KUER-FM (Salt Lake City, UT)

KUER-FM is a public radio station affiliated with the University of Utah, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It broadcasts on 90.1 MHz FM and is a proud member of National Public Radio (NPR), also featuring programs from Public Radio International and American Public Media. One of its standout offerings is RadioWest, a local talk show hosted by Doug Fabrizio, which has received multiple awards. KUER features a variety of NPR programs, including favorites like All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, and Morning Edition, as well as local news segments and evening jazz music. Many of its popular syndicated shows, such as Car Talk reruns, Whad'Ya Know, Mountain Stage, This American Life, On The Media, Le Show, and A Prairie Home Companion, air on the weekends. The station’s studios are situated in the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, while its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak, having moved from Mount Vision in the Oquirrh Mountains in 2011.

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Forget DOGE, Utah has GRIT

1 week ago | kuer.org | Sean Higgins

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is a fan of the Department of Government Efficiency. That’s the Trump administration’s effort to downsize the federal government and cut spending. So, he’s making his own. Cox signed an executive order to create the Government Reform, Innovation & Transparency initiative, or GRIT. “I'm so excited that it is actually happening,” he said during a May 9 news conference.
‘I am doing really great’: What prison education meant for one Utahn after her release

1 week ago | kuer.org | Martha Harris

Utah County resident Becky Golly was 44 when she began her prison sentence in 2018 and hadn’t been in school for almost three decades. She left the Utah State Correctional Facility six years later with two associate degrees from Salt Lake Community College, multiple certificates from Davis Technical College and several classes from the University of Utah under her belt. “I am doing really great,” Golly said as she smiled in reflection on the past six months since she was released in October.
The Colorado River’s dry winter is a troubling sign for Lake Powell

1 week ago | kuer.org | Alex Hager

If you took a look at a map of Rocky Mountain snow right now you would see a lot of red. The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than 50% of their average snow for this time of year. The low totals could spell trouble for the nation's largest reservoirs, but those dry conditions don't seem to be ringing alarm bells for Colorado River policymakers.
St. George’s 15 year Ironman hosting streak ends this week

1 week ago | kuer.org | David Condos

It’s the end of an era in St. George. After a 15-year run, no pun intended, the iconic Ironman triathlon will hold its final endurance race in southwest Utah May 10. Its absence will leave an economic void hundreds of millions of dollars deep that Washington County leaders are already working to fill. And it leaves a hole in the hearts of world-class athletes. “It had become a fixture on the triathlon calendar,” triathlete Jordan Blanco said.
Utah’s collective bargaining ban will not go into effect as originally scheduled

1 week ago | kuer.org | Martha Harris

Utah’s ban on public sector collective bargaining will not go into effect as scheduled. The ban in the 2025 law was set to go into effect May 7. But with labor groups likely to succeed in their effort to get a referendum on the ballot to repeal the law, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson issued a temporary stay until all referendum signatures are processed.
Salt Lake City Schools wants to launch the next generation of astronauts

1 week ago | kuer.org | Sean Higgins

Sian Proctor has a message. The future of space exploration is not just for astronauts like her, but for everyone. “We need what I call a ‘J.E.D.I.’ space, a just, equitable, diverse and inclusive space for all of humanity,” she said at the May 5 awards ceremony for the Salt Lake City School District’s Starborn Academy program.
Colorado River states need ‘shared pain’ to break the deadlock, say water experts

1 week ago | kuer.org | Alex Hager

The seven states that use the Colorado River are deadlocked about how to share it in the future. The current rules for dividing its shrinking supplies expire in 2026. State leaders are under pressure to propose a new sharing agreement urgently, so they can finish environmental paperwork before that deadline. Right now, they don't appear close to an agreement, so a group of prominent Colorado River experts co-signed a letter outlining seven things they want to see in the next set of rules.
PornHub blocked Utah 2 years ago. A lot has happened since

2 weeks ago | kuer.org | Saige Miller

Utahns have been blocked from PornHub for two years now. The adult content website cut Utah off over a state law that requires visitors to verify their age. Louisiana was the first state to pass a law in 2022. After Gov. Spencer Cox signed Utah’s bill into law the next year, similar legislation popped up around the nation. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative organization, pushed for predominantly red states to pass these laws.
Utah is again an energy exporter thanks to Uinta Basin crude oil

2 weeks ago | kuer.org | Sean Higgins

For the better part of 40 years, Utah was a net energy exporter thanks to coal. That started to change over the last decade. “We peaked in coal production in the late 90s, early 2000s up to 27 million tons a year,” said Utah Geological Survey Program Manager Michael Vanden Berg. “Since then, it's been a pretty steady decline. I see that staying relatively steady over the next few years.”Around 2020, Utah started to consume more energy than it produced.
Judge considers contempt as Trump complicates Utah’s court fight over trans athletes

2 weeks ago | kuer.org | Martha Harris |Saige Miller

Utah’s law banning transgender girls from competing in school sports is back in court. A judge blocked the law from taking effect in 2022. Now, attorneys representing transgender students argue the state quit complying with the court’s injunction because of President Donald Trump’s February executive order that attempts to bar transgender girls from competing in school sports.