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KMED (FM)

Coordinates: 42°21′12″N 122°47′8″W / 42.35333°N 122.78556°W / 42.35333; -122.78556
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KMED
Broadcast areaMedford-Ashland, Oregon
Frequency106.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKMED 105.9 106.3 106.7
Programming
FormatNews/talk
SubchannelsHD2: Adult album alternative "105.5 106.3-HD2 The Valley"
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Townhall
Ownership
Owner
  • Bicoastal Media
  • (Bicoastal Media Licenses VI, LLC)
KRWQ, KLDZ, KIFS
History
First air date
1995 (1995) (as KZZE)
Former call signs
  • KZZE (1994–2015)
  • KYVL (2015–2023)
Call sign meaning
Medford
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60181
ClassC3
ERP1,000 watts
HAAT480 meters (1,570 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°21′12″N 122°47′8″W / 42.35333°N 122.78556°W / 42.35333; -122.78556
Translator(s)105.9 K290AF (Rogue River)
106.7 K294AS (Ashland)
HD2: 105.5 K288CP (Ashland)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitekmed.com
thevalley.fm (HD2)

KMED (106.3 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Eagle Point, Oregon, United States, and serving the Medford-Ashland area. The station is owned by Bicoastal Media.[2]

History

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In the later 1990s, the station was branded as "Eagle 106.3" with a rock format. By the early 2000s, the format had evolved to active rock as "106-3 KZZE". On August 3, 2015, at 12:00 pm, KZZE flipped to an adult album alternative format known as "106.3 The Valley" and changed its call letters to KYVL. The first song on "The Valley" was "New Frontier" by Donald Fagen[3][4]

On January 8, 2023, KYVL changed its format from adult album alternative (which moved to its HD2 subchannel) to sister station KMED's news/talk format, with the sign-off of KMED's 1440 AM frequency. Its current translators began relaying KYVL's HD2 subchannel.[5] On January 11, the stations swapped call signs, with 106.3 assuming KMED.

Translators

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KMED broadcasts on the following translators:

Broadcast translators for KMED
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K290AF 105.9 FM Rogue River, Oregon 77760 80 D LMS
K294AS 106.7 FM Ashland, Oregon 77759 70 D LMS
Broadcast translator for KMED-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K288CP 105.5 FM Ashland, Oregon 27228 230 D LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMED". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KMED Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. ^ "KZZE Medford, OR Drops Active Rock For AAA".
  4. ^ "KZZE Becomes the Valley". 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ "KMED Sign-Off To Lead To Multi-Frequency Shuffle". RadioInsight. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
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