Edwards Communications, based in nearby
Riverton, Wyoming, operates two radio stations from a tower on Copper Mountain.
KDNO 101.7 FM is licensed to
Thermopolis, while
KWYW 99.1 FM is licensed to
Lost Cabin. When the stations moved their studio location to Main Street in Riverton, both KWYW and KDNO also received upgrades at the time.
Wyoming Public Radio's KUWT 91.3 FM, licensed to Thermopolis, also broadcasts from the mountain. Wyoming Public Radio also has two other stations on Copper Mountain, KTWY 97.1 FM, carrying an adult alternative format known as "Wyoming Sounds", and KWWY 106.5 FM, carrying a classical format. The last station that shares a tower on Copper Mountain is known as
KUDA (FM), on 89.9 FM, licensed to Bonneville, Wyoming. That station is known as "Wyoming's Hot Spot" in reference to the nearby
hot springs in Thermopolis. In addition to radio stations, Copper Mountain provides a large coverage area for television stations in central Wyoming.
KFNE Riverton, channel 10, broadcasts from the mountain.
Casper television stations
KTWO-TV and
KGWC have
translators on the mountain, as does
Wyoming Public Television, based out of
Lander. Amateur radio users have
repeaters on the mountain, two with the call sign W7BEQ. One repeater receives 146.805 MHz and transmits on 146.205 MHz. The other repeater receives at 446.825 MHz and transmits at 441.825 MHz. A third repeater with the call sign W0KGB receives on 444.375 MHz and transmits on 449.375 MHz There is also a repeater on Copper Mountain used for
Automatic Packet Reporting System, or APRS, known as W7BEQ. It uses 144.390 MHz. ==References==