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KOHU

KOHU
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City Hermiston, Oregon
Broadcast area Umatilla County, Oregon
Morrow County, Oregon
Branding Real Country
Frequency 1360 kHz
First air date February 6, 1956
Format Classic Country
Power 4,300 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 27077
Transmitter coordinates 45°51′57″N 119°18′45″W / 45.86583°N 119.31250°W / 45.86583; -119.31250
Affiliations Citadel Media
Owner West End Radio, LLC
Sister stations KQFM
Website gohermiston.com

KOHU (1360 AM, "Real Country") is a radio station licensed to serve Hermiston, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1956, is currently owned by West End Radio, LLC, and serves Umatilla County and Morrow County, Oregon.

KOHU broadcasts a classic country music format relying in large part on the "Real Country" satellite-fed programming service from Citadel Media. In addition to its music programming, KOHU broadcasts local news, agricultural news, high school sports, and a community affairs program called "The Odds n Ends Show". Syndicated programming includes shows hosted by Mike Huckabee and Dr. James Dobson. These programs run every weekday on the "Morning Update."

The Morning Update is a morning show that's hosted by "Jeff Walker" and "Erick Olson". Also included in "The Morning Update" is "The Odds n Ends Show" and the "Flea Market", a show where listeners can call in and buy, sell, or trade items. "The Morning Update" runs an hour longer during the summer for "The Lawn and Garden Show". "The Lawn and Garden Show" is a show when two extension agents, from the OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center give expert advice to listeners about their lawn or garden. The show was discontinued at the end of the 2010 growing season.

Original owners Carl F. & Sarah Knierim were issued a construction permit in 1955 by the Federal Communications Commission for a new AM radio station broadcasting with 250 watts of power, daytime-only, on a frequency of 1570 kHz. The station, assigned the KOHU call sign by the FCC, began regular broadcast operations on February 6, 1956. In 1959, the station was authorized to increase its daytime signal power to 1,000 watts.


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