KSUT
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| City | Ignacio, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Four Corners region, Durango, Silverton, Pagosa Springs, Cortez, Dolores & Mancos, Colo., Farmington, N.M. |
| Branding | KUTE-FM: Four Corners Public Radio; KSUT-FM: Southern Ute Tribal Radio |
| Frequency | KSUT: 91.3 (MHz); KUTE: 90.1 (MHz)(also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | June 1976 |
| Format | Public radio, Native American |
| ERP | KSUT-FM: 2,000 watts; KUTE-FM: 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | KSUT: 497 meters/1,631 ft; KUTE: 599 meters/1,965 feet |
| Class | KSUT: C2; KUTE: C1 |
| Facility ID | 35816 |
| Transmitter coordinates | KSUT: 37°11′3″N 107°29′6″W / 37.18417°N 107.48500°W; KUTE: 37°21′51″N 107°46′56″W / 37.36417°N 107.78222°W |
| Callsign meaning | Southern Ute Tribe & Ute |
| Affiliations | NPR, APM, NativeVoice1 |
| Owner | KSUT Public Radio (KUTE, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KDNG-FM/Durango, KUSW-FM & KUUT-FM/Farmington, KPGS-FM/Pagosa Springs; translators in Silverton and Flora Vista |
| Webcast | Four Corners Public Radio; Southern Ute Tribal Radio |
| Website | ksut.org |
KSUT originally signed on as a non-commercial community radio station licensed to serve the community of Ignacio, Colorado. The station has since expanded to two distinct formats, Four Corners Public Radio, with a public radio format of NPR and music programming, and Southern Ute Tribal Radio, which airs Native American music and news. While the stations have different legal call letters, both stations still refer to themselves on-air, online, and in marketing as KSUT. The stations are owned by KSUT Public Radio, a non-profit corporation, and licensed to KUTE, Inc.
On May 7, 1975, this station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission and was assigned the call letters KSUT. Originally licensed as a 10 watt community radio station serving the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, KSUT began regular broadcasting in June 1976 with a mix of tribal news and personal messages for the residents of the reservation. At the time, it was one of only eight Native American radio stations operating in the United States.
A May 1979 relocation of the broadcast transmitter and increase in signal strength allowed KSUT to begin serving the larger surrounding community as well. In 1984, the station joined NPR, adding All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and other programming sources, in order to broaden the appeal of the station beyond Native news and cultural programming.Four Corners Public Radio, as it came to be known, added several affiliates and broadcast translators to serve the greater Four Corners region.
The station adopted a daily music format called the Music Blend that focused on Americana, rock, folk, bluegrass, jazz, blues, world and other genres. Four Corners Public Radio also added more conventional public radio shows like Fresh Air and A Prairie Home Companion.
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