KLAY

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KLAY
KLAY logo.jpg
Broadcast area Tacoma/South Sound area
Frequency 1180 kHz
BrandingKLAY AM 1180
Programming
Format Catholic radio
Affiliations Sacred Heart Radio
Ownership
OwnerSacred Heart Radio, Inc.
KBLE / KBUP / KTTO / KYTR / KBKW / KBKO
History
First air date
1948 (at 1480 AM)
Former call signs
  • KFHA (1948–1966)
  • KOOD (1966–1978)
  • KQLA (1978–1980)
  • KLAY (1980–1990, 1991–present)
  • KDFL (1990)
Call sign meaning
Clay Frank Huntington (former station owner, now deceased)
Technical information
Facility ID 11890
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
47°9′0″N122°24′38″W / 47.15000°N 122.41056°W / 47.15000; -122.41056 Coordinates: 47°9′0″N122°24′38″W / 47.15000°N 122.41056°W / 47.15000; -122.41056
Translator(s) 107.3 MHz  K297CA (Lakewood)
Links
Website sacredheartradio.org

KLAY (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports information format. Located in Lakewood, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tacoma area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio. The station features news, talk, weather, traffic, and sports reporting. KLAY has been on the air for about 53 years. Broadcasting coverage is roughly from Downtown Seattle south through the state capital of Olympia.

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History

The station went on the air as KFHA at 1480 AM and changed its call sign to KOOD in 1966, and then to KQLA in 1978, and finally to KLAY in April 1980. On May 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KDFL, and on June 28, 1991 to the current KLAY. [1]

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References

  1. "KLAY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 25, 2018.