KPNW (AM)

KPNW

Eugene, Oregon United States
Broadcast area	Eugene-Springfield
Frequency	1120 kHz
Branding	Newsradio 1120 and 93.7
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Bicoastal Media (Bicoastal Media Licenses V, LLC)
Sister stations	KDUK-FM, KEJO, KFLY, KLOO, KLOO-FM, KODZ, KRKT-FM, KTHH
History
First air date	February 12, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-02-12) (as 1500 KPIR)
Former call signs	KPIR (1962–1967)
Former frequencies	1500 kHz (1962–1969)
Call sign meaning	Pacific Northwest
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40846
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	43°57′23.45″N 123°2′14.3″W / 43.9565139°N 123.037306°W / 43.9565139; -123.037306
Translator(s)	93.7 K229DC (Eugene)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.kpnw.com

KPNW (1120 kHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Eugene, Oregon, and serving the Eugene-Springfield area. It is owned by Bicoastal Media and it airs a talk radio format, known as "Newsradio 1120 and 93.7". The studios and offices are on Valley River Drive in Eugene. KPNW and Portland's KOPB-FM are Oregon's primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System.

KPNW is a Class B station. It is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations. As 1120 AM is a clear channel frquency reserved for Class A station KMOX in St. Louis, KPNW uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array full time to avoid interference. The signal covers the Western parts of Oregon in daytime and much of the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada at night. The transmitter is on Hideaway Hills in Creswell.^[2] KPNW is also heard in Eugene, Springfield and adjacent communities on 250-watt FM translator K229DC at 93.7 MHz.