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KUFO
KUFO (970 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Portland, Oregon. The station, owned by Alpha Media, calls itself "Freedom 970" and airs a conservative talk radio format. KUFO's offices and studios are on Southwest 5th Avenue in Portland, while the transmitter is located in Portland's Tualatin Mountains, West Hills. Programming KUFO features mostly Broadcast syndication, nationally syndicated talk shows, including Brian Kilmeade, Dave Ramsey, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Dana Loesch and Lars Larson, who is also heard on co-owned 101.1 KXL-FM. Weekends feature shows on money, health, cars and guns. Syndicated weekend hosts include Guy Benson, Ben Ferguson, Jason Chaffetz and Bret Baier. Some weekend shows are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio. The station previously aired Portland State Vikings college football and college basketball, basketball games and Portland Steel Arena Football League games. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KXL-FM
KXL-FM (101.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Alpha Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format. The studios are on SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland. KXL-FM is the flagship station for the nationally syndicated '' Lars Larson Show''. In addition to news blocks in weekday AM and PM drive time, KXL-FM also carries syndicated shows from Chad Benson, ''Markley, Van Camp and Robbins'', ''Red Eye Radio'', ''This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal'' and ''America in the Morning''. KXL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S. The transmitter is on Barnes Road, a tower site shared with KATU. History KOIN-FM On September 12, 1948, the station signed on as KOIN-FM. It was the FM counterpart to KOIN (970 AM, now KUFO). The power was originally 48,600 watts, less than half the current output. KOIN-AM-FM mostly simulcast their programming, carrying the CBS Radio schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Media
Alpha Media LLC is a radio broadcasting company based in Portland, Oregon, and led by Bob Proffitt. The group does business under the Alpha Media name. It was formed from the merger of Alpha Broadcasting, L&L Broadcasting, and Main Line Broadcasting on July 1, 2014. At its formation, it owned 68 radio stations in 12 markets, along with two theatres (in Portland and San Antonio) and a digital marketing firm in Peoria, Illinois. Alpha Broadcasting Alpha Broadcasting was founded in 2009 in Portland, Oregon by Larry Wilson, arising from the sale of stations formerly a part of the CBS Radio Portland cluster with those of Rose City Radio. On April 17, 2014, L&L Broadcasting announced that it has agreed to merge with Alpha, while purchasing the stations of Main Line Broadcasting. The combined entity became known as Alpha Media. L&L Broadcasting The broadcasting group was sometimes referred to as Live and Local. L&L was formed in 2012 to buy all but two of the radio stations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KXTG
KXTG (750 AM, "The Game") is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by Alpha Media, a company headed by veteran radio executive Larry Wilson. The studios are on SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland. By day, KXTG is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM radio stations. As 750 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WSB in Atlanta, KXTG reduces power at night to 20,000 watts using a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on SE Curtis Road in Damascus. Programming KXTG is Portland's flagship home to the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. It also carries Seattle Mariners baseball and games in the NCAA March Madness. It had served as home of the Portland Steel in the Arena Football League in 2016. John Canzano hosts ''The Bald Faced Truth'' weekday afternoons on KXTG. Canzano's show was the inaugural sports program when the station was launched on May 12, 2008. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBFF
KBFF (95.5 FM, "Live 95.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Portland, Oregon, and serving the Portland metropolitan area, including parts of Oregon and Washington. The station airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by Alpha Media. It carries the syndicated morning drive time show "Brooke & Jeffrey" from KQMV in Seattle. KBFF's studios and offices are located in Downtown Portland, on SW Fifth Avenue. The transmitter is in Portland's West Hills, off SW Fairmount Court. KBFF has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. History Early history The 95.5 MHz spot on the FM dial in Portland was first occupied by the original KWJJ-FM. That station signed on in 1946. It only transmitted with an effective radiated power of 3,400 watts and it mostly simulcast AM 1080 KWJJ (now KFXX). But in the 1940s and 50s, few radios could receive FM signals and management saw little opportunity to make it profitable. In the mid-1950s, KWJJ silenced the FM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KUPL
KUPL (98.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. The station is owned by Alpha Media and airs a country music radio format, known as "98.7 The Bull." KUPL's studios and offices are located in Downtown Portland on SW 5th Avenue. The transmitter is in Portland's Tualatin Mountains, West Hills, on SW Barnes Road. History KPOJ-FM/KPOK-FM On June 6, 1948, the station sign-on, signed on as KPOJ-FM at 98.7 MHz. It was owned and operated by ''The Oregon Journal''. It was powered at 44,000 watts and mostly simulcast co-owned AM 1330 KKPZ, KPOJ, a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Don Lee Network. It moved one spot lower on the FM dial, to 98.5 MHz, on March 27, 1964. On August 15, 1968, KPOJ-FM changed its call sign to KPOK-FM. It played oldies and called itself "The Golden Sound." On June 18, 1973, KPOK-FM changed its format from oldies to beautiful music as "98-FM". On July 11, 1973, the call let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KINK
