KWAX

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KWAX
Broadcast area Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
Frequency 91.1 MHz
BrandingKWAX FM 91.1
Programming
Format Classical
Ownership
Owner University of Oregon
History
First air date
1951
Call sign meaning
Pronounced "Quacks", referencing the Oregon Ducks, [1] and "wax", slang for a phonograph record
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 62413
Class C1
ERP 21,500 watts (horiz)
12,500 watts (vert)
HAAT 370 meters
Translator(s) See below
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kwax.com

KWAX (91.1 FM) is a non-commercial classical music radio station in Eugene, Oregon, broadcasting to the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon area. The station is a listener supported service of the University of Oregon. Some programming is spoken word: Episodes of My Word! and My Music were broadcast Sunday afternoons, until their discontinuation.

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History

KWAX started out in the late 1950s as a student managed and operated FM station, with studios and transmitter on the top floor of Villard Hall. The initial transmitter was 10 watts, and hours of operation were somewhat irregular. In 1966, a local FM station gave the university their old 250-watt transmitter when they upgraded.

Repeaters and Translators

KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:

Broadcast translators for KWAX
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
K215ED90.9 FM Sunriver, Oregon 506175090.4  m (297  ft)D 43°52′25.4″N121°30′18.1″W / 43.873722°N 121.505028°W / 43.873722; -121.505028 (K215ED) LMS
K217FZ91.3 FM Newport, Oregon 50618140129.22 m (424 ft)D 44°38′39.4″N124°0′54.4″W / 44.644278°N 124.015111°W / 44.644278; -124.015111 (K217FZ) LMS
K225BF92.9 FM Turner, OR 6302423294 m (965 ft)D 44°51′17.4″N123°7′19.3″W / 44.854833°N 123.122028°W / 44.854833; -123.122028 (K225BF) LMS
K225CC92.9 FM Corvallis, Oregon 15666815.5313.22 m (1,028 ft)D 44°38′24.4″N123°16′29.4″W / 44.640111°N 123.274833°W / 44.640111; -123.274833 (K225CC) LMS
K250BK97.9 FM Roseburg, Oregon 17414190158.9 m (521 ft)D 43°12′7.4″N123°22′58.3″W / 43.202056°N 123.382861°W / 43.202056; -123.382861 (K250BK) LMS
K255CA98.9 FM Bend, Oregon 3652092161.9 m (531 ft)D 44°4′39.4″N121°19′53.1″W / 44.077611°N 121.331417°W / 44.077611; -121.331417 (K255CA) LMS
K270BJ101.9 FM Cottage Grove, Oregon 3652125098.1 m (322 ft)D 43°46′40.4″N123°2′36.3″W / 43.777889°N 123.043417°W / 43.777889; -123.043417 (K270BJ) LMS
K287BF105.3 FM Glide, Oregon 1741710759 m (2,490 ft)D 43°22′15.8″N123°3′50.9″W / 43.371056°N 123.064139°W / 43.371056; -123.064139 (K287BF) LMS

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References

  1. Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". Vol. 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KWAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
KWAX in Eugene, Oregon KWAX-1.jpg
KWAX in Eugene, Oregon
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Inside the KWAX studio

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