KOHO-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Leavenworth, Washington, United States, serving the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Icicle Broadcasting, Inc.,[3] and airs Northwest Public Broadcasting's 24-hour Jazz service as a simulcast of KJEM in Pullman.
History
The station was assigned the call sign KLVH on March 25, 1994;[4] it signed on in 1998.[1] Its call sign was changed to KOHO-FM on August 20, 1999;[4] the new name was derived from coho salmon.[5] The station was founded by the Icicle Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Harriet Bullitt, and primarily played adult alternative and jazz.[6][7]
On April 8, 2022, it was announced that the station would flip to Northwest Public Broadcasting's jazz network, based at KJEM, on April 19.[8] At midnight on April 19, KOHO-FM's stream went silent for several hours before beginning the simulcast with KJEM during the 9 am hour.
On December 21, 2023, the FCC license for KOHO was transferred to Northwest Public Broadcasting following a donation from the Sleeping Lady Foundation.[9]
References
- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-578. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOHO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KOHO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b "KOHO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Pratt, Christine (September 18, 2010). "What's in a name? For some it's a clue to their career". Wenatchee World. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Engle, Erika (November 9, 2006). "KOHO radio call letters resurface in Washington state". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Ramella, Sueann (April 23, 2022). "NW Philanthropist and Founder of KOHO Harriet Bullitt Dies". Northwest Public Broadcasting. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "KOHO-FM To Join NWPB's Jazz Network". RadioInsight. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "KOHO 101.1 FM license transfer marks new era for community radio in Wenatchee Valley". Wenatchee Business Journal. January 29, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 47072 (KOHO-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KOHO-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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