KLAY
KLAY (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports information format. Located in Lakewood, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tacoma area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. and features programming from Westwood One.[1] The station features news, talk, weather, traffic, and sports reporting. KLAY has been on the air for about 53 years. Broadcasting coverage is roughly from Downtown Seattle south through the state capital of Olympia.
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| City | Lakewood, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Tacoma/South Sound area |
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | KLAY AM 1180 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News / Talk / Sports information |
| Affiliations | Dial Global, USA Radio Network, Premiere Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. |
| Sister stations | none |
| History | |
| First air date | 1948 (at 1480 AM) |
| Former call signs |
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| Call sign meaning | Clay Frank Huntington (former station owner, now deceased) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 11890 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°9′0″N 122°24′38″W |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
The station went on the air as KFHA at 1480 AM and changed its call sign to KOOD in 1966, and then to KQLA in 1978, and finally to KLAY in April 1980. On May 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KDFL, and on June 28, 1991 to the current KLAY.[2]
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References
- "KLAY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KLAY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
External links
- KLAY in the FCC's AM station database
- KLAY on Radio-Locator
- KLAY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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