Re: [IRCA] Daytime band scan Seaside 157 Vancouver 60

[mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Martin)]

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Hi Dennis,

I know a bit about KOHI. It was put on the air back in the 50s by  Joe
Allen, CE. Later he was the CE for KLIQ & KOIN.  I really nice guy. He
died back around 1990. I have a QSL letter from KOHI about 1969. Later
the station was sold to Volcano Broadcasting (Ken Karge & Forrest
Smith). Ken owned KSWB for years and Forrie Smith worked for Ken. It was
Forrie's dream to own a station, so the two of them went in and bought
it together. Forrie ran the station and Ken was a silent partner. Forrie
worked his tail off for 20 years at KOHI and got burnt out. I ran into
Ken just before they sold it as he still lives in Seaside.  Ken said
they were happy to sell the station. Ken & Forrie moved the station and
tower to a new location some years ago. The station used to be right on
Hy 30. I have a pix of it somewhere. The tower was right behind the
station. The station always had trouble making it, being in the shadow
of Portland. As a DJ told me back in the 70s "Everybody listens to
Portland". the same was true about Longview WA stations being less than
50 miles from Portland. But KOHI has never been a money maker. KOHI is
one of those stations. When you buy it, you buy yourself a job, as Ken
said more than once. 
But if they are running only 500 watts, it is an amazing signal. At
least it was the other day.

73,

Patrick 

Patrick Martin
KAVT Reception Manager

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