KRVM-FM (91.9 MHz) is a community

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, United States. KRVM's primary programming is available via online streaming, with listener-supporters located around the world. The station license and studio facility are owned by

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, but the school district provides no direct funding to the station; all funding comes from listener supporters, business underwriters, and the

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. The main studio is located at Sheldon High School, with a satellite studio at Spencer Butte Middle School. Two additional stations, KSYD (92.1 FM) in Reedsport (serving

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) and KAVE (88.5 FM) in Oakridge, rebroadcast KRVM, as does a translator, K211BP (90.1 FM) in

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. KRVM-FM broadcasts in

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History

KRVM-FM is the oldest public radio station in the state of Oregon. The first words ever spoken on FM radio in the

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were broadcast on KRVM on December 6, 1947, and the station formally opened in early 1948. It was the only educational FM station west of

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and north of

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and just the twelfth in the United States. The call letters were almost WDWD until Roger Houglum, the founder of the station, advised the

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of its mistake in assigning a call sign starting with W to a station west of the

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. Originally on 90.1 MHz, the station moved to 91.9 MHz in 1954 because it generated interference to television sets attempting to tune in

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on channel 6 (82–88 MHz) in

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. During the day on weekdays, KRVM features a progressive

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music format with students handling much of the hosting and voice tracking. Other hours feature specialty programming encompassing many genres of music, including "Breakfast With The

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" every morning. Specialty shows are hosted by volunteer DJs who select their own music.

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Official Website
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