KWVN-FM
KWVN-FM (107.7 FM, "107.7 Hot FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The station, originally launched in October 1978, is currently owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by EMG2, LLC. Programming KWVN-FM broadcasts an adult hits music format to the greater Columbia Basin area. Notable syndicated programming includes ''American Top 40'' with Ryan Seacrest on Sunday mornings. History This station began regular broadcasting on October 1, 1978, broadcasting with 27,500 watts on 107.7 MHz as KUMA-FM, sister station to KUMA (1290 AM). Under the ownership of the Pendleton Broadcasting Company, KUMA-FM aired a " bright and beautiful" music format. KUMA-FM was founded by Theodore A. "Ted" Smith and his wife Phyllis as part of Pendleton Broadcasting Company, a business that Ted Smith joined in 1955 after his service in the United States Navy. In September 1988, Ted and Phyllis Smit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KWVN HOTFM107
KWVN-FM (107.7 FM, "107.7 Hot FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The station, originally launched in October 1978, is currently owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by EMG2, LLC. Programming KWVN-FM broadcasts an adult hits music format to the greater Columbia Basin area. Notable syndicated programming includes ''American Top 40'' with Ryan Seacrest on Sunday mornings. History This station began regular broadcasting on October 1, 1978, broadcasting with 27,500 watts on 107.7 MHz as KUMA-FM, sister station to KUMA (1290 AM). Under the ownership of the Pendleton Broadcasting Company, KUMA-FM aired a " bright and beautiful" music format. KUMA-FM was founded by Theodore A. "Ted" Smith and his wife Phyllis as part of Pendleton Broadcasting Company, a business that Ted Smith joined in 1955 after his service in the United States Navy. In September 1988, Ted and Phyllis Smith ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KUMA (AM)
KUMA (1290 AM, "News/Talk 1290") is a radio station licensed to serve Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by EMG2, LLC. Programming KUMA broadcasts a news/talk radio format which features programming from Citadel Media and Premiere Radio Networks. Local weekday programming includes ''The Morning Edition'' with Butch Thurman and Danny Houle plus a 30-minute program called ''The Coffee Hour''. Syndicated programming includes talk shows hosted by Lars Larson, Dave Ramsey, and Jim Bohannon, plus ''Coast to Coast AM'' hosted by George Noory. KUMA also airs ''The Huckabee Report'' with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. Weekend programming includes syndicated shows hosted by Kim Kommando and Dr. Dean Edell plus '' At Home with Gary Sullivan''. History KUMA began regular broadcasting on August 25, 1955, as a 1,000 watt daytime-only station broadcasting at 1370 kHz. The stati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KUMA-FM
KUMA-FM (92.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Pilot Rock, Oregon, United States. The station, established in 2006, is owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license for this station is held by EMG2, LLC. Programming KUMA-FM broadcasts a classic hits music format to the greater Walla Walla, Washington, and Pendleton, Oregon, areas. KUMA-FM is one of several Oregon radio stations serving the larger city across the border in Washington. The KUMA-FM signal is considered a rimshot and is not currently strong enough in the Tri-Cities, WA area to garner any significant ratings. Capps Broadcasting's KWHT is the only station of the group that regularly shows up in the Tri-Cities, WA Arbitron ratings. History This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 26, 2006. The new station was assigned the call sign KLTB by the FCC on June 26, 2006. The station began broadcasting an o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pendleton, Oregon
Pendleton is a city and the county seat of Umatilla County, Oregon. The population was 17,107 at the time of the 2020 census, which includes approximately 1,600 people who are incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution. Pendleton is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Hermiston–Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area. This micropolitan area covers Morrow and Umatilla counties and had a combined population of 92,261 at the 2020 census. History A European-American commercial center began to develop here in 1851, when Dr. William C. McKay established a trading post at the mouth of McKay Creek. A United States Post Office named Marshall (for the owner, and sometime gambler, of another local store) was established April 21, 1865, and later renamed Pendleton, after politician and diplomat George H. Pendleton (1825–1889), who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from Ohio. The city was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KWRL
KWRL (102.3 FM, "The River") is a radio station licensed to serve La Grande, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The station is owned by Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by KWRL, LLC. KWRL broadcasts a hot adult contemporary music format. History This station received its original construction permit for a new FM station broadcasting with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on 100.1 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on May 2, 1988. The new station was assigned the call letters KWRL by the FCC on June 27, 1988. KWRL received its license to cover from the FCC on November 25, 1988. In January 1996, KWRL received authorization to move to 99.9 MHz and upgrade from a class A to a class C1 station with 60,000 watts of effective radiated power Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KWHT
