KPQ (AM)

KPQ

City of license	Wenatchee, Washington
Broadcast area	Wenatchee
Slogan	The News & Talk Station
Frequency	560 kHz
First air date	1929
Format	News Talk Information
Power	5,000 watts
Class	B
Facility ID	71715
Transmitter coordinates	47°27′12″N 120°19′43″W / 47.45333°N 120.32861°W / 47.45333; -120.32861
Affiliations	ABC Radio , Premiere Radio Networks
Owner	Ccr-Wescoast Iv, LLC
Website	kpq.com

KPQ (560 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk format. Licensed to Wenatchee, Washington, USA, the station serves the North Central Washington area. The station's owned by Cherry Creek Radio and features programming from ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and CCR's Washington Ag Network.^[1] NewsRadio 560 KPQ began broadcasting May 2, 1928.^[2] The station has the region's largest news/ag department with Regional News Director Ed Dawson, longtime local on-air personality Steve Hair (nicknamed the "KPQ Ambassador"), Kimberly James, Dennis Shannon, Maecy Enger, Jack Ferris, Robb Francis, Glenn Vaagen, Kevin Rounce, Jason Taylor and Chris Hansen. John Summers is Regional Program Director. Kevin Andrus is General Manager, while Laura Lawrence fills the role of Sales Manager. Certain news/ag hours through the day are shared as the Northwest NewsRadio Network with sister CCR station NewsRadio 610 KONA, located 135 miles south in the Tri Cities. The dual signals provide regional news up and down the Columbia River Basin, from the Canadian border to Northern Oregon.

Former logo.

References

↑ "KPQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions May 2 in History

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KPQ

Radio-Locator Information on KPQ

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KPQ

Radio stations in the Wenatchee, Washington market

By FM frequency	89.9 90.7 94.7 95.9 97.7 99.5 99.7 101.1 102.1 104.7 106.7

By AM frequency	560 810 900 1340

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	KAAP KKRT KKRV KKWN KNWR KOHO KPLW KPQ KPQ-FM KTBI KWWX KYSN KZAL KZML WXM48

Nearby radio markets Northwest Washington Richland–Kennewick–Pasco Seattle-Tacoma Spokane Yakima See also List of radio stations in Washington

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Washington

All-News	KOMO – Seattle KOMO-FM – Oakville

News & Talk	KBKW – Aberdeen KBSN – Moses Lake KEDO – Longview KELA – Centralia-Chehalis KFLD – Pasco KGDC – Walla Walla KGMI – Bellingham KGTK – Olympia KIRO-FM – Tacoma KIT – Yakima KJOX – Kennewick KKOL – Seattle KLFE – Seattle KMAS – Shelton KMAX – Colfax KONA – Kennewick-Richland-Pasco KONP – Port Angeles KPQ – Wenatchee KQNT – Spokane KQQQ – Pullman KTTH- Seattle KVAN – Burbank KXLE – Ellensburg KXLY – Spokane KXRO – Aberdeen

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Washington

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