Broadcast area | Inland Empire |
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Frequency | 91.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Spokane Public Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio - News/Talk - Classical music - Jazz |
Subchannels | HD2: KSFC simulcast HD3: KPBZ simulcast |
Affiliations | National Public Radio BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | Spokane Public Radio, Inc. |
KSFC, KPBZ | |
History | |
First air date | January 20, 1980 Originally experimental c. 1971-1977 |
Call sign meaning | PuBlic Broadcasting |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 61942 |
Class | C |
ERP | 56,000 watts |
HAAT | 725 meters (2,379 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°34′13″N 117°05′0″W / 47.57028°N 117.08333°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
Repeater(s) | See § Repeaters |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | spokanepublicradio.org |
KPBX-FM (91.1 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station in Spokane, Washington. It airs news, talk and information programs on weekday morning and afternoon drive times, with a mix of music shows featuring classical, jazz, blues, folk and other genres the rest of the day, and the BBC World Service overnight. KPBX-FM, along with sister stations 91.9 KSFC and 90.3 KPBZ, are owned and operated by Spokane Public Radio.
KPBX-FM is a Class C station. It broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 56,000 watts. Its transmitter tower is off East Henry Road in Spokane Valley.[2] Through seven full-power repeaters and six translators, it reaches listeners in eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, northern Idaho, western Montana and southern British Columbia.