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KPOJ
KPOJ (620 AM) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The KPOJ studios are on SW 68th Parkway in Tigard.
By day, KPOJ transmits with 25,000 watts. To protect other stations on 620 kHz from interference, it reduces power at night to 10,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter site is off SE Lawnfield Road, near Interstate 205 in Sunnyside, Oregon.
KPOJ airs one local sports show on weekdays, Rip City Drive with Chad Doing in afternoon drive time. Fox Sports Radio is heard the rest of the day and all weekend.
On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, in charge of radio at the time, adopted a regulation formally establishing a broadcasting station category. It set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for market and weather reports. On March 21, 1922, the Oregonian Publishing Company, which owned The Oregonian daily newspaper, was issued a license for a new Portland station. It had the randomly assigned call letters KGW, transmitting on the 360 meter entertainment wavelength.
The station performed some test transmissions in March. KGW began regular broadcasting at noon on March 25, 1922. The debut program included singing by Chicago Grand Opera soprano Edith Mason.
The station's studios and transmitter were located in the Oregonian Building. The studios remained there until 1943, when a fire destroyed the facility. At that point, the station moved to other quarters. In late September 1922, the Department of Commerce set aside a second entertainment wavelength, 400 meters (750 kHz) for "Class B" stations that had quality equipment and programming, and KGW was assigned use of this more exclusive wavelength. In early 1923 the station received an additional authorization to broadcast weather reports on 485 meters.
In May 1923, additional "Class B" frequencies were made available, which included a Portland allocation for 610 kHz (492 meters). KGW was exclusively assigned to this frequency. On November 11, 1928, as part of the implementation of a major nationwide reallocation under the provisions of the Federal Radio Commission's General Order 40, KGW was assigned to a "regional" frequency, 620 kHz.
KGW affiliated with the NBC Red Network in 1927. It carried NBC's dramas, comedies, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio". At the time, KGW was powered at only 1,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. KGW remained an NBC Network affiliate for 29 years until joining ABC Radio in 1956.
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KPOJ
KPOJ (620 AM) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The KPOJ studios are on SW 68th Parkway in Tigard.
By day, KPOJ transmits with 25,000 watts. To protect other stations on 620 kHz from interference, it reduces power at night to 10,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter site is off SE Lawnfield Road, near Interstate 205 in Sunnyside, Oregon.
KPOJ airs one local sports show on weekdays, Rip City Drive with Chad Doing in afternoon drive time. Fox Sports Radio is heard the rest of the day and all weekend.
On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, in charge of radio at the time, adopted a regulation formally establishing a broadcasting station category. It set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for market and weather reports. On March 21, 1922, the Oregonian Publishing Company, which owned The Oregonian daily newspaper, was issued a license for a new Portland station. It had the randomly assigned call letters KGW, transmitting on the 360 meter entertainment wavelength.
The station performed some test transmissions in March. KGW began regular broadcasting at noon on March 25, 1922. The debut program included singing by Chicago Grand Opera soprano Edith Mason.
The station's studios and transmitter were located in the Oregonian Building. The studios remained there until 1943, when a fire destroyed the facility. At that point, the station moved to other quarters. In late September 1922, the Department of Commerce set aside a second entertainment wavelength, 400 meters (750 kHz) for "Class B" stations that had quality equipment and programming, and KGW was assigned use of this more exclusive wavelength. In early 1923 the station received an additional authorization to broadcast weather reports on 485 meters.
In May 1923, additional "Class B" frequencies were made available, which included a Portland allocation for 610 kHz (492 meters). KGW was exclusively assigned to this frequency. On November 11, 1928, as part of the implementation of a major nationwide reallocation under the provisions of the Federal Radio Commission's General Order 40, KGW was assigned to a "regional" frequency, 620 kHz.
KGW affiliated with the NBC Red Network in 1927. It carried NBC's dramas, comedies, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio". At the time, KGW was powered at only 1,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. KGW remained an NBC Network affiliate for 29 years until joining ABC Radio in 1956.