History

KZMU is a grassroots, community radio station isolated in the dramatic landscapes of Canyonlands and the Colorado Plateau. Our home is the small tourist town of Moab, Utah, more than 100 miles from the nearest city. Since 1992, KZMU has truly been an aural oasis in the desert airwaves of Southeastern Utah. Local volunteer DJs program our airwaves, along with a small part-time staff. Our public affairs programming includes interviews with community movers and shakers: artists, activists, government officials, scientists and business leaders. We air KZMU News, Democracy Now, Science Moab, and a selection of regional productions. KZMU is also about music, all kinds of music, connecting community members to one another, to the wider world and having fun while we’re at it. You can be sure that whatever you hear will be spontaneous, fun and full of positive energy. Indeed, our mission statement is to “inform, educate, engage, entertain and connect the communities of Southeastern Utah.”We were born in 1992 in a dilapidated old trailer, a cast-off from the National Park Service. Seven years later, we completed our modest but comfy permanent station high atop Rocky Road overlooking the Moab valley with the help of our loyal listeners who made it financially possible. In 2007, KZMU applied for a grant from the Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program and was awarded a grant for $60,000. With the assistance of a grant from Rocky Mountain Power and the support of listeners like you, KZMU became solar powered on October 15, 2008! We wouldn’t exist without our Moab community — without monetary support from our underwriters and local donors, without the energy and engagement of our DJs, producers and guests, and the many who listen online and support us from afar. Thank you!