KWVN-FM

KWVN-FM (107.7 FM, "107.7 Hot FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Pendleton, Oregon, USA. The station, originally launched in October 1978, is currently owned by Capps Broadcast Group and the broadcast license is held by Round-Up Radio, Inc. David N. Capps and Clare M. Ferguson-Capps, a married couple, own 100% of the stock in Round-Up Radio, Inc., through the Dave and Clare Capps Family Trust.

Programming

KWVN-FM broadcasts an adult hits music format to the greater Columbia Basin area. Notable syndicated programming includes American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Sunday mornings.

History

This station began regular broadcasting on October 1, 1978, broadcasting with 27,500 watts on 107.7 MHz as KUMA-FM, sister station to KUMA (1290 AM). Under the ownership of the Pendleton Broadcasting Company, KUMA-FM aired a "bright and beautiful" music format.

KUMA-FM was founded by Theodore A. "Ted" Smith and his wife Phyllis as part of Pendleton Broadcasting Company, a business that Ted Smith joined in 1955 after his service in the United States Navy. In September 1988, Ted and Phyllis Smith applied to the FCC to transfer control of the Pendleton Broadcasting Company to Gregory A. Smith, their son. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 18, 1988. The younger Smith applied to the FCC for a new callsign and the station was assigned KSXM on August 1, 1989. KSXM dropped most of the simulcast with the AM station and adopted a classic rock music format.