KXPA

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KXPA
  • Adult Standards (late nights)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1969
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKXPA.com

KXPA (1540

Multicultural Radio Broadcasting
network, one of 30 stations owned by Arthur Liu, which cater to minority and immigrant communities with programs in their native languages.

The transmitter is located off 118th Avenue SE in Bellevue, near Kelsey Creek.[1] KXPA is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1540, KXPA uses a directional antenna, with much of the signal pointed west over Seattle and Puget Sound.

Programming

KXPA airs brokered ethnic programming days and evenings, with adult standards from the "Music of Your Life" Network heard late nights. Clients buy blocks of time on KXPA and host shows in their native language, supported by advertisers targeting those communities.

Languages include

Mandarin and Vietnamese
.

History

KXPA is derived from two radio stations. The

jazz format, but went dark
in 1967.

Another station in Bellevue, KFKF, had signed on the air in March 1958 at

daytimer
, required to go off the air at sunset. In 1969, Kemper Freeman, who owned KFKF, purchased the license for AM 1540 so he could move his station there and make it a round-the-clock operation. AM 1540 then became KFKF, a completely brand new radio station.

Stewart Ballinger bought KFKF in August 1972, switching the call sign to KBES, with a middle of the road (MOR) format. KBES was co-owned with 92.5 KFKF-FM (now KQMV). The two simulcast most of their programming.

In November 1974, when 92.5 FM flipped to

album rock until July 1983, when it flipped to adult contemporary music
.

Due to poor ratings, on February 23, 1981, KZAM went back to simulcasting the FM until July 15 of that year, when the AM became all-

hot adult contemporary
sound. It became a complete simulcast of its FM sister a year later.

In January 1992, due to Sandusky's purchase of

AM 880 KIXI, the Federal Communications Commission's ownership limits put Sandusky over the maximum number of stations in the Seattle area. KLSY was spun off to new owners and became KBLV, with a classic country format known as "Country Gold." KBLV formed a network by simulcasting with KJUN and KJUN-FM in Tacoma, KENU in Enumclaw, KTOL in Olympia, and KWYZ in Everett.[4][5]

In early 1996, the Country Gold Network discontinued operations due to financial problems, with all stations being put up for sale. KBLV was sold to new owners and flipped to an

Urban Adult Contemporary format that year. The format didn't last long. In late 1996, after the station was sold to Personal Achievement Radio, 1540 AM adopted an all-talk format, offering advice on business and life, from the "Motivation Talk Network."[6][7][8]
The station took the KXPA call letters on January 31, 1997.

It was later sold, and flipped first to the "Z-Spanish" radio network. In October 2000, it was sold to Arthur Liu, for its current multicultural format.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KXPA
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-161
  3. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 20, 1980.
  4. ^ "Entertainment & the Arts | Young, New And Kickin' Country -- A Trio Of Seattle Radio Stations Try To Corral A Larger Herd Of Country-Music Listeners". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Seattle FM Dial - 1981". Radio Discussions. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 1, 1996.
  7. ^ "RADIO". web.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "1540 HISTORY". Radio Discussions. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Northwest Broadcasters - Recent News Archives 2001". nwbroadcasters.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

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