By now you’re probably used to hearing the long list of letters and cities that make up our station IDs. But how does all that actually work? How does OPB radio reach your ears in Bend, Burns and Baker City?

Well, it’s thanks to OPB’s team of broadcast engineers, who maintain radio transmitters across the state. And it is not easy to do. Imagine driving to the top of a mountain on a Sno-Cat in the winter to climb an icy tower. We learn more about what makes statewide radio transmission possible.

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News Source : https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/08/the-evergreen-podcast-radio-transmission-station-id-communication/