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{{Infobox radio station
| logo             =
| name             = KRVM-FM
| city             = [[Eugene, Oregon]] | country = US
| area             = [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]–[[Springfield, Oregon]]
| branding         = ''KRVM 91.9''
| frequency        = 91.9 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| subchannels      = {{ubl|HD1: Analog simulcast|HD2: Modern rock}}
| translator       = 90.1 K211BP (Florence)
| repeater         = {{ubl|88.5 KAVE (88.5 FM) Oakridge|KSYD (92.1 FM) Reedsport}}
| airdate          = {{Start date|1947|12|6}}
| format           = [[Variety (US radio)|Variety]]
| erp              = 15,000 [[watt]]s horiz<br>6,400 watts vert
| haat             = {{convert|276|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = C2
| facility_id      = 59340
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| callsign_meaning = "Keeping Real Variety in Music"
| former_frequencies = 90.1 MHz (1947–1954)
| owner            = [[Eugene School District 4J]]
| licensee         = Lane County School District No. 4J
| webcast          = [http://www.krvm.org/listen/listen.html Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.krvm.org/ krvm.org] 
}}
[[File:KRVM.jpg|thumb|right|The KRVM booth at the 2010 Eugene Celebration|alt=Refer to caption]]

'''KRVM-FM''' (91.9&nbsp;MHz) is a community [[radio station]] in [[Eugene, Oregon]], United States. KRVM's primary programming is available via online streaming, with listener-supporters located around the world. The station license and studio facility are owned by [[Eugene School District 4J]], but the school district provides no direct funding to the station; all funding comes from listener supporters, business underwriters, and the [[Corporation For Public Broadcasting]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://krvm.org/about/a-unique-history-for-krvm-and-eugene-school-district-4j/ |title = KRVM's Unique History}}</ref> The main studio is located at [[Sheldon High School (Eugene, Oregon)|Sheldon High School]], with a satellite studio at Spencer Butte Middle School.

Two additional stations, KSYD (92.1 FM) in [[Reedsport, Oregon|Reedsport]] (serving [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]]) and KAVE (88.5 FM) in [[Oakridge, Oregon|Oakridge]], rebroadcast KRVM, as does a translator, K211BP (90.1 FM) in [[Florence, Oregon]]. KRVM-FM broadcasts in [[HD Radio]].

==History==
KRVM-FM is the oldest public radio station in the state of Oregon.  The first words ever spoken on FM radio in the [[Pacific Northwest]] were broadcast on KRVM on December 6, 1947,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://krvm.org/about/ |title = About KRVM}}</ref> and the station formally opened in early 1948.<ref name="Euge480104">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113356205/vocational-school-gets-set-to-open-fm-br/|date=January 4, 1948|page=9|title=Vocational School Gets Set To Open FM Broadcasting|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|location=Eugene, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref><!-- Sun --> It was the only educational FM station west of [[Minneapolis]] and north of [[San Francisco]] and just the twelfth in the United States.<ref name="Euge480201">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113356237/school-radio-station-unique/|date=February 1, 1948|pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113356260/school-radio-station-unique/ 2]|title=School Radio Station Unique|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|location=|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref><!-- Sun --> The call letters were almost WDWD until Roger Houglum, the founder of the station, advised the [[Federal Communications Commission]] of its mistake in assigning a call sign starting with W to a station west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name="Euge571208">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113356308/station-airs-educational-programs-train/|date=December 8, 1957|page=7A|first=Jerry|last=Uhrhammer|title=Station Airs Educational Programs, Trains Personnel: KRVM Radio to Mark 10th Anniversary|newspaper=Eugene Register Guard|location=|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref><!-- Sun --> Originally on 90.1&nbsp;MHz, the station moved to 91.9&nbsp;MHz in 1954 because it generated interference to television sets attempting to tune in [[KOIN|KOIN-TV]] on channel 6 (82–88&nbsp;MHz) in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]].<ref name="Euge540617">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113356360/krvm-shifts-megacycles/|date=June 17, 1954|page=2B|title=KRVM Shifts Megacycles|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|location=|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref><!-- Thu -->

During the day on weekdays, KRVM features a progressive [[adult album alternative]] music format with students handling much of the hosting and voice tracking. Other hours feature specialty programming encompassing many genres of music, including "Breakfast With The [[Blues]]" every morning.  Specialty shows are hosted by volunteer DJs who select their own music.

==See also==
*[[Community radio]]
*[[List of community radio stations in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.krvm.org/ Official Website]
*{{FM station data|59340|KRVM-FM}}
*{{FM station data|59341|KSYD}}
*{{FM station data|132574|KAVE}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|59342|K211BP}}
*{{FXL|K211BP}}

{{Eugene-Springfield Radio}}
{{NPR Oregon}}

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[[Category:Radio stations in Eugene, Oregon|RVM-FM]]
[[Category:College radio stations in Oregon|RVM-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:1960 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Community radio stations in the United States]]


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