KKNW
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| City | Seattle, Washington |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Seattle area |
| Branding | 1150 AM KKNW |
| Slogan | Alternative Talk |
| Frequency | 1150 kHz |
| Repeater(s) | 98.9-3 KVRQ-HD3 |
| First air date | 1927 (as KRSC) |
| Format | Talk |
| Power |
10,000 watts day 6,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 57834 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°35′11″N 122°11′11″W / 47.58639°N 122.18639°WCoordinates: 47°35′11″N 122°11′11″W / 47.58639°N 122.18639°W |
| Callsign meaning | King K(C)ounty NorthWest |
| Former callsigns |
KRSC (1927-1950) KAYO (1950-1982) KSPL (1982-1984) KGNW (1984-1986) KEZX (1987-1999) KSRB (1999-2001) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One News |
| Owner |
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Seattle FCC License Sub, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KQMV, KRWM, KVRQ, KIXI |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1150kknw.com |
KKNW (1150 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk format licensed to serve the Seattle, Washington, USA area. The station is currently owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. and features a variety of talk and call-in shows where the host pays the station for the air time, known in the radio industry as "brokered time." Shows range from personal growth, health, psychology and pet care to Chinese and Russian language shows. Nationally syndicated programs hosted by family financial adviser Clark Howard and "Overnight America" with Jon Grayson are heard overnight. A transmitter site for the station is in Mercer Slough Nature Park in Bellevue. KKNW's studios are also located in Bellevue in a separate location.
History
KKNW first began in 1927[1] as KRSC, whose call letters stood for Kelvinator Radio Sales Corporation. It became KAYO in 1950[1] and was a country music radio station in the 1970s and was a competitor to KMPS (now KKOL) and KQIN (now KGNW). In 1979, the station flipped to a News/Talk format before returning to country in 1981. In 1982, the station flipped to adult contemporary and became known as KSPL. KSPL changed call letters to KGNW on September 24, 1984. On January 1, 1987, KGNW moved to its current home at 820 AM while 1150 AM would simulcast the AAA format of KEZX-FM (now KVRQ). In 1989, KEZX-AM began branding itself as "Business Radio 1150", which aired Business/Talk programming, and would later evolve into a general News/Talk format. On January 13, 1999, the station flipped to Classic R&B as KSRB.[2] The programming was predominantly satellite-fed through ABC Radio's The Touch. On June 1, 2001, at 6 AM, the station flipped to all-news as "NewsChannel 1150", and changed call letters to KKNW, which carried the audio portion of CNN Headline News.[3] In the mid-2000s, the station shifted its programming to an "alternative talk" format featuring mostly local shows.[4][5]
In 2013, Sandusky Radio sold its radio holdings in Seattle and Phoenix, Arizona to Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. It is co-owned in the Seattle market with four other Hubbard stations, Adult Standards 880 KIXI, Contemporary Hits 92.5 KQMV, Mainstream Rock 98.9 KVRQ and Adult Contemporary 106.9 KRWM.
References
- 1 2 Blecha, Peter (March 6, 2010). "KRSC: Seattle's Radio and TV Pioneers". HistoryLink. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-01-15.pdf
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-06-01.pdf
- ↑ "KKNW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Seattle Storm signs broadcast deal with radio station KKNW
External links
- FCC History Cards for KKNW
- 1150 KKNW
- Hubbard Radio's 1150 KKNW
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KKNW
- Radio-Locator Information on KKNW
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KKNW