KFLD (870
AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
News Talk Information
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format. Licensed to
Pasco, Washington
Pasco ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Franklin County, Washington, United States. It had a population of 59,781 at the 2010 census, and 75,432 as of the July 1, 2019 Census Bureau estimate.
Pasco is one of three cities (the others b ...
, 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
Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio is an American radio network owned by Fox News. It is syndicated to over 500 AM and FM radio stations across the United States. It also supplies programming for three channels on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.
History
In 2003, ...
,
Compass Media Networks
Compass Media Networks is an American radio network. The company launched in January 2009.
It is owned by former Westwood One CEO and former COO of Connoisseur Media, Peter Kosann. The company focuses on radio and offers representation and m ...
,
Salem Radio Network, and
Westwood One
Westwood One is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming.
The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The compan ...
.
is a United States
clear-channel
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frequency, on which
WWL in
is the dominant
Class A station. All other stations, besides WWL, must either reduce power or leave the air during the period from sunset to sunrise in order to protect the nighttime
skywave
In radio communication, skywave or skip refers to the propagation of radio waves reflected or refracted back toward Earth from the ionosphere, an electrically charged layer of the upper atmosphere. Since it is not limited by the curvature o ...
signal of WWL.
References
External links
Official Website
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Online Streaming of the Tri-City Americans
FLD
Townsquare Media radio stations
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