KWRL
Encyclopedia
KWRL is a radio station
licensed
to serve La Grande, Oregon
, USA. The station is owned by Capps Broadcast Group and the broadcast license
is held by KSRV, Inc.
KWRL broadcasts an adult contemporary music format.
for a new FM station broadcasting with 3,000 watt
s of effective radiated power
on 100.1 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission
on May 2, 1988
. The new station was assigned the call letters KWRL by the FCC on June 27, 1988. KWRL received its license to cover
from the FCC on November 25, 1988.
In January 1996, KWRL received authorization to move to the current 99.9 MHz and upgrade from a class A to a class C1 station with 60,000 watt
s of effective radiated power
.
In October 1998, original license holder Grande Ronde Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Capps Broadcast Group through their KSRV, Inc., subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 14, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on December 18, 1998.
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 La Grande, Oregon
La Grande, Oregon
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,327 people, 5,124 households, and 2,982 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,833.5 people per square mile . There were 5,483 housing units at an average density of 1,260.3 per square mile...
, USA. The station is owned by Capps Broadcast Group and the broadcast license
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...
is held by KSRV, Inc.
KWRL broadcasts an adult contemporary music format.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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for a new FM station broadcasting with 3,000 watt
Watt
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s of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
on 100.1 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on May 2, 1988
1988 in radio
The year 1988 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*August 13 — Los Angeles radio personality Shadoe Stevens takes over as host of "American Top 40." He replaces Casey Kasem, who had hosted since the show's debut in 1970...
. The new station was assigned the call letters KWRL by the FCC on June 27, 1988. KWRL 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 25, 1988.
In January 1996, KWRL received authorization to move to the current 99.9 MHz and upgrade from a class A to a class C1 station with 60,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
.
In October 1998, original license holder Grande Ronde Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Capps Broadcast Group through their KSRV, Inc., subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 14, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on December 18, 1998.