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KPTR (AM)
KPTR (1090 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Seattle, Washington. It airs a Conservative talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are in the Belltown neighborhood northwest of Downtown Seattle.
KPTR is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations in the U.S., and is a Class B station. Because AM 1090 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A KAAY in Little Rock, WBAL in Baltimore and XEPRS in Rosarito-Tijuana, KPTR must use a directional antenna at all times to avoid interference. The transmitter is off Dockton Road SW on Vashon Island. KPTR also airs on the HD3 sub-channel of co-owned KJAQ.
Most of KPTR's schedule is nationally syndicated talk shows. Weekdays begin with an hour of financial news from Bloomberg Radio. That's followed by The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Jesse Kelly Show, The Michael Berry Show, The Joe Pags Show, The Michael DelGiorno Show and Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb.
Weekends feature specialty shows, mostly from co-owned Premiere Networks, as well as repeats of weekday programs. Syndicated weekend shows include At Home with Gary Sullivan, Rich DeMuro on Tech, Bill Handel on the Law, The Mark Moss Show and The Ben Ferguson Show. Most hours begin with an update from 24/7 News.
The station signed on the air in 1927. The original call sign was KGBS. It is considered the third oldest radio station in Seattle, following KJR, which began broadcasting in 1922, and KOMO, now KNWN, which began in 1926. KIRO started broadcasting later in 1927, as KPCB.
The following year, KGBS changed its call letters to KVL. In the 1930s, it broadcast on 1370 kilocycles with only 100 watts of power. The studios were in the L.C. Smith Tower in downtown Seattle.
The call letters became KEEN in 1936 and KEVR in 1940. When the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) took effect in 1941, KEVR moved to 1090 kHz. It got a boost to 250 watts, but still only a fraction of its current output. In the early 1940s, the station was owned by the Evergreen Broadcasting Company, with its studios still in Smith Tower.
In 1947, broadcasting pioneer Dorothy Bullitt bought KEVR and almost immediately asked for permission to change the call letters to KING (for King County, Washington). Bullitt was a rare female executive in the male-dominated broadcasting industry. After Bullitt bought the call sign from a merchant ship, the FCC granted the request to change to KING a few months later. Bullitt incorporated her broadcast holdings as King Broadcasting Company.
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KPTR (AM)
KPTR (1090 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Seattle, Washington. It airs a Conservative talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are in the Belltown neighborhood northwest of Downtown Seattle.
KPTR is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations in the U.S., and is a Class B station. Because AM 1090 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A KAAY in Little Rock, WBAL in Baltimore and XEPRS in Rosarito-Tijuana, KPTR must use a directional antenna at all times to avoid interference. The transmitter is off Dockton Road SW on Vashon Island. KPTR also airs on the HD3 sub-channel of co-owned KJAQ.
Most of KPTR's schedule is nationally syndicated talk shows. Weekdays begin with an hour of financial news from Bloomberg Radio. That's followed by The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Jesse Kelly Show, The Michael Berry Show, The Joe Pags Show, The Michael DelGiorno Show and Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb.
Weekends feature specialty shows, mostly from co-owned Premiere Networks, as well as repeats of weekday programs. Syndicated weekend shows include At Home with Gary Sullivan, Rich DeMuro on Tech, Bill Handel on the Law, The Mark Moss Show and The Ben Ferguson Show. Most hours begin with an update from 24/7 News.
The station signed on the air in 1927. The original call sign was KGBS. It is considered the third oldest radio station in Seattle, following KJR, which began broadcasting in 1922, and KOMO, now KNWN, which began in 1926. KIRO started broadcasting later in 1927, as KPCB.
The following year, KGBS changed its call letters to KVL. In the 1930s, it broadcast on 1370 kilocycles with only 100 watts of power. The studios were in the L.C. Smith Tower in downtown Seattle.
The call letters became KEEN in 1936 and KEVR in 1940. When the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) took effect in 1941, KEVR moved to 1090 kHz. It got a boost to 250 watts, but still only a fraction of its current output. In the early 1940s, the station was owned by the Evergreen Broadcasting Company, with its studios still in Smith Tower.
In 1947, broadcasting pioneer Dorothy Bullitt bought KEVR and almost immediately asked for permission to change the call letters to KING (for King County, Washington). Bullitt was a rare female executive in the male-dominated broadcasting industry. After Bullitt bought the call sign from a merchant ship, the FCC granted the request to change to KING a few months later. Bullitt incorporated her broadcast holdings as King Broadcasting Company.