Radio Insight: Eastern Washington University To Discontinue Operations Of KEWU-FM

[RF101]

WSU's press team finally got around to announcing the gifting of KOHO to NWPB. I would expect them to acquire KEWU, a natural fit.

Northwest Public Broadcasting is gifted a new radio station

The gift to the WSU-affiliated public broadcast network includes the FCC license for KOHO 101.1 FM which covers the Wenatchee Valley and surrounding areas.

news.wsu.edu

It's a press release... WSU/NWPB wants it propagated... Here's the first half..

"LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) and Sleeping Lady Foundation recently announced a significant in-kind gift and grant to NWPB."

"The gift includes the FCC license for KOHO 101.1 FM which covers a large footprint in the Wenatchee valley and surrounding areas. The gift also provides studio equipment, broadcast equipment, tower facilities, a long-term low-cost lease for studio and office space in Wenatchee, and a seed grant to allow NWPB to explore, develop and implement local programming options. This investment was completed on Dec. 21, 2023, with the official FCC approval of the transfer of the license."

"NWPB is a community service of the Edward R. Murrow College at Washington State University and works closely with Murrow students, providing them real world experience working for a news organization. Bruce Pinkleton, dean of the Murrow college, expressed his enthusiasm about the latest development for NWPB...."

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[crainbebo]

If NWPB wants 89.5 KEWU, I'm all in. That will enable them to simulcast KJEM-89.9 to the ever-growing Spokane region. It's too weak to reach Spokane and blotted out by Today's Christian Country, KYMS Rathdrum, anyway.

 

[RF101]

See just-posted KOOL 107.1 thread with a recent Inlander article. KPKL wants to acquire KEWU as well. (How?)