KOHO-FM (101.1 FM) is a

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licensed to

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, United States, serving the

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area. The station is currently owned by Icicle Broadcasting, Inc., and airs

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's 24-hour Jazz service as a simulcast of

KJEM KJEM (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Pullman, Washington. The station is owned by Washington State University, and airs Northwest Public Broadcasting's first 24-hour Jazz service. While supervised by Northwest Public Broadcasting staff ...

in Pullman.

History

The station was assigned the call sign KLVH on March 25, 1994; it signed on in 1998. Its call sign was changed to KOHO-FM on August 20, 1999; the new name was derived from

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. The station was founded by the Icicle Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Harriet Bullitt, and primarily played

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and jazz. On April 8, 2022, it was announced that the station will flip to

's jazz network, based at

, on April 19. At Midnight on April 19, KOHO-FM's stream went silent for several hours before beginning the simulcast with KJEM during the 9 am hour.

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