KTRW (630

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) is a locally owned AM

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, and serving the

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. It airs a

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for part of its day, with adult standards heard in several time slots by day and most of the night. Though it uses the KTW

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in its marketing, KTRW is not related to the original

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radio station KTW which was at 1250 kHz and is now called

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. KTRW's license is held by the Mutual Broadcasting System, LLC, owned by Thomas Read, along with KFIO and

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. This Mutual Broadcasting System is unrelated to the defunct nationwide radio network of the same name; however, the station has been using this and the

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name as part of the station's promotion. By day, KTRW is powered at 530

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s, with a non-directional signal. It reduces power at night to 53 watts to avoid interfering with other stations on

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. With its low power, KTRW's signal is confined to Spokane and adjacent communities. For listeners who prefer to listen to

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, KTRW is heard on 250 watt

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K243CG at 96.5

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History

KTRW originally broadcast at 970 kHz and was the home of

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's AM

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until it was sold off to different owners in the 1980s. The current KTRW began as KZUN in 1955. KZUN became KKPL on April 3, 1985. On January 11, 1989, the station changed its call sign to KHDL. On November 5, 1999, the station became KXLI and on October 24, 2005, the current KTRW. On September 25, 2005, the station changed frequency to

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's 630 signal and changed its format. KTRW's schedule includes

programs, with adult standards heard several hours each day and most of the night. In 2016, KTRW launched an

station on the 96.5 MHz frequency.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KTRWKTRW official website
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