KSQM (91.5
MHz
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) is a
non-commercial
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FM radio station
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in
Sequim, Washington
Sequim ( ) is a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is located on the north side of the Olympic Peninsula between the Dungeness River and Sequim Bay. The city is south of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and north of the Olympic Mount ...
. It is listener-supported and is owned by Sequim Community Broadcasting. KSQM is a
community radio
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Community broadcasting, Community stations serve geographic communities and communities o ...
station, staffed largely by volunteers. Music includes
oldies
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music.
Since 2 ...
,
classic hits,
adult standards
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Adult standards started in the 1950s and is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly tho ...
and other genres, along with some talk programming.
KSQM is a
Class A station. It has an
effective radiated power
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(ERP) of 2,050
watt
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s. The
transmitter
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tower
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is on Blue Mountain Road in
Port Angeles
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.
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See also
*List of community radio stations in the United States
Following is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States, including both full-power and low-power non-commercial educational services. The list is divided into two sections:
* Full-power community stations
* Low-pow ...
References
External links
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Community radio stations in the United States
Nostalgia radio in the United States
Radio stations established in 2009
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