KWAX

KWAX

KWAX

Classical music station in Eugene, Oregon

KWAX (91.1 FM) is a non-commercial classical music radio station in Eugene, Oregon, broadcasting to the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon area. The station is a listener supported service of the University of Oregon. Some programming is spoken word: Episodes of My Word! and My Music were broadcast Sunday afternoons, until their discontinuation.

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History

KWAX started out in the late 1950s as a student managed and operated FM station, with studios and transmitter on the top floor of Villard Hall. The initial transmitter was 10 watts, and hours of operation were somewhat irregular. In 1966, a local FM station gave the university their old 250-watt transmitter when they upgraded.

Repeaters and Translators

KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:

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References

  1. [1]
    Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". Vol. 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Facility Technical Data for KWAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
KWAX in Eugene, Oregon
Inside the KWAX studio

44.001°N 123.114°W / 44.001; -123.114


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