KBPS (AM)

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KBPS
City of license	Portland, Oregon
Slogan	"Voice of the Portland Public Schools" "Kid Rhythm Radio" "Summer Sound"
Frequency	1450 kHz
First air date	March 23, 1923 (as KFIF)
Format	Silent (Children's Radio, Oldies, Hot Adult Contemporary, CHR)
Power	1,000 watts
Class	C
Facility ID	4782
Transmitter coordinates	45°31′38″N 122°39′3″W / 45.52722°N 122.65083°W / 45.52722; -122.65083Coordinates: 45°31′38″N 122°39′3″W / 45.52722°N 122.65083°W / 45.52722; -122.65083
Callsign meaning	Benson Polytechnic School^[1]
Former callsigns	KFIF (1923-1930)
Owner	Portland Public Schools (School District #1, Multnomah County, OR)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	KBPS 1450 Website

KBPS (1450 AM) is a high school radio station in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is run by Benson Polytechnic High School students enrolled in the radio broadcasting program. It is owned by Portland Public Schools. The station manager is Kevin Flink.

KQAC, formerly KBPS-FM, and KBPS-AM share the same building, the FM station no longer has any affiliation with Portland Public Schools other than the space they rent out.

KBPS broadcasts in AM Stereo.

History

In May 1921, the Benson Tech Radio Club received a government license to operate telegraph station 7YK, later changing the call sign to 7XAD in October 1923. This would lead to Benson's first broadcasting station on May 4, 1923, at 6:00 PM when station KFIF signed on the air. This was only the second radio station operated by an educational institute.^[2]

KFIF became KBPS on March 17, 1930, when KFIF became too expensive for the student body to operate. The District accepted ownership of the station. Prior to 1947 the station only broadcast six hours each day.^[2] The station was renamed KBPS (for Benson Polytechnic School) and has continued to operate on the Benson campus and to be staffed by Benson students.

Patricia Green Swenson was the general manager of the station from 1947 until 1994.^[2]

Portland State University rented out the 1450 AM frequency for their college radio station, which broadcast from 5 p.m. until midnight on weekdays and from noon to midnight on the weekends. This time-sharing arrangement ended on June 25, 2010.

On July 1, 2012, KBPS signed off the air for the summer due to budget cuts, but later returned to the air in 2012.^[3]

References

↑ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins" 238. The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Carlin, Peter Ames (2010-01-10). "Patricia Swenson, longtime manager of Benson radio station KBPS, dies at 93". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
↑ Anderson, Jennifer (February 7, 2013). "Changes, donations keep KBPS on air". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

External links

FCC History Cards for KBPS

Query the FCC's AM station database for KBPS

Radio-Locator Information on KBPS

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KBPS

v t e Radio stations in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area market

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5♦ 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.7 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.7 102.9 103.3 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5

By AM frequency	530² 620 750 800 860 880 910 940 970 1010 1040 1080 1130 1150 1190¹ 1230 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1520♦ 1550 1640

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525 162.550

By callsign	K220IN K228EU K240CZ K242AF K272EL K274AR K283BL K296FT KBFF KBMS KBNP KBOO KBPS KBVM KDZR KEX¹ KFBW KFIS KFXX KGDD KGON KIG98 KINK KKCW KKOV KKPZ KKRZ KLVP KLTH KMHD KMTT KNRK KOOR KOPB-FM KPAM KPDQ KPDQ-FM KPFR KPOJ KQAC KQRR KQRZ-LP KQSO-LP KRSK KRYN KRYP KUFO KUIK KUPL KWBY KWIP KWJJ-FM KXET KXJM KXL-FM KXPC KXPD KXRY KXTG KYCH-FM KZME KZRI KZZR WNG604 WPHG710²

Historic	KGW KISN KOIN KQIV

Future move-in	KWLZ (relocating from Warm Springs, Oregon)

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v t e AM Stereo radio stations in the United States

The following 88 stations broadcast in C-QUAM AM stereo.

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