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KMTT
KMTT (910 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Vancouver, Washington, broadcasting to the Portland, Oregon and Clark County, Washington. KMTT is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a sports format with programming from ESPN Radio. The studios are located south of downtown Portland, and the transmitter site is in the city's northeast side along the Columbia River. History Prior use of 910 kHz in Vancouver The 910 AM frequency was signed on the air in 1939 as KVAN, airing a country music format in the 1950s. After being sold to the Star Stations group in 1959, KVAN began stunting with a loop of "Teenage Bill of Rights" by Robby John and the Seven-Teens for a full day on April 30, 1959, before the station relaunched as a Top 40 station with their call-letters changed to KISN a day later on May 1, 1959, which was at times Portland's most listened-to station in the 1960s. A scandal involving political bias and a litany of indiscretions resulted in the FCC revoking the licenses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KFXX (AM)
KFXX (1080 kHz "1080 The FAN") is a commercial AM radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and runs a sports radio format. The studios and offices are on SW Bancroft Street in Portland. KFXX is one of four sports stations in the Portland radio market, the others being co-owned KMTT, KPOJ (owned by iHeartMedia) and KXTG (owned by Alpha Media). Signal The transmitter site is on NE Marine Drive in the northeast side of Portland along the Columbia River. KFXX is a Class B radio station. By day, it runs the maximum power for commercial AM stations in the U.S., 50,000 watts, audible around much of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. At night, because AM 1080 is a clear channel frequency, KFXX must reduce power to 9,000 watts, so it does not interfere with co-owned KRLD in Dallas and WTIC in Hartford, the two dominant Class A stations on the frequency. KFXX uses a directional antenna at all times. Programming KFXX is a network affiliate of ESPN R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KWJJ-FM
KWJJ-FM (99.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a country music and southern rock radio format. The studio is on SW Bancroft Street, near downtown Portland. The station transmitter is atop Portland's West Hills, off SW Fairmount Court. History Beautiful music KJIB The station signed on the air on September 16, 1968, as KJIB. It was a stand-alone FM station, not attached to an AM station. KJIB was owned by Contemporary FM, Inc., with Bernard D. Seitz serving as owner and general manager. It aired a beautiful music format featuring mostly instrumental cover versions of popular songs along with Broadway and Hollywood showtunes. The call sign referred to "jib," a sail used on sail boats. In 1974, KJIB was acquired by Park Communications, which owned other easy listening stations around the country. A year earlier, Park bought KWJJ (AM 1080), a longtime Portland country music station. For the first years of Park ownersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KYCH-FM
KYCH-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs an adult hits radio format branded as "97.1 Charlie FM." KYCH-FM plays a fairly wide mix of music, mostly from the rock and pop genres, from the 1960s to today; much of the playlist is made up of modern rock and classic rock from the MTV music video era of the 1980s and 1990s. From mid-November through December 25 Charlie plays exclusively Christmas music. The station does not have disc jockeys, instead playing amusing or ironic messages after every three or four songs. KYCH-FM's studios and offices are on SW Bancroft Street in Downtown Portland. The transmitter is atop Portland's West Hills, off SW Fairmount Court. The effective radiated power is 97,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt). History On September 3, 1946, KPFM signed on the air at 94.9 MHz. KPFM was owned by Broadcasters Oregon, Ltd., and was powered at 1,530 watts. It was a stand-alone FM station, not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KNRK
KNRK (94.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Camas, Washington, serving the Portland metropolitan area. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs an alternative rock radio format. KNRK's studios and offices are located on SW Bancroft Street in Downtown Portland. while the station transmitter is located off SW Fairmont Court in Portland. Programming The station played mostly alternative rock tracks from 2004 until 2020 when it expanded its format to include alternative-leaning pop, R&B, and hip-hop. By 2022, the station had shifted back toward strictly alternative rock. History On November 1, 1992 KMUZ-FM signed on the air. It was owned by Pacific Northwest Broadcasting, along with KMUZ (now KRYN). The station aired the Bonneville Beautiful Music format. It was powered at 3,200 watts on the 223-foot PGE tower on Mt. Scott in SE Portland, so it only could be heard from north to south, from Battleground to Wilsonville, and from Forest Grove to Troutdale. On March 6, 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Stations
The Star Stations was an American radio broadcasting company owned by Don W. Burden. At its end, Star Stations owned five radio stations in Omaha, Indianapolis, and Vancouver, Washington. These stations had their licenses not renewed by the Federal Communications Commission in the culmination of a years-long investigation into political influence scandals at several Star outlets; four of the five ceased broadcasting on September 2, 1976, while a fifth continued to operate without going silent through a transition to a new owner on a new license. Foundation and growth Don W. Burden, then the sales manager of radio station KWIK in Pocatello, Idaho, was part of a group that acquired Omaha radio station KOIL (1290 AM) from the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, a cooperative of farmers and ranchers, in 1954. Burden acquired KWIK outright in 1957. Star grew into a group in 1958 when Burden acquired KMYR (710 AM) in Denver. A year later, he acquired KVAN in Vancouver, Washington, opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play (live commentary) of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM). Soon after WNBC launched its program, in 1965 Seton Hall University's radio station, WSOU, started ''Hall Line'', a call-in sports radio talk show focusing on the team's basketball program. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary on air during the 2015–2016 season, ''Hall Line'', which broadcasts to central and northern New Jersey as well as all five boroughs of New York, is the oldest and longest running sports talk call-in show i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play (live commentary) of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM). Soon after WNBC launched its program, in 1965 Seton Hall University's radio station, WSOU, started ''Hall Line'', a call-in sports radio talk show focusing on the team's basketball program. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary on air during the 2015–2016 season, ''Hall Line'', which broadcasts to central and northern New Jersey as well as all five boroughs of New York, is the oldest and longest running sports talk call-in show i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KGON
KGON (92.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. The station airs a classic rock radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. KGON broadcasts in the HD Radio format. Its HD2 subchannel carries a Blues format, known as "Waterfront Blues Radio." KGON's offices and studios are located south of Downtown Portland on Bancroft Street. The transmitter site is in the city's Southwest Hills district, off SW Seymour Street. KGON has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 97,000 watts (100,000 watts with beam tilt), which covers much of Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington. Programming KGON competes with iHeartMedia-owned KFBW. While KFBW plays mostly rock from the 1980s, 1990s and a few 2000s titles, KGON goes back as far as The Beatles for some selections and rarely plays titles later than 1990. At 10 p.m. on weeknights, KGON carries "The Mens Room," a syndicated hot talk show from co-owned KISW in Seattle. The rest of KGON's weekday schedule is made up of loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Emerson
Rick Emerson (born March 7, 1973), formerly known as Rick Taylor, is a radio personality most known for ''The Rick Emerson Show'', which was broadcast from Portland, Oregon, in one form or another, from 1997 to 2012. Emerson also co-hosted '' Drive-By Radio'' as "Rick Taylor" in Salt Lake City. He hosted the public affairs television show ''Outlook Portland''. And he co-authored the book '' Zombie Economics''. On January 2, 2012, Emerson announced his retirement from the broadcasting industry. Early life Rick Emerson was born March 7, 1973, in Kennewick, Washington. He was interested in radio from a very young age. He used a RadioShack tape recorder to interview his friends. "I was like a Larry King in short pants." At age 14 he began volunteering at a local radio station. After graduating fourth-to-last in his high school class, he moved to Spokane, Washington, where he landed his first radio talk show. He broadcast weeknights from midnight to 2 a.m from a bomb shelter in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KXET
KXET (1520 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Russian Christian format. Licensed to Oregon City, Oregon, United States, it serves the Portland, Oregon area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media of Oregon License, LLC. History The station signed on the air on July 4, 1947 as KGON at 1230 kHz. On July 30, 1956, KGON moved to its current 1520 kHz frequency. On August 1, 1964, KGON changed their call letters to KYMN and aired a top 40 format as "Kim Radio". On February 1, 1965, KYMN changed their format to "Good Music" as "Fine Kim Music". On September 18, 1967, KYMN changed its call letters to KYXI and aired a beautiful music format. In September 1973, KYXI shifted its format to MOR (middle-the-road). On July 12, 1976, KYXI switched to an all-news and talk format as "News 15", with programming from NBC's NIS (News and Information Service), which lasted until May 29, 1977 after which KYXI became a CBS affiliate and continued its all-news/talk format until 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |