KBKW
| Broadcast area | Grays Harbor |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | Sacred Heart Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jodesha Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KANY, KJET, KSWW | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1949 |
Former call signs | KBKW (1949-1982) KAYO (1982-1995) |
Call sign meaning | K Ben K. Wetherwax (original owner) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 33623 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°56′59″N 123°49′13″W / 46.94972°N 123.82028°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.5 K278CU (Aberdeen) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sacredheartradio.org |
KBKW (1450 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Aberdeen, Washington, and serving the area around Grays Harbor. The station is currently owned by Jodesha Broadcasting, Inc.[1] It airs a Catholic radio format.
Programming is simulcast on 250 watt FM translator 103.5 K278CU in Aberdeen.[2]
Programming
Weekdays begin with "Coffee Talk Live with Doug McDowell," a local news and talk show. The rest of the weekday schedule is supplied by nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Mike Gallagher, Ben Shapiro, Michael Savage, Lars Larson, Jim Bohannon, Hugh Hewitt, Red Eye Radio and First Light.
Weekends feature shows on money, health, pets, home repair, travel, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Rudy Maxa and Dr. Michio Kaku. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.
History
The station originally signed on the air on August 1, 1949, as KBKW.[3] The call sign represented the founder's initials, Ben K. Weatherwax. Weatherwax was part of a prominent local family, and was the first full-time radio newsman in Southwest Washington, employed at KXRO until the launch of KBKW.
In later years, the call letters changed to KAYO, with a switch to a country music format. On April 28, 1995, the station reverted to the current call sign KBKW, with the FM sister station retaining the KAYO call letters.[4] The KAYO call letters have since switched to an FM station in Alaska.
On January 18, 2022, KBKW changed its format from news/talk to a simulcast of KSWW's HD3 subchannel's classic country format as "Timber Country 94.7", which is fed on translator K234AU.[5]
As of late 2022, KBKW 1450 is a Sacred Heart Radio station, playing Catholic programming.
Previous logo
References
- ^ "KBKW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K278CU
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1967 page B-174
- ^ "KBKW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KBKW Falls Into Timber Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KBKW ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KBKW
- K278CU in the FCC FM station database
- K278CU at FCCdata.org
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