KPAM

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KPAM

Troutdale, Oregon United States
Broadcast area	Portland metropolitan area
Frequency	860 kHz
Branding	AM 860 The Answer
Programming
Format	Conservative talk
Affiliations	Salem Radio Network Townhall News
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.)
Sister stations	KDZR KPDQ KPDQ-FM KRYP
History
First air date	1997 (1997)
Former call signs	KZTW (1991–1997, CP)
Call sign meaning	Pamplin Broadcasting (former owner)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29553
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts (day) 15,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	45°38′48″N122°30′49″W / 45.64667°N 122.51361°W / 45.64667; -122.51361
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	theanswerportland.com

KPAM (860 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Troutdale, Oregon, United States, and serving the Portland metropolitan area. Owned by the Salem Media Group, it features a conservative talk format branded as "860 The Answer", with studios and offices on SE Lake Road in Portland. KPAM's transmitter is sited on NE 34th Street in Vancouver, Washington.

History

KPAM signed on the air in 1997. It was owned by Pamplin Broadcasting, from which it gets its call sign. The station initially had a contemporary Christian music format but soon switched to a talk radio format. It carried world and national news updates from ABC Radio News. ^[2]

In 2018, Pamplin Broadcasting sold the station to Salem Media. ^{[3] [4]} On April 2, 2018, KPAM rebranded as "860 The Answer". ^[5] It began airing the line up of Salem Radio Network programs.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KPAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-457, Broadcasting & Cable
3. "Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2018 Total Revenue of $66.3 Million". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018.
4. "KPAM Is Alive and Well". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018.
5. Salem Shuffles Programming at Three Portland AMs Radioinsight - April 3, 2018

External links

• KPAM on Twitter
• Facility details for Facility ID 29553 (KPAM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KPAM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database