KHUH-LP

Radio station in Seattle, Washington
  • Seattle, Washington[1]
Broadcast areaEastlake, South Lake Union, Queen Anne neighborhoods of Seattle[2][3]Frequency104.9 MHzBranding"Hollow Earth Radio"ProgrammingFormatFreeform
Variety[4]OwnershipOwnerHollow Earth Radio[1]History
First air date
September 20, 2017[3]
Former call signs
KGUT-LP (2014-2015[5]Technical informationFacility ID195500ClassL1Power15 wattsHAAT78 meters (256 ft)[1]LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitehollowearthradio.org

KHUH-LP is a Freeform and Variety formatted broadcast radio station.[4] The station is licensed to Seattle, Washington and serving the Eastlake, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne neighborhoods of Seattle in Washington.[1][2][3] KHUH-LP is owned and operated by Hollow Earth Radio.[1]

History

Hollow Earth Radio was launched on January 1, 2007, as a community-based Internet radio station, operating from the attic of co-founders Amber Kai Morgan and Garrett Kelly.[6] After establishing itself within the Seattle music community,[7] the station was approved for an LPFM broadcast license by the FCC in 2014,[1][3] and after a successful fundraising campaign began broadcasting at 104.9 FM on September 20, 2017,[1][3] transmitting from the station's studios at 2018a East Union Street in Seattle's Cherry Hill neighborhood.[1][3]

In 2021, The Wire named Hollow Earth Radio one of its "100 essential stations and programmes" in its July Radio Activity issue, the only broadcaster in the Pacific Northwest to receive that distinction.[8] That same year, Hollow Earth Radio was voted "Best Seattle Radio Station" by Seattle Gay News.[9]

In early 2022, Hollow Earth Radio announced that it had vacated its studio space in Seattle's Central District, and was actively looking for a new space for studio production and event hosting.[10]

As of September 2023, Hollow Earth Radio has moved into the renovated Black Lodge space in the Eastlake neighbourhood of Seattle.

Programming

KHUH-LP describes its programming as "a forum for underrepresented music, sounds and perspectives" and "local music, found sound, paranormal encounters, crank calls, dreams, etc."[11][12] In addition to scheduled weekly broadcast programming, the station hosts live music events at its Central Seattle studios.[13]

In May 2018, Hollow Earth Radio played host to some of the interviews that were featured in the KING5 series "Priced Out", which "chronicl[ed] the rising cost of living in Seattle and its impact on middle class families", along with longtime businesses.[14]

Notable programs include Urban Mutant Radio, hosted by DJ BLeeK and featuring independent rock and alternative musicians, and Radio Eclectus, an avant-garde music program hosted by Michael Schell.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "KHUH Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "KHUH-LP 104.9 MHz - Seattle, WA". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - KHUH-LP". REC Networks. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Langford, Warren (July 30, 2016). "How Hollow Earth Radio Grew Out Of One Family's Attic And Into A Community". KNKX/Friends of 88.5 FM/Pacific Public Media. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Demetre, Jim (May 2016). "Staying Connected With Hollow Earth Radio". Seattle Magazine/Tiger Oak Media. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Wire, July 2021". Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Seattle Gay News, Reader's Choice Awards for Best of Seattle 2021". Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Do You Have Space for a Weird and Widely Loved Local Radio Station?". Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hollow Earth Radio - About". Hollow Earth Radio. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Frauenfelder, Mark (April 9, 2020). "Hollow Earth Radio: "local music, found sound, paranormal encounters, crank calls, dreams, etc"". Hollow Earth Radio. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "EverOut/Seattle: Hollow Earth Radio". EverOut/Index Newspapers. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Takeo, Ryan (May 21, 2018). "Priced Out: Longtime Seattleites struggle with changing city". KING-TV/Tegna Inc. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

External links

  • Hollow Earth Radio Online
  • KHUH in the FCC FM station database
  • KHUH-LP at FCCdata.org
  • KHUH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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