KKNW

Infobox Radio station
name = KKNW


city = Seattle, Washington
area =
branding =
slogan = "Alternative Talk"
frequency = 1150 kHz
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format = News Talk Information
power = 6,000 watts
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haat =
class = B
facility_id = 57834
coordinates = coord|47|35|11.00|N|122|11|11.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KGNW (1984-1986)
KGMW (1986-1986)
KEZX (1986-1999)
KSRB (1999-2001)
owner = Orca Radio, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.1150kknw.com 1150kknw.com]
affiliations = CNN Radio

KKNW (1150 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format licensed to serve the Seattle, Washington, USA area. The station is currently owned by Orca Radio, Inc. and features programing from CNN Radio. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KKNW |title=KKNW Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

The station went on the air as KGNW on 1984-09-24. on 1986-12-23, the station changed its call sign to KGMW, on 1986-12-31 to KEZX, on 1999-01-01 to KSRB, on 2001-06-01 to the current KKNW, [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=57834&Callsign=KKNW |title=KKNW Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] In the 1970s 1150 was dominated by KAYO, a country radio station. [ [http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/02/26/daily17.html Seattle Storm signs broadcast deal with radio station KKNW] ]

References

External links

*AMQ|KKNW
*AML|KKNW
*AMARB|KKNW

Seattle Radio