KPFR

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KPFR
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Broadcast area Portland, Oregon
Frequency 89.5 MHz
BrandingFamily Radio
Programming
Format Christian radio
Affiliations Family Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
 2005
Call sign meaning
KPortland Family Radio
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 85834
Class C1
ERP 7,000 watts
HAAT 510 meters (1673 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 45°19′58″N121°42′48″W / 45.33278°N 121.71333°W / 45.33278; -121.71333 Coordinates: 45°19′58″N121°42′48″W / 45.33278°N 121.71333°W / 45.33278; -121.71333
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Website familyradio.org

KPFR (89.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Pine Grove, Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 2005, is currently owned by Family Stations, Inc. and airs several Christian ministry broadcasts from noted teachers such as RC Sproul, Alistair Begg, Ken Ham, John F. MacArthur, Adriel Sanchez, Dennis Rainey, John Piper, & others as well as traditional and modern hymns & songs by Keith & Kristyn Getty, The Master's Chorale, Fernando Ortega, Chris Rice, Shane & Shane, Sovereign Grace Music, Sara Groves, & multiple other Christian and Gospel music artists.

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Programming

KPFR broadcasts a Christian radio format to the greater Portland, Oregon, area from a transmitter on Mount Hood. [1] A significant portion of the station's programming is provided by Family Radio. [2]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on June 11, 2002. [3] The new station was assigned the call letters KPFR by the FCC on June 27, 2002. [4]

On July 18, 2002, the Educational Media Foundation reached an agreement to transfer the construction permit for KPFR to Family Stations, Inc., as part of an elaborate settlement involving station applications in three states. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 9, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on December 6, 2002. [5] KPFR received its license to cover from the FCC on June 16, 2005. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ "Radio Stations and Translators in Oregon". Family Radio. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19970318MA)". FCC Media Bureau. June 11, 2002.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAPED-20020729ABR)". FCC Media Bureau. December 6, 2002.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-20050610AIK)". FCC Media Bureau. June 16, 2005.
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