KWAX

KWAX
Eugene, Oregon;
Broadcast area	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
Frequency	91.1 MHz
Branding	KWAX FM 91.1
Programming
Format	Classical
Ownership
Owner	University of Oregon
History
First air date	1951
Call sign meaning	Pronounced "Quacks", referencing the Oregon Ducks, and "wax", slang for a phonograph record
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62413
Class	C1
ERP	21,500 watts (horiz); 12,500 watts (vert)
HAAT	370 meters
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kwax.com

KWAX (91.1 FM) is a non-commercial classical music radio station in Eugene, Oregon, broadcasting to the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon area. The station is a listener supported service of the University of Oregon. Some programming is spoken word: Episodes of My Word! and My Music were broadcast Sunday afternoons, until their discontinuation.

History

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.

Repeaters and Translators

KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:

88.5 FM in Redmond, Oregon (KWRX)
91.5 FM in Florence, Oregon (KWVZ )

Broadcast translators for KWAX
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
K215ED	90.9 FM	Sunriver, Oregon	50617	50	90.4 m (297 ft)	D	43°52′25.4″N 121°30′18.1″W / 43.873722°N 121.505028°W / 43.873722; -121.505028 (K215ED)	LMS
K217FZ	91.3 FM	Newport, Oregon	50618	140	129.22 m (424 ft)	D	44°38′39.4″N 124°0′54.4″W / 44.644278°N 124.015111°W / 44.644278; -124.015111 (K217FZ)	LMS
K225BF	92.9 FM	Turner, OR	63024	23	294 m (965 ft)	D	44°51′17.4″N 123°7′19.3″W / 44.854833°N 123.122028°W / 44.854833; -123.122028 (K225BF)	LMS
K225CC	92.9 FM	Corvallis, Oregon	156668	15.5	313.22 m (1,028 ft)	D	44°38′24.4″N 123°16′29.4″W / 44.640111°N 123.274833°W / 44.640111; -123.274833 (K225CC)	LMS
K250BK	97.9 FM	Roseburg, Oregon	17414	190	158.9 m (521 ft)	D	43°12′7.4″N 123°22′58.3″W / 43.202056°N 123.382861°W / 43.202056; -123.382861 (K250BK)	LMS
K255CA	98.9 FM	Bend, Oregon	36520	92	161.9 m (531 ft)	D	44°4′39.4″N 121°19′53.1″W / 44.077611°N 121.331417°W / 44.077611; -121.331417 (K255CA)	LMS
K270BJ	101.9 FM	Cottage Grove, Oregon	36521	250	98.1 m (322 ft)	D	43°46′40.4″N 123°2′36.3″W / 43.777889°N 123.043417°W / 43.777889; -123.043417 (K270BJ)	LMS
K287BF	105.3 FM	Glide, Oregon	17417	10	759 m (2,490 ft)	D	43°22′15.8″N 123°3′50.9″W / 43.371056°N 123.064139°W / 43.371056; -123.064139 (K287BF)	LMS

References

^ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". Vol. 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KWAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.