KKRV (104.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Wenatchee, Washington, United States, the station serves the Wenatchee area. The station is owned by Alpha Media LLC, through Alpha Media Licensee LLC.[2] The station is also simulcast on one broadcast translator - 105.1 FM.
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| Broadcast area | Wenatchee, Washington |
| Frequency | 104.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Country 104.7 |
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| Format | Country music |
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| KWLN, KKRT | |
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First air date | May 20, 1981 (as KYJR-FM) |
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Call sign meaning | "River" (previous format) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28635 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 6,500 watts |
| HAAT | 403 meters (1,322 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°28′44″N 120°12′49″W / 47.47889°N 120.21361°W |
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History
editThe station went on the air as KYJR-FM on May 20, 1981, as Top 40/hard rock station Y-105. On November 3, 1988, the station changed its call sign to KSSY when it had a format change to adult contemporary (Classy 105). On May 29, 1995, the call sign was changed to the current KKRV, to reflect the move to a classic rock format and its new branding as "The River". The station switched to its current country format in 1998.[3]
On May 20, 2014, KKRV became the first Wenatchee-area commercial station to broadcast in HD Radio. It added a simulcast of sister station KWLN on HD2 to provide better coverage in the broadcast area.[4]
94.3 Jack FM
editOn April 1, 2018, Jack FM was launched, and a HD3 subchannel was added to KKRV to carry the Jack FM simulcast.
The HD3 channel can also be heard on 94.3 FM K232ED (hence the branding as 94.3 Jack FM), a frequency that was originally to be used to simulcast KKRT's signal to Zune and other radio receivers that did not pick up AM signals, but was later abandoned. Before the switch, it carried a simulcast of KKRV.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKRV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KKRV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KKRV Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KKRV Digital Notification". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 28635 (KKRV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KKRV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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