KORD-FM (102.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
Richland, Washington
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, United States, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. The station is currently owned by
Townsquare Media
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and features programming from
Jones Radio Network
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. The transmitter is located on
Jump Off Joe.
History
The station went on the air in 1965. On October 11, 1989, the station changed its
call sign
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from KZZK, using the on-air moniker KZ103 to the current KORD.
As KZZK 102.7, this station operated a
CHR/AC leaning format in the 1980s. Towards the end of that decade, it ceded the CHR market to then-powerhouse KIOK (OK95) and became a country music station.
References
External links
Official WebsiteFlash StreamAAC Stream
ORD-FM
Townsquare Media radio stations
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