KMED (FM)

KMED (106.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Eagle Point, Oregon, United States, and serving the Medford-Ashland area. The station is owned by Bicoastal Media.[1]

KMED
Broadcast areaMedford-Ashland, Oregon
Frequency106.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKMED 106.3 106.7
Programming
FormatNews/talk
SubchannelsHD2: Adult album alternative "105.5 105.9 106.3-HD2 The Valley"
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Townhall
Ownership
Owner
  • Bicoastal Media
  • (Bicoastal Media Licenses VI, LLC)
KRWQ, KLDZ, KIFS, KYVL
History
First air date
1995 (1995) (as KZZE)
Former call signs
  • KZZE (1994–2015)
  • KYVL (2015–2023)
Call sign meaning
Medford
Technical information
Facility ID60181
ClassC3
ERP1,000 watts
HAAT480 meters (1,570 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°21′12″N 122°47′8″W
Translator(s)HD2: 105.5 K288CP (Ashland)
HD2: 105.9 K290AF (Rogue River)
106.7 K294AS (Ashland)
Repeater(s)99.3 KCMD (Grants Pass)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitekmed.com
thevalley.fm (HD2)

History

In the later 1990s, the station was branded as "Eagle 106.3" with a rock format. By the early 2000s, the format had evolved to active rock as "106-3 KZZE". On August 3, 2015, at 12:00 pm, KZZE flipped to an adult album alternative format known as "106.3 The Valley" and changed its call letters to KYVL. The first song on "The Valley" was "New Frontier" by Donald Fagen[2][3]

On January 8, 2023, KYVL changed its format from adult album alternative (which moved to its HD2 subchannel) to sister station KMED's news/talk format, with the sign-off of KMED's 1440 AM frequency. Its current translators began relaying KYVL's HD2 subchannel.[4] On January 11, the stations swapped call signs, with 106.3 assuming KMED.

Translators

KMED broadcasts on the following translators:

Broadcast translator for KMED
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseERP (W)ClassFCC info
K294AS 106.7 FMAshland, Oregon78DFMQ
Broadcast translators for KMED-HD2
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseERP (W)ClassFCC info
K288CP 105.5 FMAshland, Oregon230DFMQ
K290AF 105.9 FMRogue River, Oregon80DFMQ

References
  1. "KMED Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  2. "KZZE Medford, OR Drops Active Rock For AAA".
  3. "KZZE Becomes the Valley". 3 August 2015.
  4. KMED Sign-Off to Lead to Multi-Frequency Shuffle Radioinsight - December 29, 2022


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