KGHP
| City of license | Gig Harbor, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Gig Harbor, Washington, Tacoma, Washington, and surrounding areas |
| Branding | KGHP-FM |
| Slogan | The Northwest's Only Americana Station |
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Translator(s) | 89.3 K207AZ (Gig Harbor) 93.7 K229BL (Gig Harbor) |
| First air date | October 1988 |
| Format | Variety |
| ERP | 1,350 watts horiz 800 watts vert |
| HAAT | 61 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 52167 |
| Callsign meaning | K Gig Harbor Peninsula |
| Owner | Peninsula School District |
| Website | kghp.org |
KGHP-FM (89.9), is a student-run high school radio station operating on a non-commercial license in Gig Harbor, Washington. Owned by the Peninsula School District #401, the station's studio is located on the campus of Peninsula High School. With its two translators, K207AZ 89.3 and K229BL 93.7, the station's signal covers most of Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula and portions of Tacoma.
The station came on the air in 1988 and was one of three high school radio station in the state of Washington. The first manager and teacher was Don Hofmann, a former KNBQ-FM general manager. KSTW-TV technician Max Bice was the engineer.
The multi-format station is run by students at Peninsula High School and Gig Harbor High School during the day, and in the evening to night hours it is run by community volunteers. The station gives a variety of shows from the students which range from sports broadcasts to classic rock.
A variety of genres is played, including Jazz, Blues, Reggae, Roots & Americana, Classic rock and vintage music. As the station is also an educational tool for the students, KGHP also runs news briefs and fact segments, at various times throughout the day, along with taking requests via the phone. The station also provides emergency information during power outages and severe storms, and natural disasters.
[edit] External links
- KGHP-FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KGHP
- Radio-Locator information on KGHP
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KGHP
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K207AZ
- Radio-Locator information on K207AZ
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K229BL
- Radio-Locator information on K229BL
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