KMSW

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KMSW
KMSW 92.7FMClassicRock logo.jpg
Broadcast area Columbia Gorge
Frequency 92.7 MHz
Branding92.7 & 102.9 KMSW
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Bicoastal Media
  • (Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC)
KACI, KACI-FM, KCGB-FM, KIHR
History
First air date
2002
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 12439
Class C3
ERP 3,400 watts
HAAT 271.1 meters (889 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
45°38′58″N121°16′25″W / 45.64944°N 121.27361°W / 45.64944; -121.27361
Translator(s) 102.9 K275AI (Hood River)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kmswrocks.com

KMSW (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve The Dalles, Oregon, United States. The station, established in 2002, is currently owned by Bicoastal Media and the broadcast license is held by Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC.

Contents

KMSW broadcasts a classic rock music format. [2] KMSW shares radio studio space with sister stations KACI and KACI-FM at 719 East 2nd Street in The Dalles.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 18, 2000. [3] The new station was assigned the KMSW call sign by the FCC on August 1, 2000. [4] KMSW received its license to cover from the FCC on January 22, 2003. [5]

In February 2007, original owners M.S.W. Communications, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station to Bicoastal Media through their Bicoastal Columbia River, LLC, subsidiary as part of a five-station deal valued at 2,775,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 13, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2007. [6] As part of an internal corporate reorganization, Bicoastal Media filed an application with the FCC in October 2007 to transfer the broadcast license for KMSW from Bicoastal Columbia River, LLC, to Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC. The transfer was conditionally approved by the FCC on October 29, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2007. [7]

Translators

KMSW programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K275AI102.9 FM Hood River, Oregon 14808067D LMS

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KMSW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  3. "Application Search Details (BPH-19941215MB)". FCC Media Bureau. May 18, 2000.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  5. "Application Search Details ()". FCC Media Bureau. January 22, 2003.
  6. "Application Search Details (BALH-20070205ADN)". FCC Media Bureau. December 1, 2007.
  7. "Application Search Details (BAL-20071016AEM)". FCC Media Bureau. December 1, 2007.