KRNM

For the airport in Ramona, California, assigned the ICAO code KRNM, see Ramona Airport.

KRNM (88.1 FM), is a National Public Radio-affiliated non-commercial educational radio station run by Marianas Educational Media Services, Inc., in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It primarily features National Public Radio programming.^[2]

KRNM

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Programming
Format	Public
Affiliations	National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	Marianas Educational Media Services, Inc.
Sister stations	KCKD, KVPP, KMOP
History
Call sign meaning	Radio North Marina
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49570
Class	A
ERP	1,800 watts
HAAT	38 meters (125 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	15°9′5″N 145°43′11″E
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

The station was assigned the KRNM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 19, 1996.^[3]

This station was previously owned and operated by the Northern Marianas College (NMC).^[4][5][6] The FCC granted NMC a license to broadcast non-commercial public radio programming on KRNM, 88.1 FM on February 2, 1998.^[6]

Former translators

At some point in the past, KRNM also operated a translator on 89.1 FM, K206BM. This was switched to relaying Guam's KPRG at an unknown date.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K206BM	89.1 FM	Saipan, MP		250	D