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KQAC (89.9 FM, "All Classical Portland") is an American classical radio station licensed to serve the community of Portland, Oregon. Led by broadcast veteran Jack Allen, President & CEO, KQAC is owned by All Classical Public Media, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. This classical music service is broadcast 24/7 in the Portland metro area at 89.9, at 88.1 at the Oregon Coast and in the Columbia Gorge. It is available worldwide via the Internet. KQAC, KQHR, and KQOC rely on support from their community. 93% of All Classical’s financial support comes directly from its community, which consists of listeners, nonprofit arts organizations, businesses and foundations in Portland, Vancouver, the central Oregon coast, and the Columbia Gorge.〔http://www.allclassical.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2012_Annual_Report.pdf〕 Additionally, a small portion of the station's annual budget comes from various foundation grants and from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.〔 All Classical also has extensive volunteer support and an internship program. KQAC broadcasts in the HD (hybrid) format.〔http://www.pdxradio.com/fm.htm〕 ==History== In 1983, Portland Public Schools applied for a license to create an FM station that would reach a larger audience than its KBPS 1450 AM station. Reed College's KRRC agreed to slightly shift its FM station, freeing up the 89.9 frequency space on the dial.〔http://www.allclassical.org/about〕 All Classical KQAC, originally KBPS-FM, began broadcasting on August 1, 1983.〔 The programming of the new KBPS-FM station consisted of NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, syndicated programming such as Pipedreams and Minnesota Orchestra, and educational programming. In the early years, all programming was pre-recorded. By the mid-1980s, station production assistant Tania Thompson began live announcing during the morning hours. In 1986, John Pitman, a recent Benson Polytechnic High School graduate, began live announcing during the early evening hours. A third announcer was hired to work throughout the night beginning in 1988, eventually transforming All Classical 89.9 FM into a 24-hour classical music station.〔 Over the decades, the continued growth of the two KBPS stations (AM and FM) caused a space crisis. At the time, station manager Patricia Swenson and a team of community leaders initiated a campaign to build a new broadcast center with private funds. The new broadcast center was completed in 1992.〔 Before the new broadcast center was completed, Oregon voters passed a ballot measure authorizing limits on property tax rates in the state. As a result, the Portland Public Schools district faced severe budget cuts, which in turn decreased funding to the two stations of KBPS.〔 Operating cuts caused NPR membership to be discontinued in 1993, and volunteers took a more active role in the station's operations. Pledge drives became the most viable option for the survival of the two public radio stations. In 2003, Portland Public Schools announced that it was selling its KBPS FM broadcast license. All Classical 89.9 (then KBPS Public Radio Foundation) purchased the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) FM Broadcast License, ensuring that classical music would stay on the airwaves in Portland.〔 The license cost $5.5 million, and a final payment of $337,500 was made on December 14, 2012, certifying this organization as debt-free. August 2013 marked All Classical Portland's 30th anniversary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KQAC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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