City Royal City, Washington Branding La Campesina 96.3 FM First air date 1999 | Broadcast area Tri-Cities, Washington Frequency 96.3 MHz Format Regional Mexican | |
KRCW (96.3 FM, "La Campesina 96.3 FM") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Royal City, Washington, since 1999. The station's broadcast license is held by Farmworker Educational Radio Network, Inc.
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Programming
KRCW broadcasts a Regional Mexican music and educational programming format branded as "La Campesina FM" as part of the Radio Campesina Network. ("Campesina" is a Spanish word meaning "peasant" or "farmworker".) Anthony Chavez, president of Farmworker Educational Radio Network, Inc., is the youngest son of American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist César Chávez.
History
In March 1992, the Northwest Communities Educational Center applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on October 15, 1992, with a scheduled expiration date of April 15, 1994. The new station was assigned call sign "KQVN" on December 3, 1992. The station was assigned new call sign "KRCW" on May 6, 1994.
In November 1997, the Northwest Communities Educational Center reached an agreement to transfer the permit for KRCW to Farmworker Educational Radio Network, Inc. The FCC approved the deal on December 17, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on March 30, 1998. After a series of delays and extensions, construction and testing were completed in September 1999, the station was granted its broadcast license on December 9, 1999.