KWAX

KWAX (91.1 FM) is a non-commercial classical music radio station in Eugene, Oregon, broadcasting to the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon area. The station is a listener supported service of the University of Oregon. Some programming is spoken word: Episodes of My Word! and My Music were broadcast Sunday afternoons, until their discontinuation.

KWAX
CityEugene, Oregon
Broadcast areaEugene-Springfield, Oregon
BrandingKWAX FM 91.1
SloganClassical Oregon
Frequency91.1 MHz
Translator(s)See below
First air date1951
FormatClassical
ERP21,500 watts (horiz)
12,500 watts (vert)
HAAT370 meters
ClassC1
Facility ID62413
Call sign meaningPronounced "Quacks", referencing the Oregon Ducks,[1] and "wax", slang for a phonograph record
OwnerUniversity of Oregon
WebcastListen Live
Websitekwax.com

Repeaters and Translators

KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:

History

KWAX started out in the late 1950s as a student managed and operated FM station, with studios and transmitter on the top floor of Villard Hall. The initial transmitter was 10 watts, and hours of operation were somewhat irregular. In 1966, a local FM station gave the university their old 250-watt transmitter when they upgraded.

References
  1. Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
KWAX in Eugene, Oregon
Inside the KWAX studio


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