KOHI
Radio station in St. Helens, Oregon, United States
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KOHI (1600 AM) is a radio station in St. Helens, 35 miles (56 km) north of Portland, Oregon, on U.S. Route 30. It serves the cities of St. Helens, Scappoose, Salmon Creek, La Center, Woodland, and Kalama, the last four of which are located in Washington.[2] The station is owned by The Mountain Broadcasting LLC and is also affiliated with Liberty News Radio Network,;[3] it is also broadcast live on tunein.com.[3]
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| Broadcast area | Columbia County, Oregon |
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| Frequency | 1600 (kHz) |
| Branding | AM 1600 KOHI |
| Programming | |
| Format | News–talk–sports |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Mountain Broadcasting LLC |
| History | |
First air date | February 1959 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70467 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 45°51′14.41″N 122°49′15.37″W |
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| Website | www |
First put on the air in 1959, AM-1600 KOHI has been serving eastern Columbia County for over 66 years. It also airs in part of western Cowlitz County, Washington.[2]
KOHI features local news, weather, information about school closings,[3] and information about upcoming events; programs it airs include [ Liberty Roundtable and locally produced Sports Talk Saturday at 10am. It airs the internationally syndicated programs Dr.Daliah every night at 9P and at 12mdt The Paracast, which deals with paranormal topics including parapsychology and UFOs.[3][4] KOHI's local programming includes Keep it Local Columbia County every Monday-Friday from 6:05-7am. As of August 2011, the station also runs meetings of the Columbia County Board of Commissioners.[5][4]
It also broadcasts Clean Columbia County's Odd Friday every Friday from 9 am to 10 am. Odd Friday is a local call in talk show with Tammy Maygra, Brady Preheim discussing local political, environmental and other odd topics. Nancy Ward left the show in January 2021. Also featuring Town Talk Cafe with Steve Toschi from 10a-11a Monday-Friday. KOHI operates 24 hours a day.
It is the only AM broadcast station in Columbia County.