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Freeform
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291:playlists
247:low-power
187:100 watts
123:Call sign
93:Ownership
58:Frequency
1767:See also
1667:Historic
101:Radio 23
70:Branding
1698:Defunct
1658:WPHG710
1633:KYQT-LP
1628:KYCH-FM
1613:KXRW-LP
1608:KXRU-LP
1588:KWJJ-FM
1573:KVRN-LP
1568:KVBE-LP
1533:KQRZ-LP
1518:KPRP-LP
1488:KPDQ-FM
1473:KOUV-LP
1468:KOPB-FM
1458:KNUM-LP
1408:KISN-LP
1393:KIEV-LP
1388:KICN-LP
1363:KFFP-LP
1358:KFFD-LP
1338:KDOA-LP
1328:KBSF-LP
1229:107.5-2
1224:107.5-1
1219:106.7-2
1214:106.7-1
1209:105.9-2
1204:105.9-1
1199:105.1-2
1194:105.1-1
1189:103.3-1
1184:101.9-2
1179:101.9-1
1174:100.3-2
1169:100.3-1
1034:162.525
925:KYQT-LP
920:KVRN-LP
910:KQRZ-LP
905:KBSF-LP
875:KNUM-LP
870:KICN-LP
297:History
259:90.3 FM
243:KFFP-LP
231:Website
220:Webcast
140:ortland
125:meaning
106:History
20:KFFP-LP
1761:Yakima
1653:WNG604
1598:KXL-FM
1298:K296FT
1293:K292HH
1288:K283BL
1283:K279BO
1278:K275CH
1273:K272EL
1268:K248DD
1263:K240CZ
1258:K228EU
1253:K224DL
1248:K220IN
1164:99.5-3
1159:99.5-2
1154:99.5-1
1149:97.9-4
1144:97.9-3
1139:97.9-2
1134:97.9-1
1129:97.1-1
1124:96.3-4
1119:96.3-3
1114:96.3-2
1109:96.3-1
1104:94.7-1
1099:92.3-1
1094:91.5-1
1089:90.3-2
1084:90.3-1
1079:89.9-2
1074:89.9-1
1069:89.1-2
1064:89.1-1
1039:162.55
916:101.5
901:100.7
547:Oregon
167:195263
1783:Notes
1398:KIG98
1010:107.1
1005:106.3
1000:104.5
995:103.7
990:102.9
985:102.3
942:107.9
937:105.5
932:102.7
866:96.7
834:107.5
829:106.7
824:105.9
819:105.1
814:104.5
809:104.1
804:103.3
799:101.9
794:101.1
789:100.3
202:Links
173:Class
98:Owner
62:90.3
1797:for
1726:Bend
1689:KQIV
1684:KOIN
1648:KZZR
1643:KZRI
1638:KZME
1623:KXTG
1618:KXRY
1603:KXPD
1593:KXJM
1583:KWIP
1578:KWBY
1563:KUPL
1558:KUIK
1553:KUFO
1548:KRYP
1543:KRYN
1538:KRSK
1528:KQRR
1523:KQAC
1513:KPPK
1508:KPOR
1503:KPOJ
1498:KPLP
1493:KPFR
1483:KPDQ
1478:KPAM
1463:KOOR
1453:KNRK
1448:KMTT
1443:KMHD
1438:KLVP
1433:KLTH
1428:KKWA
1423:KKRZ
1418:KKOV
1413:KKCW
1403:KINK
1383:KGON
1378:KGDD
1373:KFXX
1368:KFIS
1353:KFBW
1343:KDZR
1333:KBVM
1323:KBPS
1318:KBOO
1313:KBNP
1308:KBMS
1303:KBFF
1059:1040
980:97.5
975:95.9
970:93.5
965:92.7
960:91.9
897:99.9
892:99.1
887:98.3
882:97.5
862:95.1
857:91.1
852:90.3
844:LPFM
784:99.5
779:98.7
774:97.9
769:97.1
764:96.3
759:95.5
754:94.7
749:94.3
744:93.9
739:93.1
734:92.3
729:91.5
724:91.1
719:90.7
714:90.3
709:89.9
704:89.5
699:89.1
694:88.7
689:88.3
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665:1550
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655:1480
650:1450
645:1410
640:1360
635:1230
630:1190
625:1130
620:1080
615:1040
610:1010
271:WFMU
193:HAAT
136:orm
1793:2.
1786:1.
1674:KGW
1348:KEX
1238:By
679:By
605:970
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595:910
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585:860
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