The Krell Hill Tower Farm has been hosting Spokane's TV and radio stations since the 1960s.
From Scott Fybush's July 4 2007 Tower Site of the Week blog: (
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"Now that we're this far south, we have a clear view east to Krell Hill (aka "Tower Mountain"), where most of Spokane's FM and TV stations have moved their towers over the years. There are two clusters of towers here, and both are behind locked gates. Above, we see the southern group of towers, including (at left) the first TV station up here, KHQ-TV (Channel 6), which arrived in 1960. It shares its tower with Gonzaga University's KAGU (88.7) and Clear Channel's KISC (98.1, the former KHQ-FM) and KCDA (103.1 Post Falls ID).
Next to the south is KAYU's tower, shared with KZBD (105.7), and shorter sticks here are home to Eastern Washington University's KEWU (89.5 Cheney), religious KEEH (104.9) and several LPTVs.
At the the right is the southernmost Krell Hill tower, KSPS (Channel 7) - but we should properly say that KSPS "was" the southernmost Krell Hill tower, since about a third of the 1967-vintage 600-foot tower came tumbling down during severe weather early on the morning of November 29, just two months after our picture was taken.
KSPS continued to serve most of its audience via cable and satellite (including a large Canadian audience that gets the station via satellite), and last we heard had mounted a temporary antenna on what remained of the tower while it works on rebuilding. (The KSPS tower was also home to KXMN-LP, Channel 11, the market's My Network TV affiliate and a sister station to ABC affiliate KXLY-TV. I'm not sure where it's operating from now, though it still has plenty of carriage via KXLY-DT and cable/satellite.
Up at the north end of Krell Hill, behind a separate gate, is the 1963-vintage tower of KREM (Channel 2), now shared with KSKN (Channel 22) and KZZU (92.9, the former KREM-FM). Another tower nearby is home to KEYF-FM and KKZX (98.9)."
Fybush's list was from 2007. In the intervening years, more stations have moved to Tower Hill, and some have undergone call sign changes.
Blasterz count 7 TV stations (including one low-power-TV), 8 FM translators for AM radio stations, and 11 FM stations broadcasting from this tower farm.
The farm is located about 8.5 miles from downtown Spokane, but as the towers are spread across the ridge, some stations are as close as 7.3 miles from Spokane.
Here is the entire list of Spokane radio stations. The ones broadcasting from between 8.5 and 7.3 miles from Spokane are at the Krell Hill Tower farm. Source: Radio-locator.com, of course! Many of the FM stations are co-located on the TV towers, but there are 2 short radio-only towers that peek over the treetops for some radio clusters.
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Blasterz are not going the reproduce that whole list here - you are welcome. We did list them all in the variable box below.
We are going to provide Wikipedia blurbs for the TV stations, though.
KHQ-DT Channel 6: (
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"KHQ-DT, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 15), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States, and also serving Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The station is the flagship and namesake of the KHQ Television Group, a subsidiary of the locally based Cowles Company, which also owns The Spokesman-Review newspaper. KHQ-TV's studios are located on West Sprague Avenue in Downtown Spokane, and its transmitter is located on Krell Hill southeast of the city.
Transmitter coordinates 47°34'52?N 117°17'51?W
History
While KHQ and KXLY were both granted authorization by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to build television stations on July 12, 1952, KHQ was first to sign on the air, going live on Saturday, December 20, 1952[citation needed] at 6 p.m. with the film Texas Trouble Shooters. The first NBC program KHQ broadcast was an episode of Your Hit Parade, which aired that evening at 7:30. In addition to being the oldest television station east of the Cascades, KHQ is also the second-oldest station in Washington state. It was co-owned by Cowles Publishing along with KHQ radio (AM 590, now KQNT; and FM 98.1, now KISC). The radio stations were both sold off in 1985.
It was originally a dual NBC/ABC affiliate. KREM-TV took the ABC affiliation when it signed on air in 1954, but KHQ kept the NBC affiliation, which it retains to this day. It is the only major station in Spokane, and one of a few in the country, that has retained the same primary affiliation, owner, and call letters throughout its history."
KSPS-DT Channel 7: (
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"KSPS-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 7, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States. The station is owned by KSPS Public Television. KSPS-TV's studios are located on South Regal Street in Spokane, and its transmitter is located on Krell Hill southeast of Spokane.
Transmitter coordinates 47°35'41?N 117°17'57?W"
KREM-DT Channel 2: (
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"KREM, virtual channel 2 (UHF digital channel 20), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States and also serving Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Owned by McLean, Virginia–based Tegna Inc., it is part of a duopoly with CW affiliate KSKN (channel 22). Both stations share studios on South Regal Street in Spokane, while KREM's transmitter is on Krell Hill southeast of Spokane.
Transmitter coordinates 47°35'41?N 117°17'57?W"
KSKN-DT Channel 22: (
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"KSKN, virtual channel 22 (UHF digital channel 36), is a CW-affiliated television station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States and also serving Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Owned by McLean, Virginia-based Tegna Inc., it is part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate KREM (channel 2). Both stations share studios on South Regal Street in Spokane, while KSKN's transmitter is on Krell Hill southeast of Spokane.
Transmitter coordinates 47°35'41?N 117°17'57?W"
KXMN-LD TV Channel 9: (
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"KXMN-LD, VHF digital channel 9, is a low-power television station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States. It is a translator of ABC affiliate KXLY-TV (channel 4) which is owned by Spokane Television Group, a subsidiary of Morgan Murphy Media. KXMN-LD's transmitter is located on Krell Hill southeast of Spokane; its parent station maintains studios on West Boone Avenue in the city.
Transmitter coordinates 47°34'34?N 117°18'2?W"
KGPX-TV: (
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"KGPX-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 34, is an Ion Television-affiliated station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States and also serving Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The station is owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings. KGPX-TV's studios are co-located with NBC affiliate KHQ-TV (channel 6) on West Sprague Avenue in Spokane, and its transmitter is on Krell Hill southeast of the city.
Transmitter coordinates 47°35'57.2?N 117°18'1.2?W"
KAYU-DT: Channel 28 (
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"KAYU-DT, virtual and UHF digital channel 28, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States, and also serving Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The station is owned by Atlanta-based Cox Media Group. KAYU-TV's studios are located on South Regal Street in Spokane, and its transmitter is on Krell Hill southeast of Spokane.
Transmitter coordinates 47°34'44?N 117°17'50?W"