KXRO

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KXRO
Broadcast area Grays Harbor
Frequency 1320 kHz
BrandingKXRO News Radio
Programming
Format News/talk
Network CBS News Radio
Affiliations NBC News Radio
Premiere Networks
Radio America
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KDUX-FM, KWOK, KXXK
History
First air date
May 28, 1928;96 years ago (May 28, 1928)
Former frequencies
1320 kHz (1927–1928)
1340 kHz (1928)
1420 kHz (1928–1929)
1310 kHz (1929–1941)
1340 kHz (1941–1950)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 52674
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 46°57′27″N123°48′34″W / 46.95750°N 123.80944°W / 46.95750; -123.80944
Translator(s) 101.7 K269FT (Hoquiam)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kxro.com

KXRO (1320 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. [2] Licensed to Aberdeen, Washington, the station serves the Grays Harbor section of Washington. It is currently owned by Alpha Media LLC. [3]

Contents

KXRO is also heard on a 250 watt FM translator, 101.7 MHz K269FT in Hoquiam. [4]

Programming

Weekday mornings begin with a news and information program, "The KXRO Morning News." That's followed with a call-in show, "Live @ Nine." The rest of the schedule is made up of nationally syndicated shows including The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey, The Dana Show with Dana Loesch, The Thom Hartmann Program, Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in the Morning .

Weekends feature shows on religion, movies, technology and the outdoors. Weekend syndicated shows include Rich DeMuro on Tech, Meet The Press and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell as well as repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with world and national news from CBS Radio News.

History

KXRO signed on the air on May 28, 1928. Its studios and offices were originally located in Hotel Morck, a noted resort hotel in Aberdeen. [5] Its power was only 100 watts at first, and it was owned by KXRO, Inc. It spent time on several different radio frequencies.

With the enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) in 1941, KXRO moved to 1340 kHz, powered at 250 watts. [6] It was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Don Lee Network during the "Golden Age of Radio."

In 1950, KXRO moved to 1320 kHz, its current dial position. That was coupled with an increase in power to 1,000 watts. In the 1960s, it got another boost in daytime power, to 5,000 watts. [7] As the era of network programming ended for radio and moved to television, KXRO adopted a full service middle of the road music format.

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By the 1990s, KXRO had moved from a mix of music and talk to all talk.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KXRO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  3. ↑ "KXRO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/K269FT
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 60
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1943 page 150
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-215
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