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KHPE
Albany, Oregon;
Broadcast area	Albany–Corvallis–Lebanon, Salem, and Eugene–Springfield, Oregon (Willamette Valley)
Frequency	107.9 MHz
Branding	HOPE 107.9 FM
Programming
Format	Christian Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Extra Mile Media, Inc.
Sister stations	KWIL
History
First air date	January 12, 1969; 55 years ago (as KWIL-FM)
Former call signs	KWIL-FM (1969–1972)
Call sign meaning	HoPE 107.9
Technical information
Facility ID	838
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	354 meters (1,161 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°38′46″N 123°16′16″W / 44.646°N 123.271°W
Translator(s)	96.9 K245AA (Eugene)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	hope1079.com

KHPE (107.9 FM, "Hope 107.9") is a Christian Contemporary radio station in Albany, Oregon, United States, broadcasting to the Albany–Corvallis–Lebanon, Salem, and Eugene–Springfield, Oregon areas, also known as the Willamette Valley area, on 107.9 FM.^[1]

Translators edit

KHPE is simulcast on the following translator:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K245AA	96.9 FM	Eugene, Oregon	250	D	FMQ

History edit

KWIL-FM began broadcasting in 1969. It was the second KWIL-FM to operate; the first had begun broadcasting October 15, 1947, on 101.7 MHz,^[2] and was deleted August 21, 1956.^[3]

References edit

^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ "KWIL-FM Albany, Oregon Commences Broadcasting" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
^ "Existing FM Stations" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 27, 1956. p. 116. Retrieved January 16, 2020.