KOHO-FM (101.1 FM) is a

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licensed to

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, United States, serving the

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area. The station is currently owned by Icicle Broadcasting, Inc., and airs Northwest Public Broadcasting's 24-hour Jazz service as a simulcast of KJEM in Pullman.

History

The station was assigned the call sign KLVH on March 25, 1994; it signed on in 1998. Its call sign was changed to KOHO-FM on August 20, 1999; the new name was derived from

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. The station was founded by the Icicle Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Harriet Bullitt, and primarily played

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and jazz. On April 8, 2022, it was announced that the station would flip to Northwest Public Broadcasting's jazz network, based at KJEM, on April 19. At midnight on April 19, KOHO-FM's stream went silent for several hours before beginning the simulcast with KJEM during the 9 am hour. On December 21, 2023, the FCC license for KOHO was transferred to Northwest Public Broadcasting following a donation from the Sleeping Lady Foundation.

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Radio stations established in 1998 1998 establishments in Washington (state) Jazz radio stations in the United States {{Washington-radio-station-stub