KMIH
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KMIH is a high school radio
station broadcasting a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio format. Licensed to Mercer Island, Washington
, USA, it serves the Seattle area. The station is currently owned by Mercer Island School District
# 400. KMIH also has a translator at 94.5 transmitting from capital hill to cover downtown Seattle, which is not covered by the 88.9 signal.
This station is one of three high school radio stations in the Seattle Metro area, the other two being KNHC, and KASB
.
KMIH also services as the only FM service licensed to the City of Mercer Island and as such is used as one of the primary emergency communication methods for the city.
, a station licensed to The Dalles, Oregon
, was relocated to nearby Covington, Washington
. This resulted in KMIH being relocated to its current frequency because of its class-D status, but was allowed to stay at the 104.5 frequency as they worked out an arrangement that allowed KMCQ to do testing during KMIH's off-air hours until the transition is completed. On August 27, 2008, KMIH and KMCQ finalized the move. KMIH also has a translator at 94.5 transmitting from capital hill to cover downtown Seattle, which is not covered by the 88.9 signal.
High school radio
High school radio within the United States is almost as old as radio broadcasting itself. Simply defined as a radio station, with its studios located at a high school and usually operated by its students with faculty supervision, stations fitting this description existed in the mid-1920s...
station broadcasting a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio format. Licensed to Mercer Island, Washington
Mercer Island, Washington
Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The population was 22,699 at the 2010 census....
, USA, it serves the Seattle area. The station is currently owned by Mercer Island School District
Mercer Island School District
The Mercer Island School District is a public U.S. school district in Washington. Located in an affluent bedroom community of Seattle, Mercer Island, it has a strong academic reputation...
# 400. KMIH also has a translator at 94.5 transmitting from capital hill to cover downtown Seattle, which is not covered by the 88.9 signal.
This station is one of three high school radio stations in the Seattle Metro area, the other two being KNHC, and KASB
KASB
KASB is a high school radio station broadcasting a Freeform radio format and provides high school student oriented music and news. Licensed to Bellevue, Washington, USA, it serves the Bellevue area. The station is currently owned by Bellevue School District #405....
.
KMIH also services as the only FM service licensed to the City of Mercer Island and as such is used as one of the primary emergency communication methods for the city.
History
Prior to its move to 88.9, KMIH had broadcast at 104.5, when through a series of FM realignments, KMCQKMCQ
KMCQ , is a radio station based in Covington, Washington, targeting the Seattle market. The First Broadcasting outlet broadcasts an oldies music format at 104.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 7.1 kW.-History:...
, a station licensed to The Dalles, Oregon
The Dalles, Oregon
The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is...
, was relocated to nearby Covington, Washington
Covington, Washington
Covington is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,575 at the time of the 2010 census. Prior to the 2010 census, Covington was counted as part of Covington-Sawyer-Wilderness CDP.-History:...
. This resulted in KMIH being relocated to its current frequency because of its class-D status, but was allowed to stay at the 104.5 frequency as they worked out an arrangement that allowed KMCQ to do testing during KMIH's off-air hours until the transition is completed. On August 27, 2008, KMIH and KMCQ finalized the move. KMIH also has a translator at 94.5 transmitting from capital hill to cover downtown Seattle, which is not covered by the 88.9 signal.