KOHO-FM | |
Above: | Simulcast of KJEM Pullman |
City: | Leavenworth, Washington |
Area: | Wenatchee, Washington |
Frequency: | 101.1 MHz |
Airdate: | (as KLVH)[1] (as KLVH) |
Format: | Jazz |
Erp: | 930 watts |
Haat: | 623m (2,044feet) |
Class: | C2 |
Facility Id: | 47072 |
Coordinates: | 47.6019°N -120.5089°W |
Callsign Meaning: | derived from coho salmon, a native northwest fish |
Former Callsigns: | KLVH (1994–1999) |
Operator: | Washington State University |
Owner: | Icicle Broadcasting, Inc. (pending transfer to Sleepy Lady Foundation) |
Sister Stations: | KNWR (FM), KLWS |
Website: | kjemjazz.org |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KOHO-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Leavenworth, Washington, United States, serving the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Icicle Broadcasting, Inc.,[2] and airs Northwest Public Broadcasting's 24-hour Jazz service as a simulcast of KJEM in Pullman.
The station was assigned the call sign KLVH on March 25, 1994;[3] it signed on in 1998.[1] Its call sign was changed to KOHO-FM on August 20, 1999;[3] the new name was derived from coho salmon.[4] The station was founded by the Icicle Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Harriet Bullitt, and primarily played adult alternative and jazz.[5] [6]
On April 8, 2022, it was announced that the station will flip to Northwest Public Broadcasting's jazz network, based at KJEM, on April 19.[7] At Midnight on April 19, KOHO-FM's stream went silent for several hours before beginning the simulcast with KJEM during the 9 am hour.