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| name = KBPS |
| name = KBPS |
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| image = |
| image = |
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| city = [[Portland, |
| city = [[Portland, Oregon]] |
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| area = |
| area = |
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| slogan = "Voice of the Portland Public Schools" "Kid Rhythm Radio" "Summer Sound" |
| slogan = "Voice of the Portland Public Schools" "Kid Rhythm Radio" "Summer Sound" |
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| airdate = March 23 [[1923 in radio|1923]] |
| airdate = March 23, [[1923 in radio|1923]] |
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| frequency = 1450 [[hertz|kHz]] |
| frequency = 1450 [[hertz|kHz]] |
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| format = [[Childrens Radio]], [[Hot Adult Contemporary]], [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] |
| format = [[Childrens Radio]], [[Oldies]], [[Hot Adult Contemporary]], [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] |
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| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s |
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s |
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| class = C |
| class = C |
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| owner = [[Portland Public Schools (Oregon)|Portland Public Schools]] |
| owner = [[Portland Public Schools (Oregon)|Portland Public Schools]] |
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| licensee = School District #1, Multnomah County, OR |
| licensee = School District #1, Multnomah County, OR |
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| webcast = [http://v4.player.abacast.com/player/player.php?pid=1138 Listen Live] |
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| website = [http://www.kbps.am/ KBPS 1450 Website]<br> |
| website = [http://www.kbps.am/ KBPS 1450 Website]<br> |
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[http://159.191.25.10/kbps/ KBPS 1450 Web Page] |
[http://159.191.25.10/kbps/ KBPS 1450 Web Page] |
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The station manager is Bill Cooper. |
The station manager is Bill Cooper. |
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After 5pm, [[Portland State University]] rents out the 1450 AM frequency for their [[college radio]] station, which broadcasts from 5 p.m. until |
After 5pm, [[Portland State University]] rents out the 1450 AM frequency for their [[college radio]] station, which broadcasts from 5 p.m. until midnight on weekdays and from noon to midnight on the weekends. |
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[[KQAC]], formerly KBPS-FM, and KBPS AM share the same building, the FM station no longer has any affiliation with Portland Public Schools other than the space they rent out. |
[[KQAC]], formerly KBPS-FM, and KBPS AM share the same building, the FM station no longer has any affiliation with Portland Public Schools other than the space they rent out. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{AM station data|KBPS}} |
*{{AM station data|KBPS}} |
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{{Portland OR Radio}} |
{{Portland OR Radio}} |
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Revision as of 05:46, 7 January 2010
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Childrens Radio, Oldies, Hot Adult Contemporary, CHR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | March 23, 1923 |
Former call signs | KFIF |
Call sign meaning | Benson Polytechnic School[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 4782 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°31′38″N 122°39′3″W / 45.52722°N 122.65083°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KBPS 1450 Website KBPS 1450 Web Page |
KBPS (1450 AM) is a high school radio broadcast radio station run by Benson Polytechnic High School students enrolled in the radio broadcasting program. It is owned by Portland Public Schools. From 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., Kid Rhythm Radio provides kid-friendly music. After 3 p.m., the students can come in and play oldies until 5pm. Students read a live Public Service Announcement and the weather twice an hour and the news once an hour.
Students have control of what they play from a long list of songs, they must program the songs to break at ten past the hour, the bottom of the hour, and ten minutes until the top of the hour.
The station manager is Bill Cooper.
After 5pm, Portland State University rents out the 1450 AM frequency for their college radio station, which broadcasts from 5 p.m. until midnight on weekdays and from noon to midnight on the weekends.
KQAC, formerly KBPS-FM, and KBPS AM share the same building, the FM station no longer has any affiliation with Portland Public Schools other than the space they rent out.
KBPS broadcasts in AM Stereo.
References
- ^ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". Vol. 238. The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KBPS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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