KPQ (AM)
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| City | Wenatchee, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Wenatchee, Washington |
| Branding | Newsradio 560 KPQ |
| 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 |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio , Premiere Radio Networks |
| Owner | Ccr-Wescoast Iv, LLC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kpq.com |
KPQ (560 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk format. Licensed to Wenatchee, Washington, United States, the station serves the North Central Washington area. The station's owned by Cherry Creek Media 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 Program Director/News Director Dylan Carder, Micahael Knight, Dave Bernstein and Kevin Rounce. Don West also hosts his 3-hour daily sports talk show on KPQ. Kevin Andrus is VP Market Manager, while Laura Lawrence fills the role of Director of Sales. NewsRadio 560 KPQ also serves as the Football home for the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington State Cougars. The signal provides regional news all over Central Washington and up and down the Columbia River Basin, to the Canada–US border.
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