KUNR Public Radioa unit of the Reynolds School of Journalism, announced plans to build a new studio on the University of Nevada’s Reno Lake Tahoe campus.

The university’s support will help build a new studio and office, allowing KUNR to broadcast live from the lake by summer 2025. In addition to the station, the university will fund a dedicated Lake Tahoe reporter during the first two years.

“The University is proud to support local lakeside journalism through this new role within our University of Nevada, Reno, Lake Tahoe campus and we are excited to create a space for student journalists to practice their craft and learn alongside KUNR,” said Provost Jeff Thompson.

With the addition of the new studio, the Reynolds School and KUNR plan to expand their internship program, the Lake Tahoe News Project, allowing more students to learn and report about the lake. This program gives students the opportunity to report on radio and online on areas such as energy and the environment, local news, education and more, including coverage in Spanish.

“KUNR is committed to covering the Northern Nevada and Eastern Sierra region, and Incline Village and the broader Lake Tahoe community are a vital part of that coverage area,” said Brian Duggan, Director general of KUNR. “We are thrilled to receive this generous support from university leadership to help us expand our public radio mission on the university’s Lake Tahoe campus.”

Following the revitalization of its Elko station, KNCC, in 2023, KUNR seeks to continue filling news deserts in Northern Nevada, such as Incline Village, which is facing a lack of local coverage after many media outlets shut down from North Lake Tahoe.

KUNR Public Radio is a nonprofit, non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station licensed to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education and broadcasting from campus since October 7, 1963. In 2018, KUNR became an administrative unit of Reynolds. University of Nevada School of Journalism, Reno.