KMRE-LP

KMRE-LP

Bellingham, Washington
Frequency	102.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Defunct (formerly Community radio)
Affiliations	Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Kulshan Community Media
History
First air date	July 19, 2006
Call sign meaning	Museum of Radio and Electricity
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	134425
Class	L1
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	-23.7 meters
Transmitter coordinates	48°45′7″N 122°28′45″W / 48.75194°N 122.47917°W / 48.75194; -122.47917
Links
Public license information	LMS
Webcast	KMRE-LP Webstream Those with dial-up and dsl connections may experience difficulty with the 128 kps stream.
Website	kmre.org

KMRE-LP (102.3 Low power FM) was a radio station broadcasting local and regional educational, cultural and historic programming. The station was located in Bellingham, Washington. The FCC granted KMRE-LP its license on July 19, 2006.^[2]

Featuring music from the Pacific Northwest and more, KMRE-LP also featured local news programming and other work from all around Whatcom County. The station also aired music and educational programs.

The meaning behind the call sign for KMRE-LP is the Museum of Radio and Electricity. Broadcasting since 2005 in Bellingham, WA, the station began as part of the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention. The station initially broadcast music and programming from the Golden Age of radio – the 1920s through the advent of television, but evolved to share programming on a wide range of topics.^[3]

In 2018, Kulshan Community Media was formed and operated KMRE-LP since then.

Some of the changes incorporated over the last five years include a format shift to Roots Americana music, the development of a local news team and weekday afternoon newscasts, and the shift from a 100 watt Low Power FCC License to a full power Non-Commercial Educational FM Station.^[4]

Kulshan Community Media applied for NCE status and a change of signal strength in 2019. The station began broadcasting on a new frequency, 88.3FM, as a full power NCE in and surrendered the LP license to the FCC on June 19, 2023; it was cancelled the following day. The antenna is currently located on King Mountain, Bellingham and the station is co-located at Whatcom Community College.

• List of community radio stations in the United States
• List of radio stations in Bellingham, WA

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 762145 (KMRE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KMRE-LP at FCCdata.org
• KMRE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database