KMSW (92.7 FM) is a

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to serve

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, United States. The station, established in 2002, is currently owned by Bicoastal Media and the

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is held by Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC. KMSW broadcasts a

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music format. KMSW shares

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space with

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s KACI and

KACI-FM KACI-FM (93.5 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting classic hits. Licensed to The Dalles, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media and the broadcast license A broadcast license is a type of spectrum license gran ...

at 719 East 2nd Street in The Dalles.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on May 18,

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. The new station was assigned the KMSW

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by the FCC on August 1, 2000. KMSW received its license to cover from the FCC on January 22, 2003. In February 2007, original owners M.S.W. Communications, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station to Bicoastal Media through their Bicoastal Columbia River, LLC, subsidiary as part of a five-station deal valued at 2,775,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 13, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2007. As part of an internal corporate reorganization, Bicoastal Media filed an application with the FCC in October 2007 to transfer the

for KMSW from Bicoastal Columbia River, LLC, to Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC. The transfer was conditionally approved by the FCC on October 29, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2007.

Translators

KMSW programming is also carried on a

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station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

References

External links

KMSW official websiteBicoastal Media - GorgeRadio.com
* * {{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Oregon MSW Radio stations established in 2002 The Dalles, Oregon Classic rock radio stations in the United States 2002 establishments in Oregon