KWAX
Broadcast areaEugene-Springfield, Oregon
Frequency91.1 MHz
BrandingKWAX FM 91.1
Programming
FormatClassical
Ownership
OwnerUniversity 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 ID62413
ClassC1
ERP21,500 watts (horiz)
12,500 watts (vert)
HAAT370 meters
Translator(s)See below
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekwax.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.

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 coordinates FCC info
K215ED 90.9 FM Sunriver, Oregon 50617 50 90.4 m (297 ft) D 43°52′25.4″N 121°30′18.1″W / 43.873722°N 121.505028°W / 43.873722; -121.505028 (K215ED) LMS
K217FZ 91.3 FM Newport, Oregon 50618 140 129.22 m (424 ft) D 44°38′39.4″N 124°0′54.4″W / 44.644278°N 124.015111°W / 44.644278; -124.015111 (K217FZ) LMS
K225BF 92.9 FM Turner, OR 63024 23 294 m (965 ft) D 44°51′17.4″N 123°7′19.3″W / 44.854833°N 123.122028°W / 44.854833; -123.122028 (K225BF) LMS
K225CC 92.9 FM Corvallis, Oregon 156668 15.5 313.22 m (1,028 ft) D 44°38′24.4″N 123°16′29.4″W / 44.640111°N 123.274833°W / 44.640111; -123.274833 (K225CC) LMS
K250BK 97.9 FM Roseburg, Oregon 17414 190 158.9 m (521 ft) D 43°12′7.4″N 123°22′58.3″W / 43.202056°N 123.382861°W / 43.202056; -123.382861 (K250BK) LMS
K255CA 98.9 FM Bend, Oregon 36520 92 161.9 m (531 ft) D 44°4′39.4″N 121°19′53.1″W / 44.077611°N 121.331417°W / 44.077611; -121.331417 (K255CA) LMS
K270BJ 101.9 FM Cottage Grove, Oregon 36521 250 98.1 m (322 ft) D 43°46′40.4″N 123°2′36.3″W / 43.777889°N 123.043417°W / 43.777889; -123.043417 (K270BJ) LMS
K287BF 105.3 FM Glide, Oregon 17417 10 759 m (2,490 ft) D 43°22′15.8″N 123°3′50.9″W / 43.371056°N 123.064139°W / 43.371056; -123.064139 (K287BF) LMS

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.

External links

KWAX in Eugene, Oregon
Inside the KWAX studio

44°00′04″N 123°06′50″W / 44.001°N 123.114°W / 44.001; -123.114


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