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{{about|the FM radio station 91.9 MHz in Spokane, WA, USA|other uses|KSFC (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KSFC
| logo             = Spokane Public Radio.png
| city             = [[Spokane, Washington]]
| area             = [[Spokane metropolitan area]]
| branding         = ''Spokane Public Radio''
| airdate          = {{start date and age|1973|3}}
| frequency        = 91.9 [[megahertz|MHz]]
| translator       = {{Radio Relay|100.3|K262CR|[[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]]}}<br>{{Radio Relay|92.1|KXJO|[[St. Maries, Idaho]]}}
| repeater         = {{Radio Relay|91.1|[[KPBX-FM|KPBX-HD2]]|Spokane}}
| format           = [[Public radio]]
| erp              = 2,200 [[watt]]s
| haat             = 334.8 meters (1,098 ft)
| class            = C3
| facility_id      = 61933
| callsign_meaning = '''S'''pokane '''F'''alls '''C'''ommunity College (previous owners)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations     = [[National Public Radio]] (NPR)<BR>[[American Public Media]] (APM)<BR>[[Public Radio Exchange]] (PRX)
| owner            = Spokane Public Radio, Inc.
| sister_stations  = [[KPBX-FM]], [[KPBZ]]
| webcast          = [http://cp1.stationpanel.com/radio/player.php?station=ksfc&nc=133940263 Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.kpbx.org kpbx.org] 
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}

'''KSFC''' (91.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) in [[Spokane, Washington]], is one of the three [[non-profit]] [[radio station]]s run by the Spokane Public Radio organization, along with 91.1 [[KPBX-FM]] and 90.3 [[KPBZ]].  KSFC [[radio broadcasting|broadcast]]s with an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 2,200 watts.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Ksfc&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KSFC]</ref> It also has an [[FM translator]] in [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]], '''K262CR''' at 100.3&nbsp;MHz,<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/K262CR-FX Radio-Locator.com/K262CR]</ref> and a full-powered FM repeater in [[Saint Maries, Idaho|Saint Maries]], '''KXJO''' at 92.1&nbsp;MHz.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/KXJO Radio-Locator.com/KXJO-FM]</ref>

KSFC has a [[radio format|format]] of news and information programming, much of it from [[National Public Radio]] (NPR).  It carries some of the same shows as 91.1 KPBX-FM, such as "[[Morning Edition]]" and "[[All Things Considered]]."  But in middays and evenings when KPBX-FM is airing [[classical music]] or [[jazz]], KSFC stays with talk programs.  It airs "All Things Considered" at an early time than KPBX-FM.

==History==
In {{start date and age|1973|3}}, the station first [[sign-on|signed on]] the air.  It was under the supervision of Richi Caldwell as a part of the new radio broadcasting teaching program at the [[Spokane Falls Community College]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Rob |last=McDonald |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/may/30/educator-celebrates-40-years/ |work=The Spokesman-Review |title=Educator celebrates 40 years |date=May 30, 2004 |page=B1}}
</ref>  The original power was only 10 watts.

In 1995, Spokane Falls Community College eliminated its teaching program in radio broadcasting as a cost-cutting move.  At this point, KPBX-FM stepped in and bought the station, using it as a full-power translator to serve areas of Spokane where the main signal for KPBX-FM was weak.

On July 1, 1999, KSFC broke off from KPBX to air an expanded format of news and talk programming, including several NPR shows that had previously not been available in the Spokane area.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kpbx.org  Spokane Public Radio's website]
*{{FM station data|61933|KSFC}}

{{Spokane Radio}}
{{NPR Washington}}
{{NPR Idaho}}

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