KHTR (104.3 FM) is a commercial HD

radio station Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...

Pullman, Washington Pullman is the most populous city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 32,901 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 32,508 in 2022. Originally founded as ...

, broadcasting to the

Moscow, Idaho Moscow ( ) is a city and the county seat of Latah County, Idaho. Located in the North Central Idaho, North Central region of the state along the border with Washington (state), Washington, it had a population of 25,435 at the 2020 United States ...

area. The main analog and HD1 signals air a

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

format branded as "New Country 104-3".

HD Radio

KHTR was the first commercial station in the

area with a licensed and operational

HD Radio HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. HD radio generally simulcast, simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD R ...

transmitter. simulcasting sister station KQQQ on their HD2 channel. They broadcast a format similar to the KQQQ

news/talk Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, interviews ...

format on their HD3 channel, which is modified for the Lewiston, ID and Clarkston, WA listening areas, and also carried on an

FM translator A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater ( two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or tr ...

covering the same listening areas. In September 2019, KHTR HD2 started airing a classic hits format branded as "Hits 104.7", which airs on translator K284BW in

. It had previously been used to give sister station KQQQ an FM outlet. KQQQ programming is now aired on FM in the Pullman–Moscow area on its own translator at 102.1 FM. KHTR is also a flagship station for

Washington State Cougars The Washington State Cougars (known informally as the Cougs) are the sport, athletic teams that represent Washington State University. Located in Pullman, Washington, WSU is a member of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I. The athletic pr ...

football and men's basketball.

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