KLAY

KLAY

Lakewood, Washington
Broadcast area	Tacoma/South Sound area
Frequency	1180 kHz
Branding	KLAY AM 1180
Programming
Format	Catholic radio
Affiliations	Sacred Heart Radio
Ownership
Owner	Sacred Heart Radio, Inc.
Sister stations	KBLE / KBUP / KTTO / KYTR / KBKW / KBKO
History
First air date	1948 (at 1480 AM)
Former call signs	KFHA (1948–1966) KOOD (1966–1978) KQLA (1978–1980) KLAY (1980–1990, 1991–present) KDFL (1990)
Call sign meaning	Clay Frank Huntington (former station owner, now deceased)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11890
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	47°9′0″N 122°24′38″W / 47.15000°N 122.41056°W / 47.15000; -122.41056
Translator(s)	107.3 MHz K297CA (Lakewood)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	sacredheartradio.org

KLAY (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports information format. Located in Lakewood, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tacoma area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio. The station features news, talk, weather, traffic, and sports reporting. KLAY has been on the air for about 53 years. Broadcasting coverage is roughly from Downtown Seattle south through the state capital of Olympia.