- KONP
Infobox Radio station
name = KONP
area =Port Angeles, Washington
branding = "Newsradio 1450 KONP"
slogan = "Radio You Can Rely On"
airdate =February 3 ,1945
frequency = 1450 kHz
102.1 MHz
format = News/Talk
power = 1,000watt s
erp = | class = C
owner = Radio Pacific, Inc.
website = [http://www.konp.com/ http://www.konp.com]
callsign_meaning = K
Olympic
National
Park
(See:Olympic National Park )KONP is a
radio station based inPort Angeles, Washington . It signed on the air at 6:30 a.m. local timeFebruary 3 ,1945 .History
Evening Press Inc., a subsidiary of the Port Angeles Evening News Inc., first sought an AM radio license for the city of Port Angeles in 1937. Final FCC approval was delayed nearly 8 years due to international reallocation of frequencies, then suspension of all newspaper applications, and finally wartime suspension of all new construction. The station's first radio tower was a locally-cut 180-foot
Douglas fir .For many years, KONP provided
Top 40 music. This music programming, which started with the sounds of thebig band era and popular artists of the time, progressed well into the 1990s. It was then that KONP changed it's on-air moniker to "Newsradio 1450 KONP" and switched to a news and talk format.KONP has remained locally owned since it first went on the air. It continues to provide Port Angeles and surrounding areas with the most comprehensive local programming. KONP offers local, regional, national and world news, sports, talk, and up to date information about community events. KONP has won numerous awards and recognition for it's news and community information coverage. A daily talk show, "The Todd Ortloff Show", features insight, information and opinion on local issues.
Additionally, the station offers a strong line-up of other talk programming including Rush Limbaugh, Dave Ramsey, Bill O'Reilly and Alan Colmes.
Recently, KONP began broadcasting at 102.1 FM, as well as its longtime 1450 AM spot on the dial. It allows increased coverage for many listeners on the north Olympic Peninsula.
References
External links
*AM station data|KONP
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