KWRL (102.3
FM, "The River") is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
La Grande, in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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. The station is owned by Elkhorn Media Group and the
broadcast license
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is held by KWRL, LLC.
KWRL broadcasts a
hot adult contemporary
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music format.
History
This station received its original
construction permit
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House building permits, for example, are subject to bu ...
for a new FM station broadcasting with 3,000
watt
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s of
effective radiated power
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on 100.1
MHz
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from the
Federal Communications Commission
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on May 2,
1988.
The new station was assigned the call letters KWRL by the FCC on June 27, 1988.
KWRL received its
license to cover from the FCC on November 25, 1988.
In January 1996, KWRL received authorization to move to 99.9
MHz
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and upgrade from a class A to a class C1 station with 60,000
watt
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s of
effective radiated power
Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. It is the total power in watts that would ha ...
.
In October 1998, original license holder Grande Ronde Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Capps Broadcast Group through their KSRV, Inc., subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 14, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on December 18, 1998.
Effective August 28, 2012, KWRL was sold by Capps Broadcast Group to KWRL, LLC for $750,000.
In 2017, KWRL moved from 99.9
MHz
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to 102.3
MHz
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with no other changes in power and transmitter location.
Construction permit
The FCC granted KWRL a new construction permit on March 13, 2009, to raise the antenna's height above average terrain to , unify the effective radiated power at 25,000 watts, and move the transmitter southeast to 45°07'21"N, 117°46'44"W.
The station was issued a
license to cover for the permit on October 13, 2009.
References
External links
KWRL official website*
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{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Oregon
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Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
La Grande, Oregon
Radio stations established in 1988
1988 establishments in Oregon