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| Broadcast area | Eugene-Springfield, Oregon |
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| Frequency | 91.1MHz |
| Branding | KWAX FM 91.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Oregon |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Call sign meaning | Pronounced "Quacks", referencing theOregon Ducks,[1] and "wax", slang for aphonograph record |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62413 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 21,500watts (horiz) 12,500watts (vert) |
| HAAT | 370 meters |
| Translator | See below |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kwax.com |
KWAX (91.1FM) is a non-commercialclassical musicradio station inEugene, Oregon, broadcasting to theEugene-Springfield, Oregon area. The station is alistener supported service of theUniversity of Oregon. Some programming is spoken word: Episodes ofMy Word! andMy Music were broadcast Sunday afternoons, until their discontinuation.
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.
KWAX issimulcast on the following stations and translators:
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| National | |
44°00′04″N123°06′50″W / 44.001°N 123.114°W /44.001; -123.114
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