KMAX (AM)

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KMAX
FCC
Facility ID13569
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
280 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
46°54′50.00″N 117°19′28.00″W / 46.9138889°N 117.3244444°W / 46.9138889; -117.3244444
Links
Public license information
WebsiteKMAX website

KMAX (840

radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Colfax, Washington, the station serves the PullmanMoscow and South Eastern Washington
region and is owned by Inland Northwest Broadcasting, LLC.

By day, KMAX transmits with 10,000

clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, it must reduce nighttime power to only 280 watts to protect the skywave signal of WHAS. The transmitter is off Hilty Road in Colfax.[2]

Programming

On late weekday mornings, KMAX has an hour of local news and talk. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of

.

Weekends feature shows on money, health, gardening, home repair and pets. Syndicated weekend hosts include

football broadcasts.[3]

History

KMAX

signed on the air in January 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-01); it has broadcast a talk format since its inception.[4] Four years earlier, co-owned KRAO-FM (102.5) came on the air. In June 2005, both stations were acquired by Inland Northwest Broadcasting.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KMAX
  3. ^ "Radio Network". Seattle Seahawks. Archived from the original on 2011-11-01.
  4. ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. January 14, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Information from Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-575

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