| Broadcast area | Portland metropolitan area, NorthernWillamette Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 93.9MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | October 8,1961 (at 93.7) |
Former frequencies | 93.7 MHz (1961–2006) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58629 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 50,000watts 52,000 withbeam tilt |
| HAAT | 387 meters (1270 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°29′20″N122°41′40″W / 45.48889°N 122.69444°W /45.48889; -122.69444 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | KPDQ-FM Webstream |
| Website | kpdq.com |
KPDQ-FM (93.9MHz) is acommercialradio station inPortland, Oregon. It is owned bySalem Media Group and serves thePortland metropolitan area, with aChristian talk and teachingradio format. The studios and offices are on SE Lake Road in Milwaukie. KPDQ-FM is co-owned withKPDQ, also a Christian talk and teaching station. Each station runs its own schedule. Among the religious leaders heard on KPDQ-FM areChuck Swindoll,David Jeremiah,Jim Daly,Tony Evans andJohn MacArthur.[citation needed] Hosts pay Salem Media for time on the station and may use their broadcasts to appeal for donations to their ministries.
KPDQ-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000watts (52,000 withbeam tilt). The maintransmitter is atopPortland's west hills, off SW Fairmount Court.[2] In addition, KPDQ-FM is heard on fourFM translator stations, to improve reception in other Oregon communities.
KPDQ-FMsigned on the air on October 8, 1961, originally at 93.7 MHz.[3] At first, itsimulcasted the same religious programming heard on co-ownedKPDQ (AM 800), which originally was adaytimer, required tosign off at sunset. In the 1970s, KPDQ-FM began airing separate religious programming. KPDQ-FM was owned by George W. Davis, who had founded KPDQ in 1947.
In the 1980s, Davis' son, George Davis II, became the president of the Inspirational Broadcasting Corporation, the new name for the company that owned both stations. In August 1986, Inspirational Broadcasting sold KPDQ-AM-FM toSalem Media.[4]
In early 2006, KPDQ-FM moved one spot up the dial, to 93.9 MHz. It was part of a multi-station switch, with KAST-FM inAstoria permitted to move into the Portlandradio market.[5] That station is nowRegional Mexican-formattedKRYP (licensed toGladstone), also owned by Salem Media.
As part of the move, KPDQ-FM had to downgrade fromClass C to Class C1. In addition, it had to cut its 97,000 watt output nearly in half.[6]
