KNRQ

KNRQ
Broadcast area
Eugene–Springfield, Oregon
Frequency103.7 MHz
BrandingAlternative 103-7 KNRQ
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KUJZ, KZEL, KEHK, KUGN
History
First air date
April 1974 (1974-04)
Former call signs
  • KOMS (1974–1978)
  • KIQY (1978–1993)
  • KXPC (1993–2013)
Call sign meaning
"New Rock"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
61987
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT310 meters (1,020 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°00′08″N 123°06′50″W / 44.00222°N 123.11389°W / 44.00222; -123.11389
Translator98.5 K253CF (Cottage Grove)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitenrq.com

KNRQ (103.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Harrisburg, Oregon, United States, and serving the Eugene–Springfield market. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs an alternative rock format.

Studios and offices are on Executive Parkway in Eugene and the transmitter is off Blanton Road, also in Eugene, sharing a tower with several other FM and TV stations.

Station history

The station signed on in April 1974, as KOMS. On September 27, 1978, the call sign was changed to KIQY. These call letters were chosen because of their resemblance to "K104" the station’s branding at the time.

By the mid 1980s, KIQY’s format had evolved from adult contemporary to Top 40. For a time, it was branded as "Hot Rock 104" and then simply 103.7 KIQY. In August 1991, the station became "The Heat 103.7" as it picked up the satellite network programming. By early 1993, KIQY had returned to all-local programming, and by that summer, rebranded as "Hot 103.7" with KIQY only being mentioned during the hourly legal ID.

On November 1, 1993, the format changed to country music. During the first days of the new format, it was branded as "Power Country 103.7" but after a cease and desist letter from "Power 104.7 KDUK" the branding was modified to "Pure Country 103.7." The call letters KXPC-FM became official on November 16.

Until May 20, 2009, KXPC-FM (then licensed to Lebanon, Oregon) broadcast a country music format branded as "Pure Country 103.7". On May 20, 2009, the station fell silent for technical and financial reasons..

On October 7, 2009, Portland Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement to transfer the broadcast license for KXPC-FM to the Educational Media Foundation for a total price of $1,250,000. The deal gained FCC approval on November 24, 2009, and the transaction was completed on December 18, 2009.

On November 13, 2009, the Educational Media Foundation applied to have the FCC modify the station's license from commercial to non-commercial educational. This request was granted on May 10, 2010.

On August 31, 2012, it was announced that Educational Media Foundation would sell KXPC-FM to Cumulus and Cumulus would move KNRQ from 97.9 FM to 103.7 FM when the 97.9 frequency moved to Portland, Oregon. On July 28, 2013, Cumulus moved KNRQ to 103.7 at 12 Midnight (PDT) and relocated the KXPC calls to 97.9 (later changed to KLVP), where it began testing the signal in the Portland area with music until its transmitter is signed on, as part of its deal to close on its swap with EMF on August 1, 2013.

KNRQ history

KNRQ started out on 95.3 serving the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon area. That station applied for an FCC construction permit to move its 97.9 frequency and change its city of license to Tualatin, Oregon, so it could serve the Portland area. It was granted on May 24, 2010. The station applied for a modified construction permit to move the 97.9 frequency and change its city of license to Aloha, Oregon, also serving the Portland area. It was granted then cancelled on July 19, 2011. KNRQ remained on the 97.9 FM frequency until the call sign and format was swapped with 103.7 FM on July 28, 2013.

Translators

KNRQ is simulcast on the following translator:

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassFCC info
K253CF 98.5 FMCottage Grove, Oregon12502250DLMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNRQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20090521AC)". FCC Media Bureau. November 20, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Application Search Details (BMLED-20091112AMW )". FCC Media Bureau. May 10, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BALH-20091008ADS)". FCC Media Bureau. December 18, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Deals - 2009-10-24". Broadcasting & Cable. October 26, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Two more for EMF". Radio Business Report. October 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Cumulus & EMF Swap Stations - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ "FCC Update 7/16" from Radio Insight (July 16, 2013)
  11. ↑ "Alternative 103.7 KNRQ - :15a". YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Alternative 103.7 KNRQ - :15b". YouTube.