| KMRE-LP | |
| City: | Bellingham, Washington |
| Frequency: | 102.3 MHz |
| Airdate: | July 19, 2006 |
| Format: | Defunct (formerly Community radio) |
| Erp: | 100 watts |
| Haat: | -23.7 meters |
| Class: | L1 |
| Facility Id: | 134425 |
| Coordinates: | 48.7519°N -122.4792°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Museum of Radio and Electricity |
| Owner: | Kulshan Community Media |
| Webcast: | KMRE-LP Webstream Those with dial-up and dsl connections may experience difficulty with the 128 kps stream. |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KMRE-LP (102.3 Low power FM) was a radio station broadcasting local and regional educational, cultural and historic programming. The station was located in Bellingham, Washington. The FCC granted KMRE-LP its license on July 19, 2006.[1]
Featuring music from the Pacific Northwest and more, KMRE-LP also featured local news programming and other work from all around Whatcom County. The station also aired music and educational programs.
The meaning behind the call sign for KMRE-LP is the Museum of Radio and Electricity. Broadcasting since 2005 in Bellingham, WA, the station began as part of the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention. The station initially broadcast music and programming from the Golden Age of radio – the 1920s through the advent of television, but evolved to share programming on a wide range of topics.[2]
In 2018, Kulshan Community Media was formed and operated KMRE-LP since then.
Some of the changes incorporated over the last five years include a format shift to Roots Americana music, the development of a local news team and weekday afternoon newscasts, and the shift from a 100 watt Low Power FCC License to a full power Non-Commercial Educational FM Station.[3]
Kulshan Community Media applied for NCE status and a change of signal strength in 2019. The station began broadcasting on a new frequency, 88.3FM, as a full power NCE in and surrendered the LP license to the FCC on June 19, 2023; it was cancelled the following day. The antenna is currently located on King Mountain, Bellingham and the station is co-located at Whatcom Community College.