KMED (FM)

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KMED
Broadcast area Medford-Ashland, Oregon
Frequency 106.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKMED 105.9 106.3 106.7
Programming
Format News/talk
Subchannels HD2: Adult album alternative "105.5 106.3-HD2 The Valley"
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Townhall
Ownership
Owner
  • Bicoastal Media
  • (Bicoastal Media Licenses VI, LLC)
KRWQ, KLDZ, KIFS
History
First air date
1995 (1995) (as KZZE)
Former call signs
  • KZZE (1994–2015)
  • KYVL (2015–2023)
Call sign meaning
Medford
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 60181
Class C3
ERP 1,000 watts
HAAT 480 meters (1,570 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°21′12″N122°47′8″W / 42.35333°N 122.78556°W / 42.35333; -122.78556
Translator(s) 105.9 K290AF (Rogue River)
106.7 K294AS (Ashland)
HD2: 105.5 K288CP (Ashland)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website kmed.com
thevalley.fm (HD2)

KMED (106.3 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Eagle Point, Oregon, United States, and serving the Medford-Ashland area. The station is owned by Bicoastal Media. [2]

Contents

History

In the later 1990s, the station was branded as "Eagle 106.3" with a rock format. By the early 2000s, the format had evolved to active rock as "106-3 KZZE". On August 3, 2015, at 12:00 pm, KZZE flipped to an adult album alternative format known as "106.3 The Valley" and changed its call letters to KYVL. The first song on "The Valley" was "New Frontier" by Donald Fagen [3] [4]

On January 8, 2023, KYVL changed its format from adult album alternative (which moved to its HD2 subchannel) to sister station KMED's news/talk format, with the sign-off of KMED's 1440 AM frequency. Its current translators began relaying KYVL's HD2 subchannel. [5] On January 11, the stations swapped call signs, with 106.3 assuming KMED.

Translators

KMED broadcasts on the following translators:

Broadcast translators for KMED
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K290AF105.9 FM Rogue River, Oregon 7776080D LMS
K294AS106.7 FM Ashland, Oregon 7775970D LMS
Broadcast translator for KMED-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K288CP105.5 FM Ashland, Oregon 27228230D LMS

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KMED". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KMED Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. "KZZE Medford, OR Drops Active Rock For AAA".
  4. "KZZE Becomes the Valley". 3 August 2015.
  5. "KMED Sign-Off To Lead To Multi-Frequency Shuffle". RadioInsight. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2024-09-03.