April 16, 2008

89.9fm in the Pullman/Moscow area is back on the air

Our engineers have been able to restore the 89.9fm signal in the Pullman/Moscow area.

Kerry Swanson

Operations Manager

Northwest Public Radio

April 15, 2008

89.9fm in the Pullman/Moscow area is off the air

Northwest Public Radio's 89.9 fm translator in the Pullman/Moscow is currently off the air.  We hope to restore the service soon.  In the meantime, listeners in the area can hear our News Service on KWSU 1250-AM, and our News and Classics service on KRFA 91.7FM.

Kerry Swanson

Operations Manager

Northwest Public Radio 

February 27, 2008

Solar Transit Outages Affect Radio Signal

Over the next few days, you may notice that Northwest Public Radio's signal will go away for a few minutes during the 10:00 AM hour.  This is due to what we refer to as a "solar outage."  A solar or sun transit outage is an electromagnetic phenomenon wherein a station downlink is temporarily unable to receive a satellite signal due to interference from the sun as it passes behind the satellite.  They impact satellite feeds for about five consecutive days, for as much as six minutes a day, twice a year.  Solar Transit Outages are prediced between Feb 28 and March 5th.

Kerry Swanson

Operations Manager

Northwest Public Radio

February 13, 2008

Remembering Red Barber

Friday (Feb. 15) on NPR's Morning Edition, we remember Red Barber, who would have turned 100 this weekend. Barber is known for his four-decade career as a Major League Baseball sportscaster for the Reds, the Dodgers, and the Yankees. In 1981 until his death in 1992, Barber became well-known for his weekly Morning Edition contributions, where he would talk with host Bob Edwards about sports, religion, life, and anything else that was on his mind.


Roger Johnson

Station Manager
Northwest Public Radio

February 05, 2008

KNWO (90.1) Back On The Air

Repairs have been completed to KNWO in Cottonwood/Grangeville, and the station was back on the air late Monday afternoon.  We apologize for the inconvenience to those who have been unable to listen to Northwest Public Radio while the station was off the air.

Roger Johnson
Station Manager
Northwest Public Radio

January 31, 2008

NWPR Stations Back On The Air

The stations of Northwest Public Radio are back on the air.  Now if that snow would just stop!!

Roger Johnson
Station Manager
Northwest Public Radio

NWPR Stations Off The Air

We are experiencing problems network-wide, though a few stations are still on.  We believe the problems are weather related and are working to find a solution.

Roger Johnson
Station Manager
Northwest Public Radio

KNWP (90.1) Off The Air

KNWP, which serves the Port Angeles, Sequim and Victoria area, is off the air.  We don't yet know what the cause of the problem is.

Roger Johnson
Station Manager
Northwest Public Radio

January 29, 2008

KWWS 89.7 Audio

We are experiencing some occasional intermittent audio problems on KWWS.   We are currently feeding the station with an internet stream connection from our studios. Occasionally audio packets are being lost or corrupted through the stream.   This is a temporary situation.   We've been feeding the station with the internet solution since our satellite dish was severely damaged by the January wind storm.   Our engineers are making progress on getting the replacement dish in place and we hope to be back to normal soon.

Kerry Swanson

Operations Manager

Northwest Public Radio

January 27, 2008

KFAE Back On The Air

KFAE is back on the air as of late this afternoon.  Our engineers report that snow depths at the transmitter site are about 16 inches.

Roger Johnson
Station Manager
Northwest Public Radio