KEQB (97.7
FM) is an American
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Coburg, Oregon
Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,306.
Founded in 1847, Coburg has retained the characteristics of traditional small to ...
, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1992, is owned by John and Renate Tilson, through licensee McKenzie River Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Programming
KEQB broadcasts a
regional Mexican
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format to
Coburg, Oregon
Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,306.
Founded in 1847, Coburg has retained the characteristics of traditional small to ...
, and the
Eugene-Springfield
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area.
History
This station received its original
construction permit
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from the
Federal Communications Commission
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on April 18,
1991
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.
The new station was assigned the KSHL
call sign
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by the FCC on May 31, 1991.
KSHL received its
license to cover from the FCC on March 2, 1993.
On Sept. 15, 2015, an Application was filed with the FCC to assign the station license to McKenzie River Broadcasting Company, Inc. The assignment to McKenzie River Broadcasting was consummated on January 6, 2016, at a purchase price of $650,000.
On February 2, 2016, the station changed its call sign from KSHL to KEQB. On February 18, 2016 KEQB began transmitting from its new Coburg facilities (serving the Eugene area) at 97.7 FM with a regional Mexican format, branded as "La Que Buena 97.7".
Construction permit
In March 2008, KSHL applied to the FCC for a
construction permit
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that would allow it to become a Class C3 station, raise its antenna to in
height above average terrain
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, decrease its
effective radiated power
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to 2,800
watt
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s, change its broadcast frequency from 97.5 to 97.7
MHz
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, relocate its transmitter site southeast to 44°00'08"N, 123°06'50"W, and change its
community of license
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In North American broad ...
to
Coburg, Oregon
Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,306.
Founded in 1847, Coburg has retained the characteristics of traditional small to ...
.
This move would allow the station to serve the larger
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.
As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...
, market, and at the same time allowing
KNRQ
KNRQ (103.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station, city of license, licensed to Harrisburg, Oregon, and serving the Eugene, Oregon, Eugene–Springfield, Oregon, Springfield media market, radio market. It is own ...
(at 97.9) to relocate to the
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
area.
The FCC accepted this application for filing on April 14, 2008, but it took until March 10, 2016 for the license to be issued.
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References
External links
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Oregon
EQB
Radio stations established in 1993
Lane County, Oregon
1993 establishments in Oregon