KMHD

KMHD

City	Gresham, Oregon
Broadcast area	Portland-Salem, Oregon Vancouver, Washington
Slogan	"Jazz Radio"
Frequency	89.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1984
Format	Jazz HD2: Alternative rock
ERP	7,900 watts
HAAT	437 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	46719
Transmitter coordinates	45°30′58.00″N 122°43′59.00″W / 45.5161111°N 122.7330556°W / 45.5161111; -122.7330556
Callsign meaning	Mount HooD Community College^[1]
Owner	Mt. Hood Community College District (operated by Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Webcast	KMHD Webstream KMHD2 Webstream
Website	kmhd.org kmhd2.org (HD2)

KMHD (89.1 FM) is a listener-supported, non-profit FM broadcast radio station located in the Portland, Oregon area. For the first twenty-five years of its operation, the station's studio was located on the Mt. Hood Community College campus in Gresham, Oregon, and the transmitter is located atop Portland's Tualatin Mountains. In addition to its broadcast signal at 89.1, KMHD also simulcasts locally on an HD channel, as well as through streaming audio on the station's website. KMHD's main programming is also carried on OPB-FM subchannel HD3 and on SAP audio channel 3 of OPB-TV digital subchannel 3.^[2]

KMHD is among the oldest listener-supported Jazz radio stations in the United States.

Although owned by Mt. Hood Community College, the station has never been a part of the college's radio broadcasting educational program.

History

The station has been providing the Portland, Oregon community with jazz and blues since 1984, utilizing volunteer announcers - many of them prominent local musicians or broadcasters - almost entirely since its inception.^[3]

In March 2009, the Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education agreed to transfer of the station's programming, operational and fundraising responsibilities to Oregon Public Broadcasting.^[4] The agreement was a response to a cut in state support. The transfer was approved by the board of education in mid-May and took effect on August 10, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.^[5] Although the station's programming now originates from OPB's Portland studios, the station continues to use the same call letters and broadcast frequency, and continues to be owned by Mt. Hood Community College.

KMHD-HD2

KMHD-HD2 (branded as "KMHD2") airs a college radio format, including blocks of hip hop, rock, metal, world, and indie music. KMHD-HD2 is not carried by OPB's FM or TV audio subchannels.

References

↑ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins" 238. The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
↑ http://www.opb.org/television/channels/
↑ KMHD History from the station's website
↑ Mt. Hood Community College Proposes Partnership with OPB to Operate Jazz Station KMHD from the MHCC website
↑ Brettman, Allan (May 15, 2009). "OPB to take over jazz station KMHD 89.1". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-05-21.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KMHD

Radio-Locator information on KMHD

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KMHD

Radio stations in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area market

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5♦ 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9♦ 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5

By AM frequency	530² 620 750♦ 800 860 880 910 940 970 1010 1040 1080 1130 1150♦ 1190¹ 1230 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1520 1550 1640

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525 162.550

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Historic	KGW KISN KOIN KQIV

¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² = Travelers' information station for Portland International Airport ♦ = fully or partial simulcasting stations Nearby radio markets Bend Eugene–Springfield Seattle-Tacoma Yakima See also List of radio stations in Oregon List of radio stations in Washington

NPR member stations in the state of Oregon

OPB stations	Baker City KOBK Bend KOAB Burns KOBN Corvallis KOAC Enterprise KETP Eugene KOPB Gleneden Beach KOGL Hood River KHRV KOJD John Day La Grande KTVR Lakeview KOAP Pendleton KRBM Portland KOPB The Dalles KOTD Tillamook KTMK

Jefferson Public Radio stations	Ashland KSMF/KSRG/KSOR Coos Bay KSBA Eugene KRVM Grants Pass KAGI Klamath Falls KLMF/KSKF Myrtle Point KOOZ Roseburg KSRS/KTBR Talent KSJK

KLCC stations	Bend KLBR Eugene KLCC Florence KLFO Newport KLCO Reedsport KLFR Roseburg KMPQ

KMUN stations	Astoria KMUN Tillamook KTCB Warrenton KCPB

Other stations	Eugene KRVM-FM Gresham KMHD Reedsport KSYD

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Oregon

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