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by | Dec 1, 2017

KOHO-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Leavenworth, Washington, United States, serving the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Icicle Broadcasting, Inc.,[3] and airs Northwest Public Broadcasting's 24-hour Jazz service as a simulcast of KJEM in Pullman.

History

The station was assigned the call sign KLVH on March 25, 1994;[4] it signed on in 1998.[1] Its call sign was changed to KOHO-FM on August 20, 1999;[4] the new name was derived from coho salmon.[5] The station was founded by the Icicle Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Harriet Bullitt, and primarily played adult alternative and jazz.[6][7]

On April 8, 2022, it was announced that the station will flip to Northwest Public Broadcasting's jazz network, based at KJEM, on April 19.[8] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-578. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOHO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "KOHO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ a b "KOHO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ Pratt, Christine (September 18, 2010). "What's in a name? For some it's a clue to their career". Wenatchee World. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Engle, Erika (November 9, 2006). "KOHO radio call letters resurface in Washington state". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Ramella, Sueann (April 23, 2022). "NW Philanthropist and Founder of KOHO Harriet Bullitt Dies". Northwest Public Broadcasting. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "KOHO-FM To Join NWPB's Jazz Network". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

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