KHPE

Last updated
KHPE
Broadcast area Willamette Valley
Frequency 107.9 MHz
BrandingHOPE 107.9 FM
Programming
Format Christian Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerExtra Mile Media, Inc.
KWIL
History
First air date
January 12, 1969;55 years ago (1969-01-12) (as KWIL-FM)
Former call signs
KWIL-FM (1969–1972)
Call sign meaning
HoPE 107.9
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 838
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 354 meters (1,161 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°38′46″N123°16′16″W / 44.646°N 123.271°W / 44.646; -123.271
Translator(s) 96.9 K245AA (Eugene)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website hope1079.com

KHPE (107.9 FM, "Hope 107.9") is a commercial radio station in Albany, Oregon, serving the Willamette Valley. It is owned by Extra Mile Media and airs a Christian Contemporary radio format. [2] For much of November and December, the station switches to Christmas music, performed by both secular and Christian music artists. The studios are on Santiam Highway SE (U.S. Route 20).

Contents

KHPE is a Class C station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter tower is on Northwest Cardinal Drive at Nettleton Road in Lewisburg. [3] The signal covers Corvallis, Lebanon, Salem, and Eugene–Springfield, Oregon. Programming is also heard in Eugene-Springfield on 250-watt FM translator K245AA at 96.9 MHz.

History

KWIL 1240 AM had signed on the air in 1941. It decided to add an FM station to simulcast its programming. The first KWIL-FM began broadcasting on October 15, 1947, on 101.7 MHz. [4] But few people owned FM receivers in that era and management saw little opportunity to make the station profitable. It was deleted from FCC records on August 21, 1956. [5]

In the late 1960s, KWIL, now at 790 AM, decided to try adding an FM station again. The new KWIL-FM began broadcasting at 107.9 MHz, on January 12, 1969;55 years ago. KWIL had been a long-time religious broadcaster and KWIL-FM used the same format, although with a different programming schedule.

In 1972, the station took on a different call sign, WHPE. The letters stood for the word "Hope." Over time, the Christian talk and teaching programs were reduced, replaced by Christian Contemporary music, more suitable for FM listeners. The station sells advertising time but also accepts donations from listeners on its website.

Translators

KHPE is simulcast on the following translator:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K245AA96.9 FM Eugene, Oregon 839250D LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KHPE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KHPE
  4. ↑ "KWIL-FM Albany, Oregon Commences Broadcasting" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Existing FM Stations" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 27, 1956. p. 116. Retrieved January 16, 2020.


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