KRAT (97.7 FM, "97.7 The Rat") was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Altamont, Oregon, United States.
[8] Peter W. Moncure received the original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission for a new 100,000 watt station broadcasting on a frequency of 101.3 MHz on March 22, 1988.
[2] Three weeks later, on August 29, 1988, Peter W. Moncure applied to the FCC to transfer the construction permit for this station to Western States Broadcasting.
[16] The station filed a new application in April 1999 to increase their effective radiated power to 22,000 watts, raise the antenna to 522 meters (1,713 ft) in height above average terrain, relocate the transmitter southwest to 42°10'6"N, 122°09'10"W, and return to Class C1 operation.
[19] Under the provisions of the "Red Light Rule" per the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the FCC is required to "withhold action on applications and other requests for benefits when the entity applying for or seeking benefits is delinquent in non-tax debts owed to the Commission, and to dismiss such applications or other request if the delinquency is not resolved.
"[20] Despite these issues, the station was operational through November 2009 although not inconsiderable legal, financial, and technical challenges remained ahead for KRAT and its licensee.