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KWAX

Eugene, Oregon
Broadcast area	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
Frequency	91.1 MHz
Branding	KWAX FM 91.1
Programming
Format	Classical
Ownership
Owner	University of Oregon
History
First air date	1951
Call sign meaning	Pronounced "Quacks", referencing the Oregon Ducks, and "wax", slang for a phonograph record
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62413
Class	C1
ERP	21,500 watts (horiz) 12,500 watts (vert)
HAAT	370 meters
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kwax.com

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.

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.

Repeaters and Translators

KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:

• 88.5 FM in Redmond, Oregon (KWRX)
• 91.5 FM in Florence, Oregon (KWVZ )

References

1. Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". Vol. 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KWAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

External links

• KWAX official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 62413 (KWAX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KWAX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 90887 (KWRX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KWRX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 90266 (KWVZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KWVZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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