KIRO-FM

:"For the former KIRO-FM at 100.7 MHz, see KKWF."Infobox Radio station
name = KIRO-FM


city = Tacoma, Washington
area = Greater Puget Sound area, Washington
branding = "News Talk 97.3 KIRO"
("KIRO" pronounced as a word, rhyming with "Cairo")
slogan = "Seattle's Number 1 Station for Breaking news, emergency traffic, and Local Talk "
frequency = 97.3 MHz HD Radio
97.3 HD-2 for Urban AC
airdate = 1980s
format = News/Talk
(simulcast of KIRO 710 AM)
erp = 52,000 watts
haat = 729 meters
class = C
facility_id = 33682
coordinates = coord|47|30|14|N|121|58|29|W|
callsign_meaning = See KIRO (AM) for history and reasoning
former_callsigns = KTNT (1960-1979)
KNBQ (to 1988)
KBSG (1988-89)
KBSG-FM (1989-2008)
affiliations = CBS Radio
owner = Bonneville International
licensee = Bonneville Holding Company
sister_stations = KTTH
KIRO (AM)
webcast = [http://wmc1.liquidviewer.net/KIRO Listen Live]
website = http://www.MyNorthwest.com

KIRO-FM (97.3 FM) is a radio station in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a news/talk format simulcasting KIRO 710 AM. The station previously broadcast a classic hits format under the KBSG-FM callsign.

History

On August 1, 2007 KBSG was rebranded from "KBSG 97.3" to "The New B97.3" dropping the word 'oldies' from the station title. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/325949_radiobeat02.html KBSG becomes B97.3, Seattle PI] ]

Exactly one year later, on August 1, 2008, the station's call letters were changed to KIRO-FM.cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=33682&Callsign=KIRO-FM |title=Call Sign History |accessdate=2008-08-02 |work=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission]

On August 12, 2008 at 4:23 AM, KBSG's frequency began to simulcast sister news/talk radio station KIRO; the final song as a classic rock station, "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones, was cut off about halfway into the song as the FM station joined KIRO AM's "Wall Street Journal This Morning" in progress. [ [http://mynorthwest.com/?sid=77894&nid=130] ] [ [http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=106] ] [ [http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,106666.0.html#top Radio-Info: "The music died at 4:23am on 97.3"] ]

hows and hosts

Station repeats KIRO (AM) full-time; see that article for details.

Locations

Towers: coord|47|30|14|N|121|58|29|W|, on Tiger Mountain
Headquarters: coord|47|38|8|N|122|19|29|W|, Seattle, Washington on the shores of Lake Union

References

External links

* [http://www.mynorthwest.com/ KIRO official website]
*FMQ|KIRO
*FML|KIRO
*FMARB|KIRO