KMED (106.3
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) is an
FM radio
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station licensed to
Eagle Point, Oregon
Eagle Point is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 8,469 at the 2010 census, up from 4,798 at the 2000 census. As of 2018, the estimated population was 9,408.
History
In the mid-19th century, a rocky cliff near t ...
, United States, and serving the
Medford-
Ashland area. The station is owned by Bicoastal Media.
History
In the late 1990s, the station was branded as "Eagle 106.3" with a
rock
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format. By the early 2000s, the format had evolved to
active rock
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as "106-3 KZZE". On August 3, 2015, at 12:00 pm, KZZE flipped to an
adult album alternative
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format known as "106.3 The Valley" and changed its call letters to KYVL.
On January 8, 2023, KYVL moved the adult album alternative format to its
HD2 subchannel and picked up sister station
KMED KMED may refer to:
* KMED (FM), a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to serve Eagle Point, Oregon, United States
* KYVL (AM), a radio station (1440 AM) licensed to serve Medford, Oregon, which held the call sign KMED from 1927 to 2023
* KTMT-FM, a ...
's news/talk format, with the sign-off of KMED's 1440 AM frequency. KYVL's translators began relaying the HD2 subchannel.
On January 11, the stations swapped
call signs
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, with 106.3 assuming KMED.
Translators
KMED broadcasts on the following translators:
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News and talk radio stations in the United States
Eagle Point, Oregon
1998 establishments in Oregon
Radio stations established in 1998
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