KXL-FM

For the original KXL-FM on 95.5 from 1965-1999, see KBFF.

KXL-FM
City of license	Portland, Oregon
Broadcast area	Portland, Oregon
Branding	FM News 101 KXL
Slogan	"Portland's Breaking News, Weather and Traffic Station"
Frequency	101.1 MHz
First air date	September 12, 1948 (1948-09-12) (as KOIN-FM)
Format	News/Talk
ERP	97,000 watts
HAAT	502 meters (1,647 ft)
Class	C
Facility ID	26932
Transmitter coordinates	45°30′57.4″N 122°44′3.4″W / 45.515944°N 122.734278°W / 45.515944; -122.734278Coordinates: 45°30′57.4″N 122°44′3.4″W / 45.515944°N 122.734278°W / 45.515944; -122.734278
Former callsigns	KOIN-FM (1948–1977) KYTE-FM (1977–1979) KLLB (1979–1983) KRCK (1983–1985) KYTE-FM (1985–1989) KKCY (1989–1990) KUFO (1990–2001) KUFO-FM (2001–2010) KUFO (2010–2011)^[1]
Affiliations	CBS Radio News KGW 8
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KBFF, KINK, KUFO, KUPL-FM, KXTG
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kxl.com

KXL-FM (101.1 FM) is an American commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk format and is licensed to Portland, Oregon, USA. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media.^[2]^[3] Its studios are located in downtown Portland, and its transmitter is in Portland's west hills.

History

The station went on air as KOIN-FM on September 12, 1948, simulcasting KOIN-AM, and began airing classical music in 1967. The four-hour-long KOIN Concert Hall was broadcast evenings from 6 to 10 PM, hosted first by Blaine Hanks, then Don Gay. In May 1977, the station changed their call letters to KYTE-FM and aired a top 40 format as "The FM Kite". On January 5, 1979, KYTE-FM changed their format to country and then changed the call letters to KLLB (as "Country Club 101"). On September 4, 1979, KLLB changed format to top 40 rock (as "KB-101 Rock Deluxe"), then changed format to oldies (also as "KB-101") a year later. On November 8, 1982, KLLB switched to an album rock format (as "Rock 101"; in 1983, the call letters changed to KRCK. On January 3, 1985, KRCK changed their format to classical (as "Classical 101"), and on February 18, 1985, the call letters changed to KYTE-FM. On January 31, 1989, the station changed its call letters to KKCY and aired a contemporary jazz format, branded as "The City". (The classical format was moved to KYTE 970 AM.)

KUFO logo used from 1989–2011

On December 29, 1989, at 5 PM, after a few days of stunting, KKCY changed to an active rock format and on January 23, 1990, the call letters were changed to KUFO, and on August 1, 2001 to KUFO-FM.^[1]

KXL-FM's logo used during AM/FM simulcast in 2011

In August 2009, CBS Radio sold the Portland cluster (including KUFO) to Alpha Broadcasting in an effort to focus more on major market stations. On October 24, 2009, KUFO began stunting with a "mothership refueling" countdown to end at 7 a.m. on October 28th when it re-launched. The actual musical content of KUFO was the same as it was prior to the re-launch; only the personalities changed. On September 16, 2010, the call sign reverted to simply KUFO.

At 8:47 AM on March 15, 2011, KUFO's format was flipped to a simulcast of KXL (750 AM), which broadcasts news and talk shows. On March 22, 2011 the station changed its call sign to KXL-FM^[1] and billed itself as "News Radio 101 FM & 750 AM KXL." It now uses the on air slogan "FM News 101 KXL".^[4] This is the second FM station in Portland's radio history to use the name KXL-FM; it has been used in the past as the callsign by 101.1's sister station 95.5 (now KBFF).

On May 25, 2011 at 4 PM, KXL-FM ended its simulcast with KXL 750 AM, which flipped to sports as KXTG, "750 The Game".

On May 6, 2013 KXL announced it had dropped Fox News Radio as an affiliate and picked up CBS Radio News as its preferred news source.^[5]

References

1 2 3 "KXL-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
↑ "KXL-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KXL-FM Summer 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Alpha turns off KUFO’s rock for KXL-FM’s news and talk". Portland Tribune. March 15, 2011.
↑ https://www.facebook.com/101KXL/posts/595574310466481

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KXL

Radio-Locator information on KXL

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KXL

KUFO's goodbye message to listeners

Radio stations in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area market

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5♦ 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9♦ 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5

By AM frequency	530² 620 750♦ 800 860 880 910 940 970 1010 1040 1080 1130 1150♦ 1190¹ 1230 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1520 1550 1640

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525 162.550

By callsign	K220IN K228EU K240CZ K272EL K275CH K279BO K283BL K296FT KBFF KBMS KBNP KBOO KBPS KBVM KDZR KEX¹ KFBW KFIS KFXX KGDD KGON KIG98 KINK KISN-LP KKCW KKOV KKPZ KKRZ KLVP KLTH KMHD KMTT KNRK KOOR KOPB-FM KPAM KPDQ KPDQ-FM KPFR KPOJ KPPK KQAC KQRR KQRZ-LP KRSK KRYN KRYP KUFO KUIK KUPL KWBY KWIP KWJJ-FM KWLZ-FM KXET KXJM KXL-FM KXPC KXPD KXRY KXTG KYCH-FM KZME KZRI KZZR WNG604 WPHG710²

Historic	KGW KISN KOIN KQIV

¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² = Travelers' information station for Portland International Airport ♦ = fully or partial simulcasting stations Nearby radio markets Bend Eugene–Springfield Seattle-Tacoma Yakima See also List of radio stations in Oregon List of radio stations in Washington

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Oregon

Stations	KACI – The Dalles KAGO – Klamath Falls KAST – Astoria KBBR – North Bend KBCH – Lincoln City KBKR – Baker City KBND – Bend KBNP – Portland KBNW – Bend KCMX – Phoenix KCUP – Toledo KEX – Portland KFLS – Klamath Falls KGAL – Lebanon KLBM – La Grande KLOO – Corvallis KMED – Medford KNPT – Newport KPAM – Troutdale KPNW – Eugene KQEN – Roseburg KUFO – Portland KUGN – Eugene KUMA – Pendleton KVBL – Union KWRO – Coquille KWVR – Enterprise KXL-FM – Portland KYKN – Keizer

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

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