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| City | Eugene, Oregon |
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| Broadcast area | Eugene-Springfield, Oregon |
| Frequency | 91.1 MHz |
| Branding | KWAX FM 91.1 |
| Slogan | Classical Oregon |
| 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 | |
| Facility ID | 62413 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 21,500 watts (horiz) 12,500 watts (vert) |
| HAAT | 370 meters |
| Translator(s) | See below |
| Links | |
| 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.
Repeaters and Translators
KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:
- 88.5 FM in Redmond, Oregon (KWRX)
- 91.5 FM in Florence, Oregon (KWVZ)
- 90.9 FM in Sunriver, Oregon
- 91.3 FM in Newport, Oregon
- 92.9 FM in Corvallis, Oregon
- 92.9 FM in Salem, Oregon
- 97.9 FM in Roseburg, Oregon
- 98.9 FM in Bend, Oregon
- 101.9 FM in Cottage Grove, Oregon
- 105.3 FM in Glide, Oregon
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.
References
- ^ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
External links
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KWAX in Eugene, Oregon
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Inside the KWAX studio
- KWAX official website
- KWAX in the FCC's FM station database
- KWAX on Radio-Locator
- KWAX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KWRX in the FCC's FM station database
- KWRX on Radio-Locator
- KWRX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KWRZ in the FCC's FM station database
- KWRZ on Radio-Locator
- KWRZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KWVZ in the FCC's FM station database
- KWVZ on Radio-Locator
- KWVZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database