KONP (1450 AM) is a

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based in

Port Angeles, Washington Port Angeles ( ) is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census, it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021. The city's har ...

. It signed on the air at 6:30 a.m. local time February 3, 1945.

History

Evening Press Inc., a subsidiary of the Port Angeles Evening News Inc., first sought an AM radio license for the city of Port Angeles in 1937. Final FCC approval was delayed nearly eight years due to international reallocation of frequencies, then suspension of all newspaper applications, and finally wartime suspension of all new construction. The station's first radio tower was a locally-cut 180-foot

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. For many years, KONP provided

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music. This

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, which started with the sounds of the

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era and popular artists of the time, progressed well into the 1990s. It was then that KONP changed its on-air moniker to "Newsradio 1450 KONP" and switched to a news and talk format. KONP has remained locally owned since it first went on the air. It continues to provide Port Angeles and surrounding areas with the most comprehensive local programming. KONP offers local, regional, national and world news, sports, talk, and up to date information about community events. KONP has won numerous awards and recognition for its news and community information coverage. A daily talk show, "The Todd Ortloff Show", features insight, information and opinion on local issues. Additionally, the station offers a strong line-up of other talk programming including Armstrong and Getty, Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM, Jim Bohannon, John Batchelor and Our American Stories with Lee Habib. KONP

KONP also broadcasts on 101.7 FM (Port Angeles) and 101.3 FM (eastern Clallam County), as well as its longtime 1450 AM spot on the dial.

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