KRVM (AM)

KRVM
Broadcast area
Southern Willamette Valley
Frequency1280 kHz
BrandingJPR News and Information
Programming
FormatNews and information
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Jefferson Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
OperatorSouthern Oregon University
History
First air date
1947 (1947) (as KERG)
Former call signs
  • KERG (1947–1974)
  • KBDF (1974–1984)
  • KYKN (1984–1985)
  • KQAK (1985–1987)
  • KWOW (1987)
  • KQAK (1987)
  • KDUK (1987–1996)
Call sign meaning
"Radio Vocational Mechanics"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
54009
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,500 watts night
Translator98.7 K254DN (Eugene)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.ijpr.org

KRVM (1280 AM) is an NPR-member radio station broadcasting a news and information format. Licensed to Eugene, Oregon, United States, the station is currently owned by and licensed to Eugene School District 4J, and is affiliated with Jefferson Public Radio.

History

KERG, standing for Eugene Register Guard, started in 1947, and was co-owned with the newspaper. The Guard Publishing Company sold KERG to Mattco, Inc. in January 1974. The new owner changed the station's call letters to KBDF on February 1, 1974. Mattco sold KBDF to Jayar Communications Corporation in 1978; owner of KZEL-FM. KBDF's format was Top 40, but switched to Oldies in 1980, and all-news (CNN) in 1982. In March 1984, the station's call letters were changed to KYKN as "Kickin' Country." This format was short-lived, as the station was acquired by the owner of KDUK, which changed KYKN to KQAK in 1985, and then KDUK in 1987, when the FM side became KLCX.

In the mid 90's KDUK (after the University of Oregon's duck mascot) briefly dropped its Sports format and became an affiliate of Radio AAHS as "The Little Duck" with "great music for great kids." After a few months, KDUK returned to the Sports format. In the fall of 1996, KDUK's owner donated the station to the Eugene School District 4J; owners of KRVM. They changed the call letters of the AM to KRVM.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KRVM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "New KERG Owner to Change Call Letters". The Register-Guard. January 4, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sale of KBDF Final; KYKN on Air for Tests". The Register-Guard. March 28, 1984 – via Newspapers.com.

44°06′2.4″N 123°03′10.3″W / 44.100667°N 123.052861°W / 44.100667; -123.052861