KYRS, known as "Thin Air Community Radio", is a non-profit, non-commercial, full-power community
radio station
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in
Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Cana ...
(licensed to
Medical Lake, Washington
Medical Lake is a small city in Spokane County, eastern Washington, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 5,060. The city is the site of a psychiatric hospital, Eastern State Hospital, and of Fairchild Air Force Base, two major e ...
) at 88.1 MHz FM. The station has a translator, K222BG, at 92.3 FM, licensed to
Dartford, Washington.
The station's owners originally launched a low-power, 100-watt operation in 2003 as KYRS-LP (now
KVFS-LP). The low-power station was sold to new ownership as a condition of Thin Air Community Radio being licensed for the current full-power 6,800 watt
effective radiated power
Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. It is the total power in watts that would h ...
station on November 4, 2011.
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The station streams its content from its website.
The former KYRS-LP was the fourth community radio barnraising of the
Prometheus Radio Project
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.
See also
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List of community radio stations in the United States
This is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States.
See also
List of Pacifica Radio stations and affiliates
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References
External links
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Spokane Radio NewsSpokane Translator Association, operator of K222BG
Community radio stations in the United States
YRS
Radio stations established in 2011
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