Pocketbook Matters - Media
Welcome to the 2009 edition of Uncover Missoula.
Media
Cable
• Bresnan Communications. 924 S. Third St. W. Serves an area including most of Missoula proper, Stevensville, Hamilton, Corvallis and Thompson Falls. Also serves some rural western Montana communities. In outlying areas, call (877) 273-7626. Call for rates and connection fees.
• Cable Montana. 920 E. Broadway. (800) 628-6060. Service area is the Rattlesnake drainage between Waterworks Hill and Mount Jumbo. Call for rates.
• Direct TV. 1-800-747-9294. Digital satellite provider.
• Eagle Satellite. 2347 South Ave. W. 721-3662. Satellite-delivered cable that covers all of western Montana.
• Montana Wireless Television. 1942 Birch St. 542-5612. Service area covers Missoula proper, from East Missoula to Frenchtown and up to Hamilton.
Television
• KIDW. 2200 Stephens Ave. 542-8900. An ABC and Fox affiliate. Sales representation by Max Media of Montana.
• KECI-TV. 340 W. Main St., 59802, or Box 5268, 59806. 721-2063. An affiliate of the NBC television network.
• KMMF-TV. 5115 U.S. Highway 93 S. 251-1360. A Fox, My Network TV and ABC affiliate.
• KPAX-TV. 2204 Regent St., Missoula, 59801, or Box 4827, Missoula, 59806. 542-4400. A CBS affiliate. Owned by Evening Post Publishing of Charleston, S.C.
• KTMF-TV. 2200 Stephens Ave. 542-8900. An ABC and Fox affiliate.
• KUFM-TV. Montana PBS, the University of Montana, Missoula 59812. 243-4101. Runs PBS and locally produced programs. Web site: www.montanapbs.org.
• Missoula Community Access Television (MCAT). 500 N. Higgins Ave., or Box 8749, Missoula, 59807. 542-6228. Fax, 721-6014. Nonprofit organization providing public, educational and government-access television programming. MCAT programs are available on Channels 7 and 11 throughout Bresnan service areas. E-mail: mcat@mcat.org; Web address: www.mcat.org.
Radio stations
• KBGA – 89.9 FM in Missoula is the University of Montana’s college radio station. From indy rock to electronica, from reggae to hip-hop, from jazz to goth, listeners can hear virtually all genres of music. A good portion of the 90-plus DJs are UM students, and all are volunteers. KBGA’s mission statement is “to bring to the University of Montana and the Missoula community a quality listening alternative radio station provided by students of the University of Montana.”
• KBAZ, “The Blaze” – 96.3 FM. 829-9630. The format is active rock. Owned by Gap West.
• KBBQ, Q106.7 – 106.7 FM. Western Trade Center, 1600 North Ave. W., Box 4106. 721-9300. Fax, 721-3020. Format is oldies radio. Owned by Cherry Creek Radio of Denver.
• KDXT, “Real Classic Rock”– 97.9/95.3 FM. Box 309, Missoula, 59806. 541-9790. Owned by Sheila Callahan and Friends Inc., a Montana corporation.
• KGGL, “Eagle 93” – 93.3 FM. Western Trade Center, 1600 North Ave. W.; Box 4106. 721-9300. Fax, 721-3020. Operates on 43,000 watts. Format is country music. Owned by Cherry Creek Radio of Denver.
• KGRZ – 1450 AM. Western Trade Center, 1600 North Ave. W.; Box 4106. 728-1450. Fax, 721-3020. The station has a sports-talk format, including ESPN Radio, and is owned by Cherry Creek Radio of Denver.
• KGVO – 1290 AM. 3250 S. Reserve St., second floor. 728-9300. Fax, 542-2329. The format is news radio. Voice of the Grizzlies. The station is owned by Gap West.
• KENR – 107.5 FM. 3250 S. Reserve St., second floor. 728-9300. Fax, 542-2329. The format is rhythmic AC. Music that moves Missoula. Owned by Gap West.
• KXGZ – 101.5 FM. 3250 S. Reserve St., second floor. 728-9300. Fax, 542-2329. The format is country. Owned by Gap West.
• KHDV – 107.9 FM. 542-1025. Darby, Hamilton, Victor. Country. Owned by Sheila Callahan and Friends Inc., a Montana corporation.
• KLYQ – 1240 AM, Hamilton.
