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KZNA-FM 90.5 serving northwest Kansas is operating at just 10% power using a back up transmitter while work continues to install a new transmitter. It is hoped that this work will completed on Thursday with KZNA back to its full 100,000 watts of power with a state of the art transmitter to serve the area for many years to come.
If you can't receive KZNA at its reduced power, you can listen via the digital stream directly above or on the HPPR mobile app. For questions please contact station staff at (800) 678-7444 or by emailing hppr@hppr.org
Ad Astra - Star Gazing on the High Plains

Wide open spaces and endless skies have inspired folks living on the High Plains to reach for the stars…whether to become an astronauts, presidents, farmers, or star gazers.  Ad Astra reminds us to look up.

Brad Nuest is the host of Ad Astra.  He's a long-time amateur astronomer and space enthusiast.  He's been a big fan of the Cosmosphere for a long time, and now it's his career.  

Ad Astra – Stargazing on the High Plains is a partnership with High Plains Public Radio and The Cosmosphere.

The Cosmosphere is an international center for applied science education housing a Smithsonian-affiliated, world-class space museum.   It also offers applied science educational programs and camps for school-aged youth and Scouts throughout the year.  

The Cosmosphere is located in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Find out more at cosmo.org.

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