KMRE-LP

Bellingham, Washington
Frequency	102.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Defunct (formerly Community radio)
Affiliations	Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Kulshan Community Media
History
First air date	July 19, 2006
Call sign meaning	Museum of Radio and Electricity
Technical information
Facility ID	134425
Class	L1
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	-23.7 meters
Transmitter coordinates	48°45′7″N 122°28′45″W / 48.75194°N 122.47917°W / 48.75194; -122.47917
Links
Webcast	KMRE-LP Webstream Those with dial-up and dsl connections may experience difficulty with the 128 kps stream.
Website	kmre.org

KMRE-LP (102.3 Low power FM) was a radio station broadcasting local and regional educational, cultural and historic programming. The station was located in Bellingham, Washington. The FCC granted KMRE-LP its license on July 19, 2006.^[1]

Programming

Featuring music from the Pacific Northwest and more, KMRE-LP also featured local news programming and other work from all around Whatcom County. The station also aired music and educational programs.

History

The meaning behind the call sign for KMRE-LP is the Museum of Radio and Electricity. Broadcasting since 2005 in Bellingham, WA, the station began as part of the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention. The station initially broadcast music and programming from the Golden Age of radio – the 1920s through the advent of television, but evolved to share programming on a wide range of topics.^[2]

In 2018, Kulshan Community Media was formed and operated KMRE-LP since then.

Some of the changes incorporated over the last five years include a format shift to Roots Americana music, the development of a local news team and weekday afternoon newscasts, and the shift from a 100 watt Low Power FCC License to a full power Non-Commercial Educational FM Station.^[3]

Kulshan Community Media surrendered KMRE-LP's license to the FCC on June 19, 2023; it was cancelled the following day.