KMUZ

For the radio station in Milwaukie, Oregon, licensed as KMUZ from 2007 to 2008, see KOOR.
KMUZ
City of license Turner, Oregon
Broadcast area Salem, Oregon
Slogan "Community Radio"
Frequency 88.5 MHz
Translator(s) 100.7 K264AA (Salem)
First air date 2011
Format Community
Language(s) English
ERP 32 watts
HAAT 242 meters (794 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 172599
Transmitter coordinates 44°47′00″N 122°59′44″W / 44.78333°N 122.99556°W
Owner Willamette Information, News, and Entertainment Service
Webcast Listen Live
Website kmuz.org

KMUZ (88.5 FM) is an American non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Turner, Oregon. The station's broadcast license is held by the Willamette Information, News, and Entertainment Service .

KMUZ broadcasts a community radio format to the greater Salem, Oregon, area.[1][2]

History

In October 2007, Salem Folklore Community applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on August 12, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of August 12, 2011.[3] The new station was assigned call sign "KMUZ" on September 23, 2008.[4]

In May 2011, Salem Folklore Community entered into an agreement to transfer the assets and permit for KMUZ the Willamette Information News & Entertainment Service in return for $1. The FCC approved the sale on July 7, 2011, and the transaction was completed on July 15, 2011.[5] After construction and testing were completed in August 2011, the station was granted its broadcast license on August 23, 2011.[6]

On September 5, 2011, the station fell silent while officials from Marion County, Oregon, reviewed the building permit and zoning variance for the station's transmitter facilities. The station used this downtime to slightly modify its broadcast antenna and signal coverage area. On December 20, 2011, the FCC granted the KMUZ special temporary authority to remain silent. This authorization is scheduled to expire on June 17, 2012.[7]

Operating under program test authority, KMUZ returned to the air full-time on December 17, 2011.[2]

On January 24, 2015 at 10am KMUZ began simulcasting on translator K264AA 100.7 FM in Salem.

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "KMUZ, new FM, launches in Salem, OR". Radio Business Report. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071015AHX)". FCC Media Bureau. August 12, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. September 23, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAPED-20110510ABK)". FCC Media Bureau. July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-20110809AAA)". FCC Media Bureau. August 23, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20110927ADG)". FCC Media Bureau. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.

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