KMED

KMED
City Medford, Oregon
Broadcast area Medford-Ashland
Branding NewsTalk 1440
Frequency 1440 kHz
Translator(s) 106.7 K294AS (Ashland)
First air date 1922 (as KFAY)
Format News/Talk
Power 5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 14352
Transmitter coordinates 42°18′36″N 122°48′41″W / 42.31000°N 122.81139°W / 42.31000; -122.81139Coordinates: 42°18′36″N 122°48′41″W / 42.31000°N 122.81139°W / 42.31000; -122.81139
Former callsigns KFAY (1922-1950)
Owner Bicoastal Media Licenses Vi, LLC
Sister stations KRWQ, KLDZ, KYVL, KIFS
Webcast Listen Live
Website kmed.com

KMED (1440 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format.[1] Licensed to Medford, Oregon, United States, the station serves the Medford-Ashland area. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses Vi, LLC.[2]

KMED is rebroadcast on FM translator K294AS, Ashland, on 106.7 MHz.[3]

History

The station began in 1922 with callsign KFAY. At that time, it was owned by William Virgin, and it was the station's policy to stay on the air only until all its commercials had been broadcast. Then it was promptly shut down and the staff went out to sell more air time. At one point during the early 1920s, someone broke into the station and stole all its equipment, leaving only a piano bench behind. Virgin died in 1927, and his wife, Blanche, then operated the station until she sold it to Radio Medford in 1950.[4]

Translator

KMED also broadcasts on the following translator:

Broadcast translators of KMED
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
W		ClassFCC info
K294AS106.7Ashland, Oregon78DFCC

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  2. ↑ "KMED Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  3. ↑ http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1261359
  4. ↑ 1922-Year Radio's Population Soared (PDF). Broadcasting. May 14, 1962. p. 90. Retrieved March 6, 2014. (PDF)
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