KVRF (89.5 FM), branded as Big Cabbage Radio, is a community radio station licensed to Sutton, Alaska, United States. Based in nearby Palmer, Alaska, the station broadcasts to the Matanuska-Susitna Valley with transmitters serving Sutton, Palmer, and Chickaloon. The station airs a wide variety of music, including classical, folk, country, bluegrass, blues, jazz, soul, new-age and tropical, as well as local and national shows.[3] KVRF is owned by Radio Free Palmer, Inc.[4]
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| Broadcast area | Palmer, Alaska, and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley |
| Frequency | 89.5 MHz |
| Branding | Big Cabbage Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Affiliations | National Federation of Community Broadcasters |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Free Palmer, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 23, 2011 |
Call sign meaning | Valley Radio Free[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 177165 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 360 watts |
| HAAT | −435 m (−1,427 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 61°44′18.2″N 148°54′26.6″W / 61.738389°N 148.907389°W |
| Translator(s) | K209FY (89.7 MHz, Palmer) |
| Repeater(s) | KVRK (88.3 MHz, Chickaloon) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
History
editRadio Free Palmer, named after Radio Free Europe, was formed in April 2005 to seek a permit to build a community radio station to serve the Palmer area.[5] In the meantime, it offered podcasts and organized events to gauge community interest, including a talent show;[6] it also provided archived audio of school board meetings and internet access to downtown Palmer.[1] By 2008, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had granted a construction permit for the station; though backers hoped to be on the air in 2009 or 2010,[5] KVRF began broadcasting on August 23, 2011, using a transmitter gifted by KTNA in Talkeetna. Licensed to Sutton, it was inaudible in Palmer until KSKA donated its translator on Lazy Mountain to extend the service later that year.[7]
Translators
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K209FY | 89.7 FM | Palmer, Alaska | 807 | 65 | 9 m (30 ft) | D | LMS |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Radio Free Palmer takes to the airwaves today". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. September 5, 2011.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KVRF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Schedule Radio Free Palmer. Accessed February 5, 2015
- ^ KVRF fcc.gov. Accessed February 5, 2015
- ^ a b White, Rindi (December 2, 2008). "FCC grants permit to nonprofit group for radio station". Anchorage Daily News.
- ^ Wellner, Andrew (April 19, 2006). "Ready for radio - Extravaganza pumps up Palmer public". Anchorage Daily News. p. G9.
- ^ "Mission & History". Big Cabbage Radio.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 177165 (KVRF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KVRF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 807 (K209FY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 765583 (KVRK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K209FY at FCCdata.org
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