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Coordinates: 44°0007N 123°0650W / 44.002°N 123.114°W / 44.002; -123.114
 

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KRVM-FM
  • United States
  • Broadcast areaEugeneSpringfield, Oregon
    Frequency91.9 MHz (HD Radio)
    BrandingKRVM 91.9
    Programming
    FormatVariety
    Subchannels
    • HD1: Analog simulcast
  • HD2: Modern rock
  • Ownership
    Owner
  • (Lane County School District No. 4J)
  • History

    First air date

    December 6, 1947 (1947-12-06)

    Former frequencies

    90.1 MHz (1947–1954)

    Call sign meaning

    "Keeping Real Variety in Music"
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID59340
    ClassC2
    ERP15,000 watts horiz
    6,400 watts vert
    HAAT276 meters (906 ft)
    Translator(s)90.1 K211BP (Florence)
    Repeater(s)
    • 88.5 KAVE (88.5 FM) Oakridge
  • KSYD (92.1 FM) Reedsport
  • Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen Live
    Websitekrvm.org
    Refer to caption
    The KRVM booth at the 2010 Eugene Celebration

    KRVM-FM (91.9 MHz) is a community radio stationinEugene, Oregon, United States. KRVM's primary programming is available via online streaming, with listener-supporters located around the world. The station license and studio facility are owned by Eugene School District 4J, but the school district provides no direct funding to the station; all funding comes from listener supporters, business underwriters, and the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.[2] The main studio is located at Sheldon High School, with a satellite studio at Spencer Butte Middle School.

    Two additional stations, KSYD (92.1 FM) in Reedsport (serving Coos Bay) and KAVE (88.5 FM) in Oakridge, rebroadcast KRVM, as does a translator, K211BP (90.1 FM) in Florence, Oregon. KRVM-FM broadcasts in HD Radio.

    History

    [edit]

    KRVM-FM is the oldest public radio station in the state of Oregon. The first words ever spoken on FM radio in the Pacific Northwest were broadcast on KRVM on December 6, 1947,[3] and the station formally opened in early 1948.[4] It was the only educational FM station west of Minneapolis and north of San Francisco and just the twelfth in the United States.[5] The call letters were almost WDWD until Roger Houglum, the founder of the station, advised the Federal Communications Commission of its mistake in assigning a call sign starting with W to a station west of the Mississippi River.[6] Originally on 90.1 MHz, the station moved to 91.9 MHz in 1954 because it generated interference to television sets attempting to tune in KOIN-TV on channel 6 (82–88 MHz) in Portland.[7]

    During the day on weekdays, KRVM features a progressive adult album alternative music format with students handling much of the hosting and voice tracking. Other hours feature specialty programming encompassing many genres of music, including "Breakfast With The Blues" every morning. Specialty shows are hosted by volunteer DJs who select their own music.

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRVM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "KRVM's Unique History".
  • ^ "About KRVM".
  • ^ "Vocational School Gets Set To Open FM Broadcasting". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. January 4, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "School Radio Station Unique". Eugene Register-Guard. February 1, 1948. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (December 8, 1957). "Station Airs Educational Programs, Trains Personnel: KRVM Radio to Mark 10th Anniversary". Eugene Register Guard. p. 7A. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "KRVM Shifts Megacycles". Eugene Register-Guard. June 17, 1954. p. 2B. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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