KSFC (91.9 FM) in

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, is one of the three

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s run by the Spokane Public Radio organization, along with 91.1

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and 90.3

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. KSFC

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s with an

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(ERP) of 2,200 watts. It also has an

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in Coeur d'Alene, K262CR at 100.3 MHz, and a full-powered FM repeater in Saint Maries, KXJO at 92.1 MHz. KSFC has a

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of news and information programming, much of it from

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(NPR). It carries some of the same shows as 91.1 KPBX-FM, such as "

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" and "

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." But in middays and evenings when KPBX-FM is airing

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, KSFC stays with talk programs. It airs "All Things Considered" at an early time than KPBX-FM.

History

In , the station first

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the air. It was under the supervision of Richi Caldwell as a part of the new radio broadcasting teaching program at the

Spokane Falls Community College Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) is a Public college, public community college in Spokane, Washington. Established in 1967, it is a part of the Community Colleges of Spokane. SFCC enrolls approximately 3,805 students and has an open admis ...

. The original power was only 10 watts. In 1995, Spokane Falls Community College eliminated its teaching program in radio broadcasting as a cost-cutting move. At this point, KPBX-FM stepped in and bought the station, using it as a full-power translator to serve areas of Spokane where the main signal for KPBX-FM was weak. On July 1, 1999, KSFC broke off from KPBX to air an expanded format of news and talk programming, including several NPR shows that had previously not been available in the Spokane area.

References

External links

Spokane Public Radio's website
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