KPLU-FM

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KPLU-FM
City of license Tacoma, Washington
Broadcast area Seattle metropolitan area
Branding KPLU 88.5
Frequency 88.5 MHz (Also on HD Radio)
88.5 HD-2 for 24-Hour Jazz
Repeaters KVIX 89.3, Port Angeles
KPLI 90.1, Olympia
First air date 1966
Format Jazz/NPR
ERP 55,000 watts
HAAT 714 meters
Class C
Facility ID 51199
Callsign meaning Pacific Lutheran University
Owner Pacific Lutheran University
Webcast KPLU Webstream
Website www.kplu.org

KPLU-FM (88.5 MHz) is a National Public Radio member station in Tacoma, Washington, USA, owned and operated by Pacific Lutheran University.

Founded in November 1966, KPLU broadcasts from West Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah Alps with a power of 55,000 watts. Studios are located in both Tacoma and Seattle. KPLU plays a variety of NPR programs, including All Things Considered, Car Talk, and Morning Edition. KPLU is best known for its jazz programing. Those who listen online can choose either a regular station feed, or a jazz stream playing jazz programming 24 hours a day.

"Jazz After Hours", a jazz show that broadcasts throughout the United States, is hosted and produced by Jim Wilke at KPLU.

KPLU's programming can also be heard on KVIX 89.3 in Port Angeles, which also serves Victoria, British Columbia; and on KPLI 90.1 in Olympia.

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