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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 820 kHz |
| Branding | 820 AM The Word |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Network | SRN News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKOL | |
| History | |
First air date | October 10, 1970 (as KQIN at 800) |
Former call signs | KQIN (1970[1] -1986)[2] |
Former frequencies | 800 kHz (1970–1986) |
Call sign meaning | KinG (County) NorthWest |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28819 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts days 5,000 watts nights |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kgnw.com |
KGNW (820 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Burien, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. It airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format and is owned by the Salem Media Group. The radio studios and offices are on 5th Avenue South in downtown Seattle.
By day, KGNW is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial stations. But 820 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WBAP Fort Worth. So to avoid interference, at night KGNW reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array at all times. The transmitter is off 105th Street SW on Vashon Island.[4] The station is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[5]
- ^ History Cards for KGNW, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGNW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KGNW
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=28819 FCC station search details