KPTQ

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KPTQ
City of license	Spokane, Washington
Broadcast area	Spokane area
Slogan	Spokane's Progressive Talk Station
Frequency	1280 kHz
Format	Progressive Talk
Audience share	1.4, #20 (Fa'07, R&R[1])
Power	5,000 watts (day) 33 watts (night}
Class	D
Facility ID	53149
Transmitter Coordinates	47°36′27.00″N 117°21′40.00″W / 47.6075, -117.3611111
Callsign meaning	K Progressive Talk
Former callsigns	KAQQ (2002-2005)
Affiliations	CNN Radio, Jones Radio Network
Owner	Clear Channel Communications (Capstar TX)
Website	1280kptq.com

KPTQ is a progressive talk radio outlet that also serves as the Spokane, Washington affiliate of Air America Radio. It broadcasts at 1280 kHz with an effective radiated power of 5 kW daytime/33 W nighttime. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

[edit] History

The station was originally known as KUDY and had a religious format until 2002 when it swapped signals with 590, with the latter's adult standards format occupying the 1280 signal. In 2005 it dropped the adult standards format for its current format.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Spokane Market Ratings", Radio and Records. 

[edit] External links

• Progressive Talk 1280's website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KPTQ
• Radio Locator Information on KPTQ
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for KPTQ

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