KXRY (91.1 FM) is a non-commercial class D radio station in Portland, Oregon, United States, operating under the name XRAY.fm.
[3] In the 1980s and '90s, college radio stations across the country had a heavy influence on the music industry, promoting "alternative rock" bands like R.E.M.
[4] In 1992 the station petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for permission to locate its transmitter on the KGON tower in the West Hills, to get a better range from its weak signal, but the request was declined.
[8] BlueOregon founder Kari Chisholm launched a petition to continue progressive talk radio in Portland.
)[10] The original intention of the group behind Cascade Educational Broadcast Service was to found an all-music station that focused on local DJs.
[11] An October 2013 announcement published on the blog BlueOregon noted that the previous demise of KPOJ, a local progressive talk station, had led to a popular effort to continue host Carl Wolfson's show, initially online, and later on KXRY.
Nationally syndicated Thom Hartmann, also a KPOJ alumnus, was also part of the launch of progressive talk programming on the station.
The initial program included talk and music, and hosts Jefferson Smith and Adam Klugman joined the lineup.
[24] Effective June 7, 2018, Common Frequency sold KXRY 91.1 FM's license assets to Cascade Educational Broadcast Service (D/B/A XRAY.FM) for $16,000.
[28] As of July 2021, the station has pivoted to cooperative management from a single executive model, with a group of longtime staff members leading as a collective as part of several changes approved by XRAY's Board of Directors.