K275CH
{{short description|FM station translator in Gresham, Oregon}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo =
| name = K275CH
| city = Gresham, Oregon
| area = Portland metropolitan area
| branding = WE 102.9
| frequency = 102.9 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1998}}
| format = Rhythmic CHR
| erp = 99 watts
| haat = 198 meters (650 ft)
| class = D
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 60147
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies =
| owner = Alpha Media
| licensee = Alpha Media Licensee LLC
| webcast = {{listen live|https://www.wehiphop.com/}}
| website = [https://www.wehiphop.com/ wehiphop.com]
}}
K275CH (102.9 MHz) is an American commercial FM radio station translator licensed to Gresham, Oregon, and broadcasting to the Portland metropolitan area. The station, billed as "WE 102.9," airs a rhythmic contemporary radio format, owned and operated by Alpha Media, which owns six full-strength radio stations in the Portland market.
K275CH's studios and offices are in the Alpha Media studios located in the PacWest Center on Southwest Fifth Avenue in Portland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alphamediausa.com/contact/|title=Contact}} The transmitter is located off Southwest Fairmount Boulevard, amid other Portland-area FM and TV towers.{{Cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KKWA|title=Radio Station Coverage Map|website=radio-locator.com}} K275CH broadcasts at only 99 watts while many Portland-area FM stations operate at 100,000 watts. Because the tower is 198 meters (650 feet) height above average terrain, a bit less than the Empire State Building, the station's signal is limited over Portland and its nearby suburbs in Oregon and Washington.
History
K275CH signed on at 102.5 FM in 1994, and repeated contemporary Christian programming from the K-Love network. It would later shift to 102.7 FM in 2001. In 2014, Alpha began programming the translator and flipped it to a simulcast of KXTG; the following year, the translator would shift frequencies again to 102.9 FM.{{Cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=195376&facid=60147|title=FCCdata.org - powered by REC|website=fccdata.org}}
The "WE" intellectual property began on August 1, 2016, at 5 p.m., when Alpha Media began operating KWLZ-FM (96.3 FM) under a Local Marketing Agreement with 3 Horizons, and flipped the station's format to Rhythmic CHR, branded as "WE 96-3".{{cite web |title=Alpha Launches We 96.3 Portland |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/107539/alpha-launches-we-96-3-portland/ |website=radioinsight.com |date=August 1, 2016}} The station changed its call sign to KWEE on August 12, 2016.
On June 4, 2019, 3 Horizons LLC sold KWEE to WAY-FM Network, whose Christian AC programming was also heard on K283BL via iHeartMedia's KFBW-HD2. The sale also ended its LMA with Alpha Media, as WAY-FM moved the Christian AC format to KWEE on October 3, 2019.{{cite web |title=Way Media Acquires We 96.3 Portland |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/177447/way-media-acquires-we-96-3-portland/ |website=radioinsight.com |date=June 4, 2019}}
On September 16, 2019, Alpha began transitioning KWEE's format to 102.9, replacing the KXTG simulcast, relaunching as "WE 102.9." The transition was completed on October 3.{{cite web |title=We 96.3 Portland Begins Transition To 102.9 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/180576/we-96-3-portland-begins-transition-to-102-9/ |website=radioinsight.com |date=September 17, 2019}}
Effective April 25, 2022, Alpha Media acquired the license for K275CH from Educational Media Foundation in exchange for KHHL.
References
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External links
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|60147|K275CH}}
- {{FXL|K275CH}}
{{Portland, Oregon Radio}}
{{Rhythmic Contemporary Radio Stations in Oregon}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1998
Category:Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States
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