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| Broadcast area | Portland metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 620 kHz |
| Branding | Rip City Radio 620 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Portland Trail Blazers Radio Network KATU-TV (news partnership) |
| Ownership | |
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| KKRZ, KKCW, KFBW, KLTH, KXJM, KEX | |
| History | |
First air date | March 25, 1922 (as KGW) |
Former call signs | KGW (1922–1993) KINK (1993–1995) KOTK (1995–1997) KEWS (1997–2000) KDBZ (2000–2002) KTLK (2002–2003) |
Former frequencies | 833 kHz (1922) 750 kHz (1922–1923) 750 (entertainment) and 609 kHz (weather) (1923) 610 kHz (1923–1928) |
Call sign meaning | Portland Oregon Journal (newspaper) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53069 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 25,000 watts days 10,000 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°25′20″N 122°33′57″W / 45.42222°N 122.56583°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ripcityradio.iheart.com |
KPOJ (620 AM) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. KPOJ airs two local sports shows on weekdays, Rip City Mornings with Justin Myers from 6 to 9 a.m. and Rip City Drive with Dwight and Chad in afternoon drive time. In middays, KPOJ carries nationally syndicated sports programs: The Rich Eisen Show, The Doug Gottlieb Show and Covino & Rich. The Fox Sports Radio Network is heard nights and weekends. The KPOJ studios are on SW 68th Parkway in Tigard.
By day, KPOJ is powered at 25,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 620 AM from interference, it reduces power at night to 10,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is off SE Lawnfield Road, near Interstate 205 in Sunnyside, Oregon.[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPOJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KPOJ