KMRE-LP
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| Frequency | 102.3MHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (formerlyCommunity radio) |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kulshan Community Media |
| History | |
First air date | July 19,2006 |
Call signmeaning | Museum ofRadio andElectricity |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 134425 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 100watts |
| HAAT | -23.7 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 48°45′7″N122°28′45″W/ 48.75194°N 122.47917°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Webcast | KMRE-LP WebstreamThose with dial-up and dsl connections may experience difficulty with the 128 kps stream. |
| Website | kmre |
KMRE-LP(102.3Low powerFM) was aradio stationbroadcasting local and regional educational, cultural and historic programming. The station was located inBellingham, Washington.The FCC granted KMRE-LP its license on July 19, 2006.[2]
Programming
[edit]Featuring music from thePacific Northwestand more, KMRE-LP also featured local news programming and other work from all aroundWhatcom County.The station also aired music and educational programs.
History
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The meaning behind the call sign for KMRE-LP is theMuseum ofRadio andElectricity. Broadcasting since 2005 inBellingham, WA,the station began as part of theSpark 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.[3]
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.[4]
Kulshan Community Media applied for NCE status and a change of signal strength in 2019. The station began broadcasting on a new frequency, 88.3FM, as a full power NCE in and surrendered the LP license to the FCC on June 19, 2023; it was cancelled the following day. The antenna is currently located on King Mountain, Bellingham and the station is co-located at Whatcom Community College.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KMRE-LP".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^KMRE-LP: Radio Station Information Page: Radio-Locator
- ^"KMRE, Our History".www.kmre.org.Retrieved2020-05-13.
- ^FCC, PUBLIC NOTICE (February 17, 2022)."FCC PUBLIC NOTICE"(PDF).
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 762145 (KMRE)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KMRE-LPat FCCdata.org
- KMREinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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- Radio stations in Washington (state)
- Low-power FM radio stations in Washington (state)
- Community radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 2006
- 2006 establishments in Washington (state)
- Defunct radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations disestablished in 2023
- 2023 disestablishments in Washington (state)