KPND (95.3

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) is a

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, and serving the

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and the

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. It is owned by Blue Sky Broadcasting and it airs an

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, which it calls "Progressive Radio for the Inland Northwest." KPND shares studios and offices with its sister stations at 327 Marion Avenue in

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FM Signal

KPND was originally licensed to Sandpoint, but was allowed to move its

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into the Spokane

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in 2008. It increased its

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(ERP) to 56,000

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s from a tower in the

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of Northern

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, more than 2500 feet in

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(HAAT). With a good radio, its signal can be heard in parts of

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and

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. The new pattern's downside is that it has significant dead spots due to the terrain of North Idaho that the old signal covered. In Spokane, the signal is mostly listenable, with the strongest points being the Northside and the South Hill. Spokane Valley's lower elevation results in significant signal chopping. In April 2011, KPND began

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ing on 106.7

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. The move alleviates signal issues within Bonner County of KPND due to the rugged terrain. KPND was also heard on

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K296BJ 107.1 MHz with an ERP of 34 watts, in

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, but as of 2022, it now relays

KDRK KDRK-FM (93.7 FM, "The Mountain") is a country music radio station serving the Spokane, Washington area. The station broadcasts at 93.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 64,000 watts. It is owned by Stephens Media Group, through licens ...

93.7 in Spokane. On August 29, 2021, KPND began broadcasting in

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, adding a simulcast of sister station

KICR KICR (102.3 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. Licensed to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the station serves the Spokane metropolitan area. It is owned by Blue Sky Broadcasting and calls itself "K102." KICR has ...

on HD2. On January 27, 2022, the HD2 subchannel was switched to

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"Rock 103", a simulcast of K275CF 102.9 Sandpoint and KTPO-HD2 Kootenai.

History

On May 19, 1980, the station first

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.Broadcasting Yearbook 1982 page C-67
/ref> It originally was only powered at 1,000 watts, with a signal that could only be heard in and around Sandpoint. It featured a middle of the road format. KPND was put on the air by the Blue Sky Broadcasting Company, which still owns it to this day.

References

External links

KPND Facebook page
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