KOLW

KOLW
City of license Basin City, Washington
Broadcast area Tri-Cities
Branding Hot 97.5
Slogan All The Hits
Frequency 97.5 MHz
First air date 1988-07-05 (as KZLO-FM)
Format Rhythmic CHR
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 189 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 51128
Transmitter coordinates 46°17′23.00″N 119°25′28.00″W / 46.2897222°N 119.4244444°W
Callsign meaning Kool (former name with one O missing) Washington
Former callsigns KZLO-FM (1988-1989)
KZLN-FM (1989-2004)
KHTO (2004-2004)
Owner Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Tri-Cities License, LLC)
Webcast Listen Live
Website hot975online.com

KOLW (97.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic CHR format. Licensed to Basin City, Washington, USA, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.[1]

History

The station went on the air as KZLO-FM on May 7, 1988. On April 14, 1989, the station changed its call sign to KZLN-FM. On January 14, 2004 to KHTO. On October 31, 2004 to the current KOLW.[2]

On September 19, 2013, at 3:00 pm local time, the station flipped from classic hits as 97.5 Kool FM to Rhythmic CHR as Hot 97.5. The first song as "Hot" was J. Cole's Crooked Smile.

Former Logo

References

  1. "KOLW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KOLW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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