KTWS explained

KTWS
City:Bend, Oregon
Area:Bend, Oregon
Branding:The Twins
Frequency:98.3 MHz
Airdate:January 28, 1991
Format:Mainstream rock
Erp:23,000 watts
Haat:223 meters
Class:C2
Facility Id:13579
Coordinates:44.0775°N -121.3325°W[1]
Callsign Meaning:K TWinS
Owner:Combined Communications
Affiliations:United Stations Radio Networks
Sister Stations:KBND, KLRR, KMTK, KWXS
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:thetwins.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KTWS (98.3 FM, "The Twins") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Mainstream Rock format (Classic Rock to Active Rock) in Bend and Central Oregon in the U.S. state of Oregon. They are the legacy Rock station in Central Oregon for 33 years. They received the OAB (Oregon Association of Broadcasters) Radio Station of the Year award in 2003, 2009, and again in 2022.

They initially had two transmitters simulcasting their signal at startup in 1991. The first being located in Bend Oregon on Awbrey Butte (98.3 FM), and the second in Warm Springs Indian reservation on Eagle Butte (96.5 FM). This is how the station moniker "The Twins" originated.

It has filed an application for a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to 98.5 MHz and increase ERP to 50,000 watts.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radio locator: Bend, Oregon . Theodric Technologies LLC. 2012. March 10, 2012.