KWAX (91.1
FM ) is a non-commercial
classical music radio station in
Eugene, Oregon , broadcasting to the
Eugene -
Springfield, Oregon area. The station is a
listener supported service of the
University of Oregon . Some programming is spoken word: Episodes of
My Word! and
My Music were broadcast Sunday afternoons, until their discontinuation.
History KWAX started out in the late 1950s as a student managed and operated FM station, with studios and transmitter on the top floor of Villard Hall. The initial transmitter was 10 watts, and hours of operation were somewhat irregular. In 1966, a local FM station gave the university their old 250-watt transmitter when they upgraded.
Repeaters and Translators KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:
Broadcast translators for KWAX
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W )HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates
FCC info
K215ED
90.9 FM
Sunriver, Oregon 50617
50
90.4 m (297 ft )
D
43°52′25.4″N 121°30′18.1″W / 43.873722°N 121.505028°W / 43.873722; -121.505028 (K215ED ) LMS
K217FZ
91.3 FM
Newport, Oregon 50618
140
129.22 m (424 ft)
D
44°38′39.4″N 124°0′54.4″W / 44.644278°N 124.015111°W / 44.644278; -124.015111 (K217FZ ) LMS
K225BF
92.9 FM
Turner, OR 63024
23
294 m (965 ft)
D
44°51′17.4″N 123°7′19.3″W / 44.854833°N 123.122028°W / 44.854833; -123.122028 (K225BF ) LMS
K225CC
92.9 FM
Corvallis, Oregon 156668
15.5
313.22 m (1,028 ft)
D
44°38′24.4″N 123°16′29.4″W / 44.640111°N 123.274833°W / 44.640111; -123.274833 (K225CC ) LMS
K250BK
97.9 FM
Roseburg, Oregon 17414
190
158.9 m (521 ft)
D
43°12′7.4″N 123°22′58.3″W / 43.202056°N 123.382861°W / 43.202056; -123.382861 (K250BK ) LMS
K255CA
98.9 FM
Bend, Oregon 36520
92
161.9 m (531 ft)
D
44°4′39.4″N 121°19′53.1″W / 44.077611°N 121.331417°W / 44.077611; -121.331417 (K255CA ) LMS
K270BJ
101.9 FM
Cottage Grove, Oregon 36521
250
98.1 m (322 ft)
D
43°46′40.4″N 123°2′36.3″W / 43.777889°N 123.043417°W / 43.777889; -123.043417 (K270BJ ) LMS
K287BF
105.3 FM
Glide, Oregon 17417
10
759 m (2,490 ft)
D
43°22′15.8″N 123°3′50.9″W / 43.371056°N 123.064139°W / 43.371056; -123.064139 (K287BF ) LMS