KOHO-FM

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KOHO-FM
Simulcast of KJEM Pullman
Broadcast area Wenatchee, Washington
Frequency 101.1 MHz
Programming
Format Jazz
Ownership
OwnerIcicle Broadcasting, Inc. (pending transfer to Sleepy Lady Foundation)
Operator Washington State University
KNWR (FM), KLWS
History
First air date
1998 (1998) (as KLVH) [1] (as KLVH)
Former call signs
KLVH (1994–1999)
Call sign meaning
derived from coho salmon, a native northwest fish
Technical information
Facility ID 47072
Class C2
ERP 930 watts
HAAT 623 meters (2,044 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 47°36′7.00″N120°30′32.00″W / 47.6019444°N 120.5088889°W / 47.6019444; -120.5088889
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website kjemjazz.org

KOHO-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Leavenworth, Washington, United States, serving the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Icicle Broadcasting, Inc., [2] and airs Northwest Public Broadcasting's 24-hour Jazz service as a simulcast of KJEM in Pullman.

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History

The station was assigned the call sign KLVH on March 25, 1994; [3] it signed on in 1998. [1] Its call sign was changed to KOHO-FM on August 20, 1999; [3] the new name was derived from coho salmon. [4] The station was founded by the Icicle Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Harriet Bullitt, and primarily played adult alternative and jazz. [5] [6]

On April 8, 2022, it was announced that the station will flip to Northwest Public Broadcasting's jazz network, based at KJEM, on April 19. [7] At Midnight on April 19, KOHO-FM's stream went silent for several hours before beginning the simulcast with KJEM during the 9 am hour.

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References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-578. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "KOHO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 "KOHO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Pratt, Christine (September 18, 2010). "What's in a name? For some it's a clue to their career". Wenatchee World . Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Engle, Erika (November 9, 2006). "KOHO radio call letters resurface in Washington state". Honolulu Star-Bulletin . Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ Ramella, Sueann (April 23, 2022). "NW Philanthropist and Founder of KOHO Harriet Bullitt Dies". Northwest Public Broadcasting . Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "KOHO-FM To Join NWPB's Jazz Network". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 9, 2022.


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