KMUN
public radio station in Astoria, Oregon
KMUN (91.9 MHz) is a community and public radio station in Astoria, Oregon, serving the Northern Oregon Coast Range. The station is owned by the Tillicum Foundation, alongside KMUX-FM 90.9, and maintains studios in Tillicum House on Exchange Street in Astoria. Three low-power translators and KTCB (89.5 FM) in Tillamook extend the signal south. KMUN features a block radio format with news, public affairs, and music programming.
History
The Tillicum Foundation was incorporated in 1977 with the goal of bringing a local radio station to Astoria. In the early 1980s, a plan gestated to bring a community radio station to Astoria. On November 10, 1981, the station received its construction permit. Because Astoria was not in range of public radio at the time, the station was a high priority for grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. After getting the permit, volunteers of the nascent KMUN reached out to Portland community radio station KBOO for assistance; at one point, it was thought that KMUN might rebroadcast part of KBOO's broadcast day because of a potential lack of local interest, but it was not feasible to relay KBOO's signal from Portland over remote terrain to Astoria.
KMUN began broadcasting on April 17, 1983.
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