KONA (AM)
kHz | |
Branding | News Radio 610 KONA |
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Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One Seattle Seahawks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KEYW, KFLD, KOLW, KONA-FM, KORD-FM, KXRX, KZHR | |
History | |
First air date | January 1948 |
Former call signs | KWIE (1948–1957) KEPR (1957–1969) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 67668 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°10′23″N 119°4′7″W / 46.17306°N 119.06861°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 610kona.com |
KONA (610
KONA is powered at 5,000
Programming
KONA airs a mix of local and
Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, law, technology, science, pets, cars and wine. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Mike Gallagher, Chris Plante, Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku, The Pet Show with Warren Eckstein, Bill Handel on the Law and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. World and national news is provided by ABC News Radio.
History
The station
In 1957, the station was acquired by Cascade Broadcasting. Cascade already owned
In 1969, the radio stations split from the TV station, acquired by Tri-Cities Broadcasting. The call signs were switched to KONA and KONA-FM. AM 610 had a middle of the road format of popular music, news and sports, while the FM station played beautiful music. In the 1980s, as music listening switched from AM to FM, KONA 610 gradually reduced the music shows and added more talk programming, until it made the transition to all-talk.
In 2003, KONA-AM-FM were acquired by CCR-Tri Cities IV.[5]
Effective June 17, 2022, Cherry Creek Radio sold KONA as part of a 42 station/21 translator package to Townsquare Media for $18.75 million.
References
External links
- FCC History Cards for KONA
- Official website
- KONA in the FCC AM station database
- KONA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database