KPCN-LP
Encyclopedia
KPCN-LP is a low-power FM radio station
licensed
to serve Woodburn, Oregon
, USA. The station, launched in 2006, is owned by Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste ("Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United").
KPCN-LP station airs a Spanish-language variety radio format. The station targets its programming at the special interests of farm workers.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on May 17, 2005
. The new station was assigned the KPCN-LP call sign
by the FCC on June 13, 2005. KPCN-LP received its license to cover
from the FCC on November 28, 2006.
On April 1, 2008, the station applied to the FCC for authorization to move from their licensed broadcast frequency of 96.3 MHz to 95.9 MHz. On the same day, they applied for special temporary authority
to broadcast on the lower frequency. While , the Commission has only accepted the authorization request for filing, they granted KPCN-LP the special temporary authority they sought on August 25, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of February 25, 2009. On that expiration date, the station filed for an extension of their special temporary authority but , the Commission has only accepted this extension request for filing.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Woodburn, Oregon
Woodburn, Oregon
Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley along Interstate 5 between Portland and Salem...
, USA. The station, launched in 2006, is owned by Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste ("Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United").
KPCN-LP station airs a Spanish-language variety radio format. The station targets its programming at the special interests of farm workers.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on May 17, 2005
2005 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the KPCN-LP call sign
Call sign
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by the FCC on June 13, 2005. KPCN-LP received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on November 28, 2006.
On April 1, 2008, the station applied to the FCC for authorization to move from their licensed broadcast frequency of 96.3 MHz to 95.9 MHz. On the same day, they applied for special temporary authority
Special temporary authority
In U.S. broadcast law, a special temporary authorization or special temporary authority is a type of broadcast license which temporarily allows a broadcast station to operate outside of its normal technical or legal parameters...
to broadcast on the lower frequency. While , the Commission has only accepted the authorization request for filing, they granted KPCN-LP the special temporary authority they sought on August 25, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of February 25, 2009. On that expiration date, the station filed for an extension of their special temporary authority but , the Commission has only accepted this extension request for filing.