KWVR-FM

KWVR-FM (92.1 FM, "Music Country") is a radio station licensed to serve Enterprise, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1987, is owned by Wallowa Valley Radio, LLC. It has been granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to move to 92.9 MHz, decrease ERP to 190 watts and increase HAAT to 584 meters.

Programming

KWVR-FM broadcasts a full-service country music format including local and regional news as well as community affairs programming. In addition to its usual music and news programming, KWVR-FM carries select sporting events as an affiliate of the Oregon State Beavers Radio Network.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the FCC on June 12, 1984. The new station was assigned the call letters KWVR-FM by the FCC on July 3, 1984.

In June 1984, Tri-State Communications Corporation, Inc., reached an agreement to transfer the permit for this still-under construction station to the Wallowa Valley Radio Broadcasting Corporation, a company wholly owned by Lee D. Perkins and Carol-Lee Perkins, a married couple. The deal was approved by the FCC on August 13, 1984, and the transaction was completed on November 19, 1984. After a series of extensions and modifications, KWVR-FM finally received its license to cover from the FCC on January 19, 1988.

KWVR

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KWVR (AM)

KWVR (1340 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Enterprise, Oregon, USA. The station, established in 1960, and its FM sister station KWVR-FM are currently owned by Wallowa Valley Radio, LLC. Wallowa Valley Radio, LLC, is wholly owned by family members Richard, Mary, and David Frasch.

Programming

KWVR broadcasts a news/talk radio format which features a mix of local and syndicated news, talk, sports, and information programming.

Syndicated programs

Weekday syndicated programs include talk shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh,Lars Larson,Dennis Miller, and When Radio Was, plus Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory. Notable weekend programming includes a computer advice show with Kim Komando, Moneytalk with Bob Brinker,Red Steagall's Cowboy Corner,The Cowboy Show with Ken Overcast, and The Horse Show with Rick Lamb.

Sports programs

Sporting events broadcast by KWVR include Oregon State University Beavers football.

History

The beginning

This station began regular broadcast operations on June 1, 1960, serving Wallowa County, Oregon, with 250 watts of power on a frequency of 1340 kHz. The station was assigned the KWVR call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on. Original station owner Gene W. Wilson also served as company president, commercial manager, and general manager of KWVR. Through the late 1960s and into the early 1970s, the station aired a mixed format of middle of the road and country & western music.