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KKWN
KKWN (106.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Cashmere, Washington, United States, the station serves the Wenatchee, Washington, area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare License, LLC. The station was assigned the KZPH call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 1, 1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil .... The station changed its call sign to KWWX on January 23, 2008, and to the current KKWN on August 10, 2015. It broadcasts an all news/talk format which is simulcasted on 1370 AM KWNC located in Quincy. Ownership In June 2006, a deal was reached for the then-KZPH to be acquired by Cherry Creek Media from Fisher Radio Regional Group as part of a 24-station deal with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KWNC
KWNC (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk format, simulcasting KKWN 106.7 FM Cashmere. Licensed to Quincy, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by CCR-Wescoast IV, LLC. The station came on the air in 1958 as KPOR, 1,000 watts, daytime only, licensed to Donald R. Nelson, and utilized an aluminum tower and a Collins 20V-1 transmitter. Nelson, and his wife Ann, operated the station for over ten years from a building which formerly contained a bank. With the door welded permanently open, the station used the abandoned bank vault for a news room. KPOR serviced Quincy and the surrounding farming community with a country music format. During program testing prior to officially going on the air, a crop dusting Aerial application, or what is informally referred to as crop dusting, involves spraying crops with crop protection products from an agricultural aircraft. Planting certain types of seed are also included in aerial application. The specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KPQ-FM
KPQ-FM (102.1 MHz, "The Quake") is a classic rock radio station primarily serving Wenatchee and Central Washington Central Washington is a region of the U.S. state of Washington between the western and eastern parts of the state extending from the border with the Canadian province of British Columbia in the north to the border with the U.S. state of Oregon i .... KPQ-FM operates with an ERP of 35 kW with its city of license being Wenatchee, Washington. References External linksOfficial Website {{Townsquare Media PQ-FM Classic rock radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1967 Townsquare Media radio stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KQBG
KQBG (99.5 FM, "99-5 The Bridge") is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Rock Island, Washington, United States, the station serves the Wenatchee area. It is currently owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare License, LLC and features programming from Premiere Networks. History The station went on the air as KXAA on June 24, 1988. On February 1, 2000, it changed its call sign to KAAP. On May 6, 2016, at noon, KAAP changed its format from adult contemporary to hot adult contemporary, branded as "99.5 The Bridge". The first song on The Bridge was "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KYSP
KYSP (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format serving the Wenatchee, Washington, United States, area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. History The station first went on the air in 1948. In the 1970s, KWWW was a pop/disco station, than went to a Top 40 format in the 80s. In 1985, it simulcasted KW3-FM when it was transitioning to its new FM position at 100.9. That lasted in until 1990, when it adopted a local news format, which lasted a few months. In 1991, the station changed to a golden oldies format. The station changed formats again as KWWX on September 24, 1993, to serve Latino listeners in the Wenatchee community. In 2007, after Cherry Creek Radio's acquisition of KPQ (AM) and KPQ-FM, it moved to 106.7 FM (formally KZPH) so it wouldn't conflict with The Quake 102.1's classic rock format. On January 16, 2008, the station changed its call sign to KZNW to reflect its new all sports format (as The Zone 1340), as an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KYSN
KYSN (97.7 FM, "Kissin' 97.7") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to East Wenatchee, Washington, United States, the station serves the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare License, LLC and features programming from Premiere Networks and Westwood One. History The station went on the air as KTRW on 1980-12-02. On 1984-07-04, the station changed its call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigne ... to the current KYSN. Ownership In June 2006, a deal was reached for KYSN to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Fisher Radio Regional Group as part of a 24 station deal, with a total reported sale price of $33.3 million. References External links * YSN Country radio stations in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KPQ (AM)
KPQ (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Wenatchee, Washington, and serving the North Central Washington region. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format. The radio studios and offices are on North Wenatchee Avenue. KPQ transmits 5,000 watts. By day its signal is non-directional, but to protect other stations on 560 AM, at night it uses a directional antenna. Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K269HC at 101.7 MHz. Programming KPQ has three news blocks on weekdays, in morning drive time, at noon and at 5 p.m. Much of the rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk shows: "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show," " The Lars Larson Northwest Show," "The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey," "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory" and " First Light." A Pacific Northwest Agriculture hour is heard just before sunrise. The station provides regional news for Central Washington and has the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KWWW-FM
KWWW-FM (96.7 MHz, "KW3") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) music format. The station went on the air in 1985, built by Jim Corcoran, who owned KWWW-AM in Wenatchee. Licensed to Quincy, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting wi .... References External links * * * * * * WWW-FM Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States Mass media in Grant County, Washington Radio stations established in 1985 1985 establishments in Washington (state) Townsquare Media radio stations {{Washington-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy, Washington
Quincy is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,543 at the 2020 census. History Geologic history Quincy lies atop a part of the Columbia River Basalt Group which is overlain by Pleistocene outburst flood deposits. The Missoula Floods had one of their outlets at Trinidad, close to Quincy and another near Ancient Lakes, which includes the Ancient Lakes of the Columbia Valley AVA. Glacial erratics carried from as far away as Montana can be found nearby. The area also has an abundance of rimrock. Great Northern Railway Quincy was founded as a railroad camp during construction of the Great Northern Railway in 1892, and was incorporated on March 27, 1907. It was named after Quincy, Illinois. Grand Coulee Dam The arrival of the water from the Grand Coulee Dam in 1952 changed the town. Geography Quincy is located at (47.233691, −119.852296). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Radio
The year 1991 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. Events * January 11 - KKWM-FM 97.9 in Dallas/Ft. Worth becomes KLRX "Lite 97.9" after Cox assumes ownership from Anchor Media. This change will lead to a station swap nearly three years later and the demise of Tampa Bay's heritage rocker WYNF "95 YNF." * January 18 – Brian Beirne became one of the few celebrities from radio to get a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. * January 23 - KLSK 104.1 in Santa Fe, New Mexico plays Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven repeatedly for 24 hours before launching a classic rock format. * February 1 – KOZT-FM, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California officially becomes "THE COAST" after 48 hours straight of playing the theme from "Twin Peaks". Started (and still run) by former KLOS & KLSX programmer Tom Yates, the station has since been nominated for several Marconi awards and won one in 2002 for Rock Station of the Year. *February 8 – WROR/Boston flips to Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security. The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the Federal Radio Commission. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries of North America. The FCC is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2022 budget of US $388 million. It has 1,482 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Format
A radio format or programming format (not to be confused with broadcast programming) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. The radio format emerged mainly in the United States in the 1950s, at a time when Radio broadcasting, radio was compelled to develop new and exclusive ways to programming by competition with Television broadcasting, television. The formula has since spread as a reference for commercial radio programming worldwide. A radio format aims to reach a more or less specific audience according to a certain type of programming, which can be thematic or general, more informative or more musical, among other possibilities. Radio formats are often used as a marketing tool and are subject to frequent changes. Except for talk radio or sports radio formats, most programming formats are based on commercial music. However the term also includes the news, bulletins, DJ talk, jingles, commercials, competitions, traffic news, sports, weather and community an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
