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KRKO
KRKO (1380 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Everett, Washington. The station broadcasts a classic hits radio format to the Seattle metropolitan area. The station was established in 1922, and is currently owned by S-R Broadcasting Co., Inc., a locally-based company.
KRKO broadcasts on a regional frequency of 1380 kHz with 50,000 watts, the maximum power for United States AM radio stations. The signal is non-directional during daytime hours, but employs a directional antenna at night, in order to avoid interfering with other stations. KRKO broadcasts using HD Radio technology alongside its analog signal. Programming is also heard on a 250-watt FM translator, K237GN at 95.3 MHz in Everett.
KRKO calls its format "Everett's Greatest Hits," mostly playing songs from the 1970s and 80s. Brian Mengle hosts mornings, with other local DJs heard around the clock. To help listeners identify the music, each song is "tagged" with the name of the artist and title at its conclusion.
While carrying a music-based format, KRKO also covers local and regional sports in Western Washington, including high school football and basketball from Snohomish County. Live play-by-play affiliations include the Everett AquaSox, a minor league affiliate of the Seattle Mariners; the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League; and the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. KRKO also carries two racing networks, Motor Racing Network (MRN Radio) and Performance Racing Network (PRN Radio). Two of the local sportscasters are Bill Kusler and Tom Lafferty.
From 1912 to 1927 radio communication in the United States was regulated by the Department of Commerce, and originally there were no formal requirements for stations. Most operated under Amateur and Experimental licenses, making broadcasts intended for the general public. In order to provide a common standard, the department issued a regulation effective December 1, 1921, requiring that broadcasting stations would now have to hold a Limited Commercial license that authorized operation on two designated broadcasting wavelengths: 360 meters (833 kHz) for "entertainment", and 485 meters (619 kHz) for "market and weather reports".
The first Everett broadcasting station authorization was issued on June 12, 1922 to Kinney Brothers & Sipprell for KDZZ. It operated on 360 meters. Because there was only the single entertainment wavelength, stations in a given region had to develop timesharing arrangements for broadcasts on the shared 360 meter wavelength.
The first license for KRKO's predecessor, KFBL, was issued on August 17, 1922. It was issued to the Leese Brothers and also broadcast on 360 meters, as Everett's second station. This original KFBL license is posted on a wall at the current station. The KFBL call letters were randomly assigned from an alphabetical roster of available call signs. Otto and Robert Leese started the radio station on the second floor of their auto repair shop on 28th and Rucker in downtown Everett.
In mid-1923, the station was assigned to 1340 kHz. On November 11, 1928, under the provisions of the Federal Radio Commission's General Order 40, KFBL was assigned to 1370 kHz, on a timesharing basis with KVL (later KEEN and KEVR) in Seattle.
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KRKO
KRKO (1380 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Everett, Washington. The station broadcasts a classic hits radio format to the Seattle metropolitan area. The station was established in 1922, and is currently owned by S-R Broadcasting Co., Inc., a locally-based company.
KRKO broadcasts on a regional frequency of 1380 kHz with 50,000 watts, the maximum power for United States AM radio stations. The signal is non-directional during daytime hours, but employs a directional antenna at night, in order to avoid interfering with other stations. KRKO broadcasts using HD Radio technology alongside its analog signal. Programming is also heard on a 250-watt FM translator, K237GN at 95.3 MHz in Everett.
KRKO calls its format "Everett's Greatest Hits," mostly playing songs from the 1970s and 80s. Brian Mengle hosts mornings, with other local DJs heard around the clock. To help listeners identify the music, each song is "tagged" with the name of the artist and title at its conclusion.
While carrying a music-based format, KRKO also covers local and regional sports in Western Washington, including high school football and basketball from Snohomish County. Live play-by-play affiliations include the Everett AquaSox, a minor league affiliate of the Seattle Mariners; the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League; and the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. KRKO also carries two racing networks, Motor Racing Network (MRN Radio) and Performance Racing Network (PRN Radio). Two of the local sportscasters are Bill Kusler and Tom Lafferty.
From 1912 to 1927 radio communication in the United States was regulated by the Department of Commerce, and originally there were no formal requirements for stations. Most operated under Amateur and Experimental licenses, making broadcasts intended for the general public. In order to provide a common standard, the department issued a regulation effective December 1, 1921, requiring that broadcasting stations would now have to hold a Limited Commercial license that authorized operation on two designated broadcasting wavelengths: 360 meters (833 kHz) for "entertainment", and 485 meters (619 kHz) for "market and weather reports".
The first Everett broadcasting station authorization was issued on June 12, 1922 to Kinney Brothers & Sipprell for KDZZ. It operated on 360 meters. Because there was only the single entertainment wavelength, stations in a given region had to develop timesharing arrangements for broadcasts on the shared 360 meter wavelength.
The first license for KRKO's predecessor, KFBL, was issued on August 17, 1922. It was issued to the Leese Brothers and also broadcast on 360 meters, as Everett's second station. This original KFBL license is posted on a wall at the current station. The KFBL call letters were randomly assigned from an alphabetical roster of available call signs. Otto and Robert Leese started the radio station on the second floor of their auto repair shop on 28th and Rucker in downtown Everett.
In mid-1923, the station was assigned to 1340 kHz. On November 11, 1928, under the provisions of the Federal Radio Commission's General Order 40, KFBL was assigned to 1370 kHz, on a timesharing basis with KVL (later KEEN and KEVR) in Seattle.