KGNW
Radio station in Burien, Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KGNW (820 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Burien, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. It airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format and is owned by the Salem Media Group. The radio studios and offices are on 5th Avenue South in downtown Seattle.
Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 820 kHz |
Branding | 820 AM The Word |
Programming | |
Format | Christian talk and teaching |
Network | SRN News |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | October 10, 1970; 53 years ago (1970-10-10) (as KQIN at 800) |
Former call signs | KQIN (1970[1] -1986)[2] |
Former frequencies | 800 kHz (1970–1986) |
Call sign meaning | KinG (County) NorthWest |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 28819 |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts days 5,000 watts nights |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kgnw.com |
By day, KGNW is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial stations. But 820 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WBAP Fort Worth. So to avoid interference, at night KGNW reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array at all times. The transmitter is off 105th Street SW on Vashon Island.[4] The station is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[5]