KINK (101.9 FM also known as kink.fm) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Alpha Media and it airs an adult album alternative radio format. KINK's studios and offices are on Southwest 5th Avenue in the PacWest Center. The signal is heard over much of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. The transmitter is located off Southwest Barnes Road in the West Hills. Although KINK's format has evolved over the years, its sound, philosophy, target audience, marketing, and community involvement have remained fundamentally consistent over its 50+ year history, a rarity in commercial broadcasting. Many of KINK's DJs have been associated with the station for decades. In the vernacular of commercial radio, KINK is known as a "heritage" radio station. History The station began broadcasting Christmas Day, 1968, as "KINK – The Underground Link". It was a sister station to KGW (now KPOJ) and KGW-TV. The stations were owned by Seattle-based King Broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast Syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of content owners leasing the right to broadcast their content to other television stations or radio stations, without having an official broadcast network to air it on. It is common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled by television networks with local independent Network affiliate, affiliates. Syndication is less widespread in the rest of the world, as most countries have centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates. Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less common. Three common types of syndication are: ''first-run'' syndication, which is programming that is broadcast for the first time as a syndicated show and is made specifically for the purpose of selling it into syndication; ''Off-network'' syndication (colloquially called a "rerun"), which is the licensing of a program whose first airing was on stations inside the Television broadcaster, television network that prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade (born May 7, 1964) is an American television and radio presenter and political commentator for Fox News. On weekdays, he co-hosts the morning show '' Fox & Friends'' and he hosts the Fox News Radio program ''The Brian Kilmeade Show''. On weekends, he hosts '' One Nation with Brian Kilmeade'', which premiered in 2022. He has also authored or co-authored non-fiction and fiction books. Early life and education Kilmeade, born in 1964 in Massapequa, New York, is the second son of Marie Rose () Kilmeade and James Kilmeade Jr., who married in 1960. Brian's father was born in 1931, the son of James Kilmeade Sr., who was born in 1905 in Longford, Ireland, immigrated to New York in 1925, and became a U.S. citizen in 1930. His mother was born in 1934 in Ozone Park and raised in St. Albans, Queens. After graduating from Massapequa High School in 1982, Kilmeade attended LIU Post in Brookville, New York, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986. Career Kilmeade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Ramsey
David Lawrence Ramsey III (born September 3, 1960) is an American radio personality who offers financial advice. He is the founder and CEO of Ramsey Solutions and a co-host of '' The Ramsey Show'', a nationally syndicated radio program. He has written several books on personal finance and business, including '' The Total Money Makeover'', a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Early life and education Ramsey was born on September 3, 1960, in Maryville, Tennessee, to parents who worked in the real estate industry.Drury, Susan (May 31, 2007).The Gospel According to Dave. ''Nashville Scene''. Archived from thoriginalon January 6, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2025. He was raised in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville and graduated from Antioch High School. At age 18, Ramsey took the real estate exam and began buying and selling property while attending the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and real estate. Career By 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Format
A radio format or programming format (not to be confused with broadcast programming) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. The radio format emerged mainly in the United States in the 1950s, at a time when Radio broadcasting, radio was compelled to develop new and exclusive ways to programming by competition with Television broadcasting, television. The formula has since spread as a reference for commercial radio programming worldwide. A radio format aims to reach a more or less specific audience according to a certain type of programming, which can be thematic or general, more informative or more musical, among other possibilities. Radio formats are often used as a marketing tool and are subject to frequent changes, including temporary changes called "Stunting (broadcasting), stunting." Except for talk radio or sports radio formats, most programming formats are based on commercial music. However the term also includes the news, bulletins, DJ talk, jingles, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Hannity
Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is an American conservative television presenter, broadcaster and writer. He hosts ''The Sean Hannity Show'', a radio syndication, nationally syndicated talk radio show, has hosted a Hannity, self-titled political commentary program on Fox News since 2009, and co-hosted the original Fox News debate show ''Hannity & Colmes'' with Alan Colmes from the network's founding in 1996 to 2009. Hannity worked as a general contractor and volunteered as a talk show host at UC Santa Barbara in 1989. He later joined WVNN (AM), WVNN in Athens, Alabama, and shortly afterward, WBIN (AM), WGST in Atlanta. After leaving WGST, he worked at WABC (AM), WABC in New York until 2013. Since 2014, Hannity has worked at WOR (AM), WOR. In 1996, Hannity and Alan Colmes co-hosted ''Hannity & Colmes'' on Fox. After Colmes announced his departure in January 2008, Hannity merged the ''Hannity & Colmes'' show into ''Hannity''. Hannity has said he is not a journali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin (; born September 21, 1957) is an American broadcast news analyst, columnist, lawyer, political commentator, radio personality, and writer. He is the host of syndicated radio show '' The Mark Levin Show'', as well as '' Life, Liberty & Levin'' on Fox News. Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese. He is the former president of the Landmark Legal Foundation, an author of seven books, and contributor to media outlets such as ''National Review Online''. Since 2015, Levin has been editor-in-chief of the '' Conservative Review'' and is known for his incendiary commentary. Levin has been described as "right-wing" by ''The New York Times'', CNN, NPR, and ''Politico''. He is known for his strident criticisms of Democrats and encouragement of primary challenges to congressional Republicans that he considers to be " Republican In Name Only" (RINO). He endorsed Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
