KBKW
| Broadcast area | Grays Harbor |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | Sacred Heart Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Affiliations | EWTN Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Secret Heart Raio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1949 |
Former call signs |
|
Call sign meaning | Ben K. Wetherwax (original owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33623 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°56′59″N 123°49′13″W / 46.94972°N 123.82028°W |
| Translator | 103.5 K278CU (Aberdeen) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sacredheartradio.org |
KBKW (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Aberdeen, Washington, and serving the area around Grays Harbor. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. a non-profit organization.[2] It airs a Catholic radio format, simulcast with flagship station KBLE Seattle.
KBKW is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is simulcast on 250-watt FM translator 103.5 MHz K278CU in Aberdeen.[3]
Programming
[edit]Programming 24/7 is from Sacred Heart Radio. Some local Washington state shows are heard, with nationally syndicated programs supplied by the EWTN Radio Network.
History
[edit]The station originally signed on the air on August 1, 1949. The original call sign was KBKW.[4] The call sign represented the founder's initials, Ben K. Weatherwax. Weatherwax was part of a prominent local family, and was the first full-time radio newsman in Southwest Washington, employed at KXRO until the launch of KBKW.
In later years, the call sign changed to KAYO, with a switch to a country music format. On April 28, 1975, the station reverted to the current call sign KBKW, with the FM sister station retaining the KAYO call sign.[5] The KAYO call sign has since switched to an FM station in Alaska.
On January 18, 2022, KBKW changed its format from news/talk to a simulcast of KSWW's HD3 subchannel's classic country format as "Timber Country 94.7", which is fed on translator K234AU.[6]
Effective October 19, 2022, KBKW and its FM translator were sold to Sacred Heart Radio, a Catholic network in Washington state.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBKW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KBKW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K278CU
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1967 page B-174, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ "KBKW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KBKW Falls Into Timber Country". RadioInsight. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 33623 (KBKW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KBKW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KBKW
- Facility details for Facility ID 200290 (K278CU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K278CU at FCCdata.org
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