KWHT (103.5 FM, "K-Wheat") is a radio station licensed to serve Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1984, is currently owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by EMG2, LLC. Programming KWHT broadcasts a country music format to the greater Walla Walla, Washington, area. This includes select programming from the Westwood One Radio Network. Syndicated music programming includes '' America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend'' from Westwood One. Facilities KWHT shares a studio building with sister stations KTIX (1240 AM), KUMA (1290 AM), and KWHT (103.5 FM). This multi-station facility is located at the west end of Eastern Oregon Regional Airport. History This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 15, 1980. The new station was assigned the call letters KFMT by the FCC. In September 1983, Faith Media, Inc., announced an agreement ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KTIX
KTIX (1240 AM broadcasting, AM, "103.1 The Outlaw") is a radio station city of license, licensed to serve Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting as KWRC in May 1941, is currently owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by EMG2, LLC. Programming KTIX previously broadcast a 24-hour sports radio format as an affiliate of ESPN Radio from October 2002 through at least early 2018. The station has since switched affiliation to Fox Sports Radio. In addition to its usual sports talk programming, KTIX broadcasts Major League Baseball games as an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Radio Network, National Basketball Association games as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers radio network, National Football League games as a member of the Seattle Seahawks radio network, and Oregon Ducks football as a member of the Oregon Sports Network. KTIX also airs high school football games and other select sporting even ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KTEL (AM)
KTEL (1490 kHz, "Fox News Radio") is an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Walla Walla, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group, through its licensee EMG2, LLC, and features programming from Citadel Media, ESPN Radio, and Premiere Radio Networks Premiere Networks (formerly Premiere Radio Networks, shortened as PRN) is an American media company, a wholly owned subsidiary of iHeartMedia, for which it currently serves as its main original radio content distribution and production arm. I .... The station was founded by Jack Keating in the 1950s. References External links * *KTEL on RadioMixer TEL News and talk radio stations in the United States Walla Walla, Washington Radio stations established in 1960 {{Washington-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KCMB
KCMB (104.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Baker City, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by the Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by KCMB, LLC. Programming KCMB broadcasts a country music format that includes some programming from Citadel Media. History This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 28, 1986. The new station was assigned the KCMB call sign by the FCC on October 3, 1986. After multiple extensions, KCMB received its license to cover from the FCC on January 10, 1989. In December 1989, Clare Marie Ferguson-Capps reached an agreement to transfer the license for this station to Oregon Trail Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 1, 1990. Effective August 28, 2012, Capps sold the station to KCMB, LLC for $1.25 million. References External linksKCMB official website * * CMB In Big Bang cosmology the cosmic microwave background (CMB ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American media personality and producer. He is the co-host of ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'', as well as the host of multiple media shows including ''American Idol'', ''American Top 40'', and ''On Air with Ryan Seacrest''. In 2006, Seacrest became co-host and executive producer of ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''. He stayed on as host and executive producer of the annual show broadcast from Times Square in New York City following Dick Clark's death in 2012. Seacrest began co-hosting ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' on a permanent basis on May 1, 2017. Seacrest received Emmy Award nominations for ''American Idol'' from 2004 to 2013, and again in 2016. He won an Emmy for producing ''Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution'' in 2010 and was nominated again in 2012. In 2018, Seacrest received nominations for ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' in the categories of Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment as well as Outstanding Entertainment Talk Sho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Call Sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigned by a government agency, informally adopted by individuals or organizations, or even cryptographically encoded to disguise a station's identity. The use of call signs as unique identifiers dates to the landline railroad telegraph system. Because there was only one telegraph line linking all railroad stations, there needed to be a way to address each one when sending a telegram. In order to save time, two-letter identifiers were adopted for this purpose. This pattern continued in radiotelegraph operation; radio companies initially assigned two-letter identifiers to coastal stations and stations onboard ships at sea. These were not globally unique, so a one-letter company identifier (for instance, 'M' and two letters as a Marcon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |