KGTS (91.3 FM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

College Place, Washington College Place is a town in Walla Walla County, Washington, Walla Walla County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. It neighbors the larger city of Walla Walla, Washington, Walla Walla, and had a population of 9,902 at the 2020 United St ...

, broadcasting to the Walla Walla Valley, including

Walla Walla, Washington Walla Walla is a city in Walla Walla County, Washington, where it is the largest city and county seat. It had a population of 34,060 at the 2020 census, estimated to have decreased to 33,927 as of 2021. The population of the city and its two su ...

, and the Tri-Cities. The station oversees the programming for the Positive Life Radio broadcasting network. It is owned by Walla Walla University.

History

KGTS was founded in 1963 on the campus of

Walla Walla University Walla Walla University is a private Adventist university in College Place, Washington. The university has five campuses throughout the Pacific Northwest. It was founded in 1892 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The un ...

, then Walla Walla College. At that time, it was the first FM station in the Walla Walla Valley. The station manager Loren Dickinson operated the radio station with the help of volunteers, featuring news, classical music, and religious programming.Alderman, Amy ''WestWord''(June 2013) p. 5-6 http://issuu.com/wwucommlang/docs/westword_magazine_2013_portfolio Retrieved July 1, 2014

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