KNAU News/Classical 88.7

A public radio station broadcasting at 88.7 FM, licensed to Flagstaff, Arizona, operating as a dual-format news and classical music outlet. The station functions as a National Public Radio affiliate serving northern Arizona, with particular editorial focus on regional environmental and water policy issues central to the Colorado River Basin. News coverage documented in the station's output includes reporting on drought conditions affecting Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam's power generation capacity, multi-state negotiations over Colorado River water allocations, and local criminal justice stories from the Coconino County area. Coverage of snowpack conditions and their downstream effects on water supply has been a recurring topic given the station's geographic position in the mountain west. The station participates in the broader NPR newswire ecosystem, with content sharing relationships with other regional public stations including KUNC. Local reporting has included stories on federal Grand Jury proceedings, emergency response incidents, and state-level political activity. The station serves listeners across northern Arizona's significant geographic footprint, including communities on the Colorado Plateau.