KPQ-FM is a classic rock

Classic rock

Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...

 radio station primarily serving Wenatchee and Central Washington

Central Washington

Central Washington is a region of the United States defined as the western half of Eastern Washington, or those counties lying east of the Cascade Mountains but west of the 119th meridian west....

. The Wescoast Radio outlet operates with an ERP

ERP

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 of 35kW with its city of license being Wenatchee, Washington.

Coverage

With its transmitter located atop Mission Peak near the Mission Ridge Ski Area

Mission Ridge Ski Area

Mission Ridge Ski Area is a ski area located near Wenatchee, Washington. The base elevation is at 4570 feet with the peak at 6820 feet .Mission Ridge receives an average of of snow per year with over 300 sunny days.- Alpine Skiing :...

, its exceptional HAAT (Height Above Average Terrain) at 2,654 feet allows KPQ-FM to have a line-of-sight signal that consistently reaches the Tri-Cities (Richland

Richland, Washington

Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the...

, Pasco

Pasco, Washington

Pasco is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States.Pasco is one of three cities that make up the Tri-Cities region of the state of Washington...

, Kennewick

Kennewick, Washington

Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities...

) and Ritzville

Ritzville, Washington

Ritzville is a city in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Adams County.-History:...

, despite those locations being around 95 miles away (Radio-Locator's map inaccurately shows those locations to be out of range). Most of Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington is the portion of the U.S. state of Washington east of the Cascade Range. The region contains the city of Spokane , the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the...

, Yakima

Yakima, Washington

Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...

, and Omak

Omak, Washington

Omak is the largest city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2010 census. It is just south of the Canadian border where more populated cities are located ....

 also receive the signal regularly. Under the right atmospheric conditions (such as tropospheric ducting), KPQ reaches parts of Seattle, the Olympic Peninsula

Olympic Peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state of the USA, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous...

, northern Oregon

Oregon

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 (especially in the Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains (Oregon)

The Blue Mountains are a mountain range in the western United States, located largely in northeastern Oregon and stretching into southeastern Washington...

), parts of Idaho

Idaho

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 and the Idaho Panhandle

Idaho Panhandle

The Idaho Panhandle is the northern region of the U.S. State of Idaho that encompasses the ten northernmost counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone. Residents of the panhandle refer to the region as North Idaho...

, Spokane

Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...

 (with a powerful selective tuner like Pioneer's Supertuner IIID due to interference from KTSL

KTSL

KTSL is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Medical Lake, Washington, USA, the station serves the Spokane area. The station is currently owned by EMF Broadcasting.-History:...

-FM and/or declining line-of-sight of Mission Peak), and even as far as parts of southern British Columbia, Canada .

External links

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