THE GOOD NEWS: KRFY Community Radio is back on the air waves at 88.5 FM on your radio dial. Thank you Jack Peterson for your tenacious hard work facilitating a quick “fix” to our broadcast signal.
The KRFY antenna.
You can continue to stream us online- see the link on this page, or tell your digital assistant “play KRFY.”
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Here’s what’s coming on the MORNING SHOW, airing at 8 a.m. each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on 88.5 KRFY Community Radio. Tune in over the air, stream it here on our website, or check the Podcasts page after broadcast time.
Panhandle Community Radio is calling on all listeners in the region once again to step up and support local, noncommercial community radio. The station has been broadcasting at 88.5 FM for over 10 years, bringing local groups and individuals too numerous to name into its studio and onto the airwaves– as well as presenting nationally syndicated entertainment and informational programming that can’t be heard elsewhere on the dial in our area. Once a year, the station turns over its broadcast to the mission of sustaining its own operations, and that time has come once again. Click on the link above to make a simple, safe contribution to your radio station.
If online commerce isn’t your thing, OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY FOR YOUR CALL at (208) 265-2992 (during normal business hours). You can also visit us at the station upstairs at 323 N. First Ave.
From May 31-June 3, every day will feature a special morning show at 8AM with guests affiliated with the radio station, from volunteer DJs to local businesses who underwrite the station to nationally syndicated program hosts. A second hour will feature live music and entertainment from the studio in downtown Sandpoint. Meanwhile KRFY Volunteers will be busily preparing behind the scenes for the (drumroll please) Eighty-eight Five LIVE DRIVE… details below!
As part of our Local Decision 2022 series from April 7-May 12 on the KRFY Morning Show, host Chris Bessler interviewed candidates in the May 17 primary for contested local races for Bonner County offices and District 1 Legislature. All candidates are on the Republican party ballot, as there are no contested races on the Democratic ballot. Interviews ran around 15 minutes each. Click below to listen to individual interviews.
Additionally, 88.5 KRFY co-sponsored with SandpointOnline.com and the Sandpoint Reader two candidate forums. On May 2, candidates for Bonner County assessor and both commissioner seats fielded questions from the audience; on May 3, candidates for Idaho Legislature in Senate and both House seats answered questions. Each forum ran about 2 hours in length. Click to listen the forum recordings:
The Idaho primary election is May 17, 2022. For more information on the candidates plus details on registering to vote, party affiliation and how and were to vote, a comprehensive online voter’s guide is at the Sandpoint Online Election Central.
KRFY Community Radio, collaborating with the Sandpoint Reader and Sandpoint Online, conducted two candidate forums May 2-3, covering all the contested races for voters in the May 17 primary election.
We broadcast the forums each night live at 88.5 FM, as well as streamed them here. Did you miss a forum? The complete audio recording of each forum is available below to stream now or download!
County races forum May 2: Candidates in the two contested commissioner races and the contested county assessor race.
CLICK HERE for the County races forum audio»
Legislative District 1 forum May 3: Candidates for Idaho state Senate and state Representative, Seats A and B.
CLICK HERE for the Legislative races forum audio»
Learn more to be an informed voter. As part of our ongoing Local Decision 2022 series, KRFY is conducting individual interviews with all candidates in the May 17 primary in contested county and legislative races. Hear those interviews on our Podcasts page»
Happy Spring!
One programming change for Quarter Two:
Songs-Voices-Poems will be rebroadcast due to popular demand on Wednesdays at 9 PM.
Here’s what’s coming up the week of December 3 – on the Morning Show on 88.5 KRFY. Airtime is 8 a.m. … but if you miss a show, you can hear a recorded podcast of it later in the day, on our Podcasts page on this website.
Tuesday, December 4: Hosts Julie Kallemeyn and Phil Hough will sit down with Bonner County Sheriff, Daryl Wheeler to talk about sheriff department news, community emergency response team, and neighborhood watch. A second interview will cover the upcoming Christmas Bird Count. Tune in at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, December 5: Tune in as Morning Show hosts Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler visit with Idaho State Senator, Shawn Keough. Airtime is 8 a.m.
Thursday, December 6: Hosts Jim Healey and Jack Peterson will visit with Brenda Hammond from the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force about Human Rights Day. Airtime 8 a.m.
Got a question for any of our Morning Show guests? We like to ask questions from listeners, but you need to get it to us in advance of the show! Just drop us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 208-265-2992.
Here’s what’s coming up the week of November 26 – on the Morning Show on 88.5 KRFY. Airtime is 8 a.m. … but if you miss a show, you can hear a recorded podcast of it later in the day, on our Podcasts page on this website.
Tuesday, November 27: Hosts Julie Kallemeyn and Phil Hough will sit down with local non-profit Underwriters who support KRFY – Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, Panida Theater, Kaniksu Land Trust, Festival at Sandpoint, and Trout Unlimited. Tune in at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, November 28: Tune in as Morning Show host Suzy Prez visits with KRFY volunteers, board members, and broadcasters – to celebrate community radio at 88.5 KRFY and talk about End Of The Year Giving. Airtime is 8 a.m.
Thursday, November 29: Hosts Jim and Jack will visit with Festival at Sandpoint executive director, Dyno Wahl. Airtime 8 a.m.
Got a question for any of our Morning Show guests? We like to ask questions from listeners, but you need to get it to us in advance of the show! Just drop us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 208-265-2992.
Here’s what’s coming up the week of November 19 – on the Morning Show on 88.5 KRFY. Airtime is 8 a.m. … but if you miss a show, you can hear a recorded podcast of it later in the day, on our Podcasts page on this website.
Tuesday, November 20: Hosts Julie Kallemeyn and Phil Hough will sit down with Dennison Webb, director of Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Training for an update on this community organization. Tune in at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, November 21: Tune in as Morning Show host Suzy Prez welcomes local musicians from Redhead Express. The band members will have their instruments in hand for a live in-studio performance along with stories about their musical journey. Airtime is 8 a.m.
Thursday, November 22: HAPPY THANKSGIVING – No Morning Show Today.
Got a question for any of our Morning Show guests? We like to ask questions from listeners, but you need to get it to us in advance of the show! Just drop us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 208-265-2992.
