“From Kahneeta Vacation Resort”, KWSI played a mix of Adult Contemporary and Oldies for Central Oregon. Along with non-commercial KWSO, this station was owned by the Confederated Tribes of Oregon. With 100,000 watts from high atop Eagle Butte, KWSI’s signal could be heard from the eastern suburbs of Portland to south of Bend. Sadly, this powerful facility has since been silenced in order to shoehorn yet another small FM station into the Portland metropolitan area. Such is the state of radio in 2019.
Nat Shaw was KWSI’s General Manager. Jim Malloy was their Chief Engineer. Both have great voices and each can be heard here. Nat voiced the Legal ID which aired each hour. Since this was midnight sign off, the Legal ID is followed by Jim Malloy’s announcement regarding microwave links and other legally required information. At the conclusion, you will hear the transmitter turned off, resulting in static.
This aircheck was recorded from Madras, Oregon using a Realistic AM/FM/CD/cassette portable stereo with built-in telescoping antenna and Memorex dBS 90 tape.
Here in 2023 I am wondering what ever happened to Jim Malloy after the warm springs station closed? Jim was my engineer at KFAT in Corvallis for a few years. Last saw him in New Orleans in 1986, haven’t seen or heard from him since.
Hi Larry!
Sad to say, Jim passed away a few years ago. I was lucky enough to meet him in 1990 at the KWSI studios in Warm Springs. He was so excited because they were getting ready to launch their new station in Bend: KTWS-FM 98.3. The two stations operated as a simulcast to cover all of Central Oregon. Great guy and a damn smart engineer!
I knew and worked with Nat and Jim at both stations!
Hi Betsy,
Which years were you there?
Drew