| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1300 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1300 The Answer |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| KGNW | |
| History | |
First air date | May 23, 1922 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20355 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 47°39′19″N 122°31′06″W / 47.65528°N 122.51833°W |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | theanswerseattle.com |
KKOL (1300 kHz) is an AM radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is owned by Salem Media Group. It airs a conservative talk radio format, branded as "1300 The Answer," featuring nationally syndicated Salem Radio Network hosts including Dennis Prager, Mike Gallagher, Sebastian Gorka, Hugh Hewitt, Brandon Tatum and Charlie Kirk. The radio studios and offices are on Fifth Avenue South. KKOL is the oldest radio station in Seattle, first licensed on May 23, 1922.
The transmitter site is on North Madison Avenue on Bainbridge Island, co-located with KLFE 1590 AM. By day, KKOL transmits 35,000 watts, the maximum for AM radio stations in the U.S., using a two-tower array directional antenna. At night it switches to non-directional operation, but to protect other stations on 1300 AM from interference, it reduces power to 3,200 watts.[2]