KWAX
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| City | Eugene, Oregon |
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| Broadcast area | Eugene-Springfield, Oregon |
| Branding | KWAX FM 91.1 |
| Slogan | Classical Oregon |
| Frequency | 91.1 MHz |
| Translator(s) | See below |
| First air date | 1951 |
| Format | Classical |
| ERP | 21,500 watts (horiz) 12,500 watts (vert) |
| HAAT | 370 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 62413 |
| Callsign meaning | Pronounced "Quacks", referencing the Oregon Ducks, and "wax", slang for a phonograph record |
| Owner | University of Oregon |
| Website | kwax.com |
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 are broadcast Sunday afternoons.
KWAX is simulcast on the following stations and translators:
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.
Coordinates: 44°00′04″N 123°06′50″W / 44.001°N 123.114°W
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