KMWS

KMWS (89.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Mount Vernon, Washington. The station is owned by Washington State University, and airs Northwest Public Radio's news and talk programming, consisting of syndicated programming from NPR, APM and PRI, as well as locally produced offerings.

KMWS
CityMount Vernon, Washington
Frequency89.7 MHz
Translator(s)K216GE (91.1 FM) Forks
First air dateMay 4, 1973 (as KSVR at 90.1)
November 2002 (as KMWS)
FormatPublic radio; News/Talk
ERP1,500 watts
HAAT36 meters (118 ft)
ClassA
Facility ID60531
Call sign meaningMurrow Washington State
Former frequencies90.1 MHz (1973–2007)
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio International
OwnerWashington State University
WebcastStream
Websitewww.nwpr.org

History
Further information: Northwest Public Radio and KSVR (FM)

The current 89.7 license began life as KSVR, the radio station of Skagit Valley College, on May 4, 1973.[1]

In August 1996, Bellingham's public radio station, KZAZ, had applied to build a new FM station in Mount Vernon at 91.7 FM to expand its coverage area.[2] This application would prove particularly useful for Washington State University after Northern Sound merged with Northwest Public Radio in 1997. KSVR at 90.1 was causing co-channel interference to KNWP, the Northwest Public Radio transmitter at Port Angeles. In May 2000, Northern Sound offered to transfer the 91.7 construction permit to Skagit Valley College to move KSVR there and solve the interference problem.[3] The original KSVR license was then transferred to Washington State and relaunched as KMWS in November 2002, at which time the KSVR intellectual unit moved to 91.7.[4] In 2007, KMWS moved to 89.7 MHz at higher power and began broadcasting in HD Radio.[5]

The M in the KMWS call letters honors WSU alumnus and Skagit County native Edward R. Murrow.[4]

References
  1. "KSVR(FM)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-03. 2002. p. D-483. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. September 23, 1996. p. 73. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. "N/A KTHY-FM CP" (PDF). Radio Business Report. May 15, 2000. p. 15. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. "WSU's NPR Adds New Station, KMWS". Washington State University. November 25, 2002. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. "NWPR Boosts Signal". Washington State University. October 11, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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