takeaway" program.
In January 2014, KUNV discontinued its PRI programming and shifted focus to locally produced programming. A few syndicated programs are obtained through PRX which air in the evenings.
In July 2014, KUNV was nominated by the National Association of Broadcasters for the inaugural Marconi award for Noncommercial Station of the Year. The other nominees were KCPW, WEAA, WRHU, and WSDP.[2]
In May, 2015, student programming made a return to the main station with a format reflecting what is done on the HD-2 station. Student programming runs from 9p-3a and includes independent rock, underground hip hop, and electronic music on weekdays and eclectic programming on the weekends.[3]