KSFC

Radio station in Spokane, Washington

Spokane, Washington

Broadcast areaSpokane metropolitan areaFrequency91.9 MHzBrandingSpokane Public RadioProgrammingFormatPublic radioAffiliationsNational Public Radio (NPR)
American Public Media (APM)
Public Radio Exchange (PRX)OwnershipOwnerSpokane Public Radio, Inc.

Sister stations

KPBX-FM, KPBZHistory

First air date

March 1973; 51 years ago (1973-03)

Call sign meaning

Spokane Falls Community College (previous owners)Technical informationFacility ID61933ClassC3ERP2,200 wattsHAAT334.8 meters (1,098 ft)Translator(s)100.3 K262CR (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
92.1 KXJO (St. Maries, Idaho)Repeater(s)91.1 KPBX-HD2 (Spokane)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitekpbx.org

KSFC (91.9 FM) in Spokane, Washington, is one of the three non-profit radio stations run by the Spokane Public Radio organization, along with 91.1 KPBX-FM and 90.3 KPBZ. KSFC broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,200 watts.^[1] It also has an FM translator in Coeur d'Alene, K262CR at 100.3 MHz, ^[2] and a full-powered FM repeater in Saint Maries, KXJO at 92.1 MHz. ^[3]

KSFC has a format of news and information programming, much of it from National Public Radio (NPR). It carries some of the same shows as 91.1 KPBX-FM, such as "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered." But in middays and evenings when KPBX-FM is airing classical music or jazz, KSFC stays with talk programs. It airs "All Things Considered" at an early time than KPBX-FM.

History

On March 1973; 51 years ago (1973-03), the station first signed on the air. It was under the supervision of Richi Caldwell as a part of the new radio broadcasting teaching program at the Spokane Falls Community College.^[4] The original power was only 10 watts.

In 1995, Spokane Falls Community College eliminated its teaching program in radio broadcasting as a cost-cutting move. At this point, KPBX-FM stepped in and bought the station, using it as a full-power translator to serve areas of Spokane where the main signal for KPBX-FM was weak.

On July 1, 1999, KSFC broke off from KPBX to air an expanded format of news and talk programming, including several NPR shows that had previously not been available in the Spokane area.

References

^ Radio-Locator.com/KSFC
^ Radio-Locator.com/K262CR
^ Radio-Locator.com/KXJO-FM
^ McDonald, Rob (May 30, 2004). "Educator celebrates 40 years". The Spokesman-Review. p. B1.

External links

Spokane Public Radio's website
‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KSFC in the FCC FM station database
KSFC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Spokane, Washington, metropolitan area

This area also includes Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

By AM frequency

590
630
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790
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1510

By FM frequency

LPFM	100.3
Translators	89.1 90.7 92.3 92.5 93.3 94.1 95.7 96.5 97.7 99.3 100.7 101.5 103.5 105.3 106.1

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.4

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Defunct

KCKO
KSVY
KWRS

Radio stations in the Idaho Panhandle: Coeur d'Alene; Lewiston; Moscow

Other nearby regions: Kalispell; Tri-Cities / Walla Walla; Wenatchee

See also: List of radio stations in Idaho; List of radio stations in Washington

v t e NPR member stations and other Public radio stations in the state of Washington
Northwest Public Radio	Bellingham KZAZ Chehalis KSWS Clarkston KNWV Ellensburg KNWR Forks KNWU Leavenworth KOHO Manson KHNW Moses Lake KLWS Mount Vernon KMWS Omak KQWS Port Angeles KNWP Pullman: KWSU, KJEM Richland KFAE Tacoma KVTI Walla Walla KWWS Yakima: KNWY, KYVT
Friends of 88.5	Olympia KPLI Port Angeles KVIX Seattle/Tacoma KNKX Sedro-Woolley KPLK
Affiliated with University of Washington	Seattle KEXP Seattle KUOW
Spokane Public Radio	Brewster KPBW Omak KOMQ Oroville KPBG Twisp KTWP Spokane KPBX Spokane KPBZ Spokane KSFC
Other stations	Seattle KING
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v t e NPR member stations in the state of Idaho
Boise State Radio	Boise KBSU Boise KBSX Burley KBSY McCall KBSK McCall KBSM McCall KBSQ Sun Valley KBSS Sun Valley KWRV Twin Falls KBSW
Other stations	Bonners Ferry KIBX Cottonwood KNWO Kellogg KLGG Moscow KRFA-FM Pocatello KISU-FM Rexburg KBYI Saint Maries KXJO
See also List of NPR stations
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Idaho