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KMUN and KTCB
Broadcast areaNorthern Oregon Coast Range
Frequencies
  • KMUN: 91.9 MHz
  • KTCB: 89.5 MHz
BrandingCoast Community Radio
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNational Public Radio, Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerTillicum Foundation
KMUX-FM
History
First air date
  • KMUN: April 17, 1983 (1983-04-17)
  • KTCB: 2004 (2004)
Call sign meaning
  • KMUN: From "community"[1]
Technical information[2][3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KMUN: 67107
  • KTCB: 93286
Class
  • KMUN: C2
  • KTCB: A
ERP
  • KMUN: 7,200 watts
  • KTCB: 380 watts
HAAT
  • KMUN: 332 meters (1,089 ft)
  • KTCB: 351 meters (1,152 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)
  • KMUN: 89.3 K207FG (Cannon Beach)
  • KMUN: 91.3 K217FG (South Astoria)
  • KTCB: 104.3 K282BV (Wheeler)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekmun.org
KMUX-FM
Currently silent
Broadcast area
North Oregon Coast
Frequency90.9 MHz
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNational Public Radio, Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerTillicum Foundation
KMUN
History
First air date
April 17, 2006 (2006-04-17)
Former call signs
KCPB-FM (2006–2026)
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
93685
ClassA
ERP240 watts
HAAT341 meters (1,119 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
46°15′45.3″N 123°53′13.5″W / 46.262583°N 123.887083°W / 46.262583; -123.887083 (KMUX-FM)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekmun.org/kcpb/

KMUN (91.9 MHz) is a community and public radio station in Astoria, Oregon, serving the Northern Oregon Coast Range. The station is owned by the Tillicum Foundation, alongside KMUX-FM 90.9, and maintains studios in Tillicum House on Exchange Street in Astoria. Three low-power translators and KTCB (89.5 FM) in Tillamook extend the signal south. KMUN features a block radio format with news, public affairs, and music programming.

History

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The Tillicum Foundation was incorporated in 1977 with the goal of bringing a local radio station to Astoria.[5] In the early 1980s, a plan gestated to bring a community radio station to Astoria. On November 10, 1981, the station received its construction permit. Because Astoria was not in range of public radio at the time, the station was a high priority for grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. After getting the permit, volunteers of the nascent KMUN reached out to Portland community radio station KBOO for assistance; at one point, it was thought that KMUN might rebroadcast part of KBOO's broadcast day because of a potential lack of local interest,[6] but it was not feasible to relay KBOO's signal from Portland over remote terrain to Astoria.[7]

KMUN began broadcasting on April 17, 1983.[7] The original transmitter facility was on Megler Mountain,[7] where KMUN erected a donated 60-foot (18 m) timber telephone pole.[6] Originally reaching only the Astoria area, the station expanded down the Oregon Coast in 1986 with the addition of translators relaying its signal.[7] KMUN's studios were originally in the Gunderson Building until a supporter bought a house on Exchange Street in 1987 and donated it to the Tillicum Foundation; the station needed to relocate so it could install a satellite dish to receive NPR programming.[5][7] Its programming was nearly entirely volunteer-produced; there were 30 volunteers when the station launched, about 70 by 1988,[5] and 250 in 2003.[8] In 2003, the station launched a local news department, building a newsroom in place of a decaying porch at Tillicum House.[7] The Tillamook translator was replaced in 2004 by the higher-power KTCB,[9] in part to prevent the translator from being displaced by any future stations.[10]

KCPB-FM began operating April 17, 2006, the 23rd anniversary of KMUN's sign-on.[11] It featured a format of mostly national programming, primarily classical music, with music scheduled at times when KMUN had talk programming and vice versa. The creation of KCPB-FM resolved tensions among KMUN listeners over whether to air more national programming from NPR. It provided much of the service previously offered by a fringe signal from KPLU-FM in Tacoma, Washington, which was about to go away, and cable radio's offering of Oregon Public Broadcasting, which had recently been discontinued.[12] Much of the equipment was previously used by KMUN prior to a technical upgrade.[13]

KMUN stayed on the air during the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 despite having a large elm tree crash into the studio building.[14]

On October 1, 2025, Tillicum suspended the operations of KCPB-FM, citing "ongoing funding challenges" (including the U.S. government pulling funding from public media), as well as a desire to "reset" the station and relaunch it at a later date with "alternate programming sources". The suspension is projected to last twelve months.[15] Its call sign was changed to KMUX-FM on July 1, 2026.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Wills, Kendall J. (July 27, 1988). "Astoria Journal; A Radio Station Returns to Its Roots". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMUN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KTCB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. 1 2 "Facility Technical Data for KMUX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. 1 2 3 McClelland, John (June 30, 1988). "Volunteers add variety to KMUNity radio". Longview Daily News. Longview, Washington. p. C1. Retrieved December 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 Wood, Sharon M. (December 10, 1985). "Coast radio station gets power from community volunteers". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. B6. Retrieved December 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Romano, Benjamin (April 17, 2003). "On air 20 years, KMUN celebrates". The Daily Astorian.
  8. ↑ "Coast Index: Two decades of community radio". The Daily Astorian. April 18, 2003.
  9. ↑ "KMUN works to serve listeners in Tillamook". The Daily Astorian. August 25, 2004.
  10. ↑ "KMUN fund-raiser will boost Tillamook presence". The Daily Astorian. August 13, 2003.
  11. ↑ "New radio station airs on North Coast today". The Daily Astorian. April 17, 2006.
  12. ↑ "New radio station to hit airwaves". The Daily Astorian. December 28, 2005.
  13. ↑ Swain, Sandra (March 25, 2005). "KMUN, OPB work to enrich coastal airwaves". The Daily Astorian.
  14. ↑ Henley, Gary (December 7, 2007). "'It's a bloody miracle we're still on the air' - KMUN staff, volunteers glue the community together in a crisis". The Daily Astorian.
  15. ↑ Venta, Lance (September 30, 2025). "KCPB-FM Signs Off With Federal Funding Loss". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
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