KLFE
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Affiliations | Relevant Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | September 10, 1956 |
Former call signs | KTIX (1955-1962)[1] KETO (1962-1968)[1] KSND (1968-1970)[1] KUUU (1970-1977)[1] KZOK (1977[1]-1982, 1989-1994)[2] KJET (1982-1988) KQUL (1988-1989)[2] KPOZ (1994-1995)[2] |
Call sign meaning | K LiFE |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 12031 |
Class | B |
Power | 20,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | relevantradio.com |
KLFE (1590
By day, KLFE transmits 20,000
History
KTIX, KETO and KUUU
The station first
In 1962, William Boeing bought the station, flipped it to a
Modern Rock KJET
At midnight on May 31, 1982, 1590 became KJET with a
The station gained immediate popularity with its primary target audience of young adults, as the market did not have an alternative station on FM radio, which was where most music formats were migrating. In addition, the station also had a following outside of Seattle, particularly at night, due to its signal strength, where it was receivable in
KQUL and KZOK
After KJET signed off, the station became KQUL, with a 1950s/60s oldies format, and was completely satellite-fed from the "
KQUL changed its call letters back to KZOK in November 1989, and on February 1, 1990, became Seattle's home for the
Salem Radio
On September 8, 1994, after Chrysler Capital sold the station to
On August 1, 1995, the station's call sign switched to KLFE. The call letters represent the word "Life."
Expanded Band assignment
On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KLFE authorized to move from 1590 to 1680 kHz.[16]
A Construction Permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters KAZJ (now KNTS) on January 9, 1998.[17] The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency.[16] However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both stations have remained authorized.
Conservative talk
By 2000, brokered Russian programming was added to the station's schedule. On November 15, 2010, KLFE switched to a
On August 1, 2022, KLFE's format and the "Answer" branding were moved to co-owned
References
- ^ a b c d e f History Cards for KLFE, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KLFE
- ^ Waldbillig, Larry (23 April 2014). "History's Dumpster: Seattle's KJET AM 1600". historysdumpster.blogspot.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ KJET Takes Off Radio & Records (06/18/1982, page 24)
- ^ Seattle Scene (7 December 2009). "KJET AM 1590 - TV Promo". Retrieved 21 April 2018 – via YouTube.[dead link]
- ^ James Eaton (12 March 2009). "KJET Commercial". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 21 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Other River Music Video (20 November 2011). "KJET 1600 AM - TV commercial". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 21 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Media Market Profile: Seattle, Volume 1, Number 9
- ^ HistoryMediaHistory (12 February 2011). "Trouble Looms for Seattle's KJET (KOMO TV News, January 13, 1988)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 21 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Seattle's KJET Turns `Cool' Radio & Records (09/30/1988, page 22)
- ^ "Norm Gregory Radio Scrapbook: KZOK AM 1590 Cool Gold 1989". normgregory.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Living - Sonic Boom: Kzok-Am Turns Up The Volume - Seattle Times Newspaper". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Business - Kzok-Fm Sold To Virginia Company - Seattle Times Newspaper". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Five H&D Broadcast Stations To Connoisseur For $11.5 Million Radio & Records (07/01/1994, page 6)
- ^ a b "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997. This notice lists the station under its earlier call letters of KZOK.
- ^ FCC Call Sign History (1680 AM) (Facility ID: 87153)
- ^ Completing The Seattle Trifecta: Salem To Add Conservative Talker Radio Insight. November 12, 2010. Accessed November 14, 2010
- ^ "The Answer Moves In Seattle". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Salem Sells Two In Seattle". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "In re: WHLY(AM), South Bend, Indiana" (FCC DA 13-600, released April 3, 2013)
- ^ "Re: WDDD (AM) Application for Consent to Assignment of AM Broadcast Station License" (August 23, 2010 correspondence from Peter H. Doyle, Chief, FCC Audio Division, Media Bureau. Reference Number 1800B3-TSN)
- ^ "Form 314: August 2022: Request For Waiver of 47 C.F.R. § 73.1150(c)" for KLFE(AM) and KNTS(AM), Seattle, Washington.
External links
- KLFE in the FCC AM station database
- KLFE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KFLE (covering 1953-1980 as KLOQ \ KETO \ KTIX \ KETO \ KSND \ KUUU \ KZOK)