U104.5.
Current hits. Pop culture. Local connection.
An upbeat mix of Top 40 favorites and alt-pop, with local events, giveaways and a community-minded personality. U104.5 brings energy to the workday, the drive and everything in between.
Today’s hits.
Big energy.
- Format
- Contemporary Hit Radio / Top 40
- Dial & call sign
- 104.5 FM · KKVU
- Licensed community
- Stevensville, Montana
What you’ll hear.
| Program | Host / programming | When to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Johnjay & Rich with Kyle & Payton | Station programming | Monday–Friday 5–10 a.m. Mountain Time |
| Aubrey | Station programming | 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; page does not separately specify days |
Times are Mountain Time. Special coverage can change the daily schedule.
The on-air lineup combines Johnjay & Rich in the morning with Aubrey’s daytime show. Local event and nonprofit promotion gives the station a connection to Missoula beyond the playlist.
Station programs & current schedule
On the dial.
In western Montana.
U104.5 · Stevensville, Montana
The outline is a third-party coverage illustration. Its field-strength threshold and update date are not supplied. Hills, buildings, antennas and receivers affect actual reception. Coverage shading does not measure audience.
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Who chooses
this station?
Listeners who choose contemporary pop and alt-pop, weekday personalities, music-led workday listening, giveaways and community events.
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Placements.
A defined flight.
FM commercials, station promotions and live remotes. The U web stream also offers audio advertising and player banners.
Streaming audio & banners
U104.5 offers web-stream audio commercials and player banners. Book a U-specific flight or combine these placements with Trail 103.3 streaming audio.
The signal
behind the sound.
A little RF, a little hardware, and the engineering details behind U104.5.
- Frequency
- 104.5 MHz
- FCC call sign
- KKVU
- Facility ID
- 162327
- Station class
- C1
- Published maximum ERP
- 13.5 kW
- Height above average terrain
- 635 m
- Antenna pattern
- Non-directional
- Free-space wavelength
- 2.87 m
The carrier completes 104.5 million cycles each second. In free space, one full wave is about 2.87 metres long.
FCC channel 283 corresponds to 104.5 MHz. The channel number is an engineering identifier; listeners use the frequency on the dial.
The verified transmission chain uses a GatesAir FAX7.5 with Exgine HD, fed by Nautel HD Multicast+ over a Trango studio-to-transmitter link. The transmitter model rating and licensed effective radiated power describe different parts of that system.
ERP includes antenna-system gain; it is not a live transmitter-output reading. HAAT measures antenna height relative to surrounding terrain, not tower height above ground. FCC engineering reference: final CDBS archive, January 9, 2024; published license listings cross-checked October 14, 2026. KKVU hardware is documented in MBC’s August 2026 transmitter report. Wavelength is calculated from the carrier frequency.