KMHD
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KMHD is a listener-supported, non-profit FM broadcast radio station located in the Portland, Oregon
area. For the first twenty-five years of its operation, the station's studio was located on the Mt. Hood Community College campus in Gresham, Oregon
, and the transmitter is located atop Portland's
Tualatin Mountains
. In addition to its broadcast signal at 89.1, KMHD also simulcasts locally on an HD channel
, as well as through streaming audio on the station's website, and OPB TV Digital subchannel 4.
KMHD is among the oldest listener-supported Jazz radio stations in the United States.
Although owned by Mt. Hood Community College, the station has never been a part of the college's radio broadcasting educational program.
community with jazz and blues since 1984.
In March 2009, the Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education agreed to transfer of the station's programming, operational and fundraising responsibilities to Oregon Public Broadcasting
. The agreement was a response to a cut in state support. The transfer was approved by the board of education in mid-May and took effect on August 10, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Although the station's programming now originates from OPB's Portland studios, the station will continue to use the same call letters and broadcast frequency, and will continue to be owned by Mt. Hood Community College.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
area. For the first twenty-five years of its operation, the station's studio was located on the Mt. Hood Community College campus in Gresham, Oregon
Gresham, Oregon
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...
, and the transmitter is located atop Portland's
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
Tualatin Mountains
Tualatin Mountains
The Tualatin Mountains are a range of hills on the western border of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States...
. In addition to its broadcast signal at 89.1, KMHD also simulcasts locally on an HD channel
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
, as well as through streaming audio on the station's website, and OPB TV Digital subchannel 4.
KMHD is among the oldest listener-supported Jazz radio stations in the United States.
Although owned by Mt. Hood Community College, the station has never been a part of the college's radio broadcasting educational program.
History
The station has been providing the Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
community with jazz and blues since 1984.
In March 2009, the Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education agreed to transfer of the station's programming, operational and fundraising responsibilities to Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting is the primary television and radio public broadcasting network for most of Oregon as well as southern Washington. With its headquarters and television studios in Portland, OPB consists of five full-power television stations, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, and over...
. The agreement was a response to a cut in state support. The transfer was approved by the board of education in mid-May and took effect on August 10, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Although the station's programming now originates from OPB's Portland studios, the station will continue to use the same call letters and broadcast frequency, and will continue to be owned by Mt. Hood Community College.