oregon vancouver washington branding 94 7 alternative portland slogan it s different here frequency 94.7 mhz also on hd radio first air date november 1 1992 as kmuz fm format modern ac leaning alternative rock hd2 local nw bands erp 6 300 watts haat 403 meters class c2 facility id 51213 transmitter coordinates 45 29 20 n 122 41 40 w 45.48889 n 122.69444 w 45.48889 ; 122.69444 coordinates 45 29 20 n 122 41 40 w 45.48889 n 122.69444 w 45.48889 ; 122.69444 callsign meaning k new rock former callsigns kmuz fm 1992 1995 owner entercom communications entercom license llc sister stations kgon kych kwjj krsk kmtt kfxx webcast listen live or . pls file listen live hd2 website 947 . fm knrk is a commercial modern ac leaning alternative rock music radio station broadcasting to the portland oregon area on 94.7 fm . knrk s studios are located near downtown portland and its transmitter is located in portland s west hills . history edit originally 94.7 mhz was kmuz fm broadcasting an easy listening music format . on march 6 1995 kmuz fm switched to modern rock and was re branded as 94 7 nrk . in the years following its debut the station s format consisted almost entirely of alternative rock music by bands including the smashing pumpkins pearl jam and nirvana . radio personalities stephanie steele and mike chase hosted a morning show dubbed s & m. 1 a dj who only goes by his middle name gustav hosted a show during the afternoon hours on weekdays . gradually however the station s format began to shift towards harder rock music in the late 1990s . moderate on air djs like gustav and daria o neill were gradually replaced by shock jocks . music from bands like limp bizkit korn puddle of mudd and godsmack made up the playlist . the station s harder edge came to an end on may 12 2004 . two morning djs played audio recordings of nick berg s violent death on the air and added their own snide commentary . 2 hundreds of angry phone calls and e mails flooded into the station . knrk s general manager fired both of them along with their producer . 3 following the incident knrk temporarily pulled all of its djs off the air and played non stop music and commercials in addition to the talk show loveline in the evenings . brief messages by station program director mark hamilton aired explained the changes and plans to reshape the station . listeners were encouraged to submit their ideas via an online survey or to call in with their own suggestions . 4 soon thereafter knrk became 94 7 fm . some of the station s established personalities who were let go prior to late 1990s transition such as gustav returned joining new hires like tara dublin and morning host greg . other on air personalities like squid and jamie coolely retained their positions with the station . knrk placed a higher emphasis on music with less bantering and more musically oriented conversations from their on air staff . both jamie cooley and tara dublin were later laid off due to corporate cutbacks . harder alternative rock songs were mostly scrubbed off the playlist in favor of a modern rock mix of indie rock dance rock electronica rock blues rock and garage rock . music from alt j the black keys coldplay foo fighters jack white muse tegan and sara and others made up a good chunk of the playlist . the station now airs rock music recorded between the 1970s and 2010s ranging from david bowie to of montreal . it also features specialty shows such as passport approved which focuses on international rock music 5 and greasy kid stuff a saturday morning program specializing in music for kids . 6 the alternative rock band they might be giants recorded a song in honor of the latter . in 2007 knrk introduced 94 7 too an online station focusing entirely on bands based or initially established in the pacific northwest . it was added to terrestrial radio on 910 am in july 2010 . 7 the station flipped format to sports talk in 2013 with 94 7 too moving to 94.7 fm s hd2 signal and streaming online . 8 references edit schulberg pete march 19 1996 . raunchy radio . the oregonian . access date requires url help djs who laughed at recording are fired . katu . 2004 . access date requires url help oregon djs fired for playing tape of berg s death . nbcnews.com . may 14 2004 . retrieved november 19 2014 . williams lee january 19 2005 . knrk is singing a different tune . the oregonian . access date requires url help shows 94 7 . knrk . 2011 . retrieved 27 may 2011 . carlin peter ames 2 october 2010 . portland couple keeps greasy kid stuff going for fifteen years and counting . the oregonian . retrieved 27 may 2011 . mannheimer michael 8 june 2010 . 94.7 knrk introduces northwest bands only am station . retrieved 18 december 2010 . http hdradio.com station guides widget.php id 24 hd radio guide for portland external links edit official website 94 7fm on facebook 94 7fm on twitter query the fcc s fm station database for knrk radio locator information on knrk query nielsen audio s fm station database for knrk v t e radio stations in the portland oregon metropolitan area market by am frequency 530 620 750 800 860 880 910 940 970 1010 1040 1080 1130 1150 1190 1230 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1520 1550 1640 by fm frequency 88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.1 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5 noaa weather radio frequency 162.525 162.55 by callsign k220in k228eu k240cz k272el k275ch k279bo k283bl k296ft kbff kbms kbnp kboo kbps kbvm kdzr kex kfbw kfis kfxx kgdd kgon kig98 kink kisn lp kkcw kkov kkpz kkrz klvp klth kmhd kmtt knrk koor kopb fm kpam kpdq kpdq fm kpfr kpoj kppk kqac kqrr kqrz lp krsk kryn kryp ksfl lp kufo kuik kupl kwby kwee kwip kwjj fm kxet kxjm kxl fm kxpc kxpd kxry kxtg kych fm kzme kzri kzzr wng604 wphg710 historic kgw kisn koin kqiv clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage . travelers 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