363-3010. The format is news radio. Owned by Gap West.
• KMPT – 930 AM. 3250 S. Reserve St., second floor. 728-9300. Fax, 542-2329. Progressive Talk radio. Owned by Gap West.
• KMSO, “Mountain FM” – 102.5 FM. Box 309, Missoula, 59806. 542-1025. The format is adult contemporary. Owned by Sheila Callahan and Friends Inc., a Montana corporation.
• KMZL – 90.3/90.7 FM in Hamilton, 91.1 FM in Missoula and 91.5 FM in Darby. (800) 804-5452. The format is Christian contemporary music and inspirational messages. 2201 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas, Nev., 89104. Part of Sounds of the Spirit Network. Owned by Faith Communications Corp. of Las Vegas.
• KUFM – 89.1 FM and 91.5 FM for the Rattlesnake and north Missoula area. University of Montana. 243-4931 or toll-free, (800) 325-1565. A Montana Public Radio station, KUFM has a format of classical, jazz, blues, other music, news and information, and children’s programs. First went on the air in 1965.
• KXDR, “Star FM” – 92.7 FM in Missoula; 98.7 FM in the Bitterroot. Western Trade Center, 1600 North Ave. W.; Box 4106. 728-5000. Fax, 721-3020. Format is songs of the 1980s, 1990s and today. Owned by Cherry Creek Radio of Denver.
• KYLT – 1340 AM. Western Trade Center, 1600 North Ave. W.; Box 4106. 728-5000. Fax, 721-3020. The format is talk radio. Began broadcasting in 1955. Owned by Cherry Creek Radio of Denver.
• KYSS – 94.9 FM. 3250 S. Reserve St., second floor. 728-9300. Fax, 542-2329. Plays modern country music and some classic country. Owned by Gap West.
• KZOQ, “Z100” – 100.1 FM. Western Trade Center, 1600 North Ave. W.; Box 4106, Missoula, 59806. 728-5000. Fax, 721-3020. Plays classic rock 24 hours a day. Owned by Cherry Creek Radio of Denver.
Publications
• Autofinder. 500 S. Higgins Ave. 721-2460. The Autofinder, published every other week, features ads for vehicles and is available for free at racks throughout western Montana. Owned by Lee Enterprises of Davenport, Iowa. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Living Well. Publication of the Missoulian published every other month in the Missoulian and available on more than 150 newstand locations in western Montana. Features health tips on fitness, nutrition, family, financial advice, wellness, therapy and beauty. Call 523-5223.
• Missoula Independent. 317 S. Orange St. or Box 8275, Missoula, 59807. 543-6609. The weekly journal covers people, politics and culture. Single copies are free.
• Out Word: The LGBT Voice of Montana. Out Word is published monthly with help from the WMCC. Web sites are www.gaymontana.org. E-mail articles, event listings, and advertisements to: wmglcc@gaymontana.org by the 20th each month. Out Words is distributed at LGBT-owned and allied businesses throughout Montana.
• The Missoulian. 500 S. Higgins Ave., Missoula, 59801; Box 8029, Missoula 59807. Newsroom,
523-5240 or (800) 366-7186; circulation, 523-5280; classified ads, 721-6200; all other departments, 523-5200. Western Montana’s leading daily newspaper has a 31,000 daily and 35,000 Sunday circulation throughout a nine-county area. The morning paper is owned by Lee Enterprises of Davenport, Iowa, and is published seven days a week including holidays. Rack rates are 75 cents daily, $1.75 Sunday. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Stacey Mueller is publisher;
Sherry Devlin is editor. Web address: www.missoulian.com; to e-mail the newsroom, newsdesk@missoulian.com.
• Missoula.com magazine.
500 S. Higgins Ave., Missoula, 59801; Box 8029, Missoula 59807. Newsroom, 523-5240. Quarterly feature magazine highlighting the best of Missoula and western Montana. The free, glossy magazine is distributed throughout Missoula and surrounding counties at the beginning of each season. Stacey Mueller is publisher; Sherry Devlin is editor. Web address is Missoula.com.
E-mail to sdevlin@missoulian.com.
• Montana Kaimin. University of Montana, Journalism Building, Missoula, 59812. Business phone, 243-6541; news phone, 243-4310. The free UM campus newspaper is published by the Associated Students of the University of Montana. It appears four times a week, Tuesday through Friday, during the school year. It is not published during summer semester.