KTMK (91.1
FM) is a
non-commercial educational
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radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Tillamook, Oregon
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, United States. The station is owned by
Oregon Public Broadcasting
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.
KTMK broadcasts a
public radio
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news/talk
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format.
The station airs programs from
National Public Radio
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,
Public Radio Exchange
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,
American Public Media
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, and other public radio syndicates.
History
The Tillicum Foundation received the original
construction permit
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for this station from the
Federal Communications Commission
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on July 29,
2002
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.
The new station was assigned the KTMK
call sign
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by the FCC on March 20, 2003.
In August 2002, the Tillicum Foundation reached an agreement to sell this station to Oregon Public Broadcasting. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 1, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on January 16, 2003.
KTMK received its
license to cover from the FCC on February 14, 2006.
References
External links
KTMK official website*
{{NPR Oregon
TMK
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News and talk radio stations in the United States
Tillamook County, Oregon
NPR member stations
Public Radio International stations
2006 establishments in Oregon
Radio stations established in 2006