CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN EDUCATIONAL RADIO, INC.
KBUT Community Radio exists to enrich and unify the Gunnison Valley through information, entertainment and community involvement. The station is licensed to Crested Butte Mountain Educational Radio, Inc., an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
About CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN EDUCATIONAL RADIO, INC.
KBUT (licensed to Crested Butte Mountain Educational Radio, Inc.) is a community public radio station serving the Gunnison Valley since the mid-1980s. It provides locally produced music shows, daily newscasts, community affairs programming, and national programming as an NPR member station while streaming online.
The organization operates as a nonprofit educational broadcaster that relies on a mix of listener contributions, underwriting, grants and program service revenue. Recent years have seen sustained support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and active community fundraising including pledge drives, seasonal auctions/raffles, and membership campaigns.
Notable achievements
Longstanding community service (on-air since 1986)
KBUT has provided continuous local broadcasting since the 1980s and has grown to serve listeners across multiple FM frequencies and online streaming.
Sustained public media funding
The station has been a recipient of Corporation for Public Broadcasting Community Service Grants in recent years (notable awards in 2023 and 2024) and has leveraged that support alongside membership and underwriting to operate local news and programming.
Expanded community and youth programming
In the last 2–3 years KBUT has maintained/expanded initiatives such as regular local newscasts, the KBUTeens program, and community-driven content and events that increase local engagement.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $462K
- Annual revenue
- $805K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 74-2325285
- Location
- Crested Butte, CO
- Website
- kbut.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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