- KXL
Infobox Radio station
name = KXL
city =Portland, Oregon
airdate = 1926
frequency = 750 (kHz)
area = northwesternOregon and southwestWashington
format = News/Talk
owner =Rose City Radio Corporation
branding = "NewsRadio 750 KXL"
slogan =
power = 50,000watt s day
20,000 watts night
class = B
facility_id = 948
coordinates = coord|45|24|5.00|N|122|26|47.00|W|region:GB_type:city
former_callsigns =
affiliations =Fox News Radio
Fox 12
webcast = [http://www.kxl.com/ListenLive/tabid/63/Default.aspx Listen Live]
website = http://www.kxl.com|KXL (750 AM, "NewsRadio 750 KXL") is a commercial broadcast
radio station inPortland, Oregon . It is primarily atalk radio station; and also includes sports coverage. Its transmitter is located in Damascus. It is owned byRose City Radio Corporation , which in turn is owned by billionaire andPortland Trail Blazers ownerPaul Allen .The station also has a sister station,
KXL-FM , on the FM band; that station was registered as KXJM and had aRhythmic contemporary formatMarch 26 ,1999 untilMay 12 ,2008 , when it flipped formats to All Sports. TheKXJM calls, Rhythmic format and all other intellectual properties were acquired byCBS Radio . KXL-FM is also owned by Rose City Radio Corporation.Programming
Talk show hosts
KXL is the flagship station for nationally-syndicated talk show host
Lars Larson . Other nationally-syndicated hosts carried by the station include Bill O'Reilly,Michael Savage , Brian Berger, andBob Brinker . Locally-produced shows of note include Larson's nationally-syndicated show, a local talk show also hosted by Larson which focuses on local rather than national politics, and "The Bald Faced Truth", a sports talk show hosted by columnistJohn Canzano of "The Oregonian ".Sports
Prior to May 2008, KXL also included much sports content, and was the flagship station for Allen's
Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchise, as well as the station which provided coverage of theUniversity of Oregon Ducks athletic teams in the Portland area. As of now, however, sports-related programming is now hosted on KXL's sister stationKXTG (95.5 FM), also owned by Allen, leaving KXL to focus on news and talk.cite web|url=http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=141973&pt=todaysnews|title=Portland Gets An FM Sports Station|date=2008-05-01 |work=Radio Ink |accessdate=2008-05-07] .References
External links
[http://www.kxl.com/ Official Website]
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