KONP

For the airport in Newport, Oregon, assigned ICAO code KONP, see Newport Municipal Airport (Oregon).

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KONP

Broadcast area	Port Angeles, Washington
Branding	Newsradio KONP
Slogan	Radio You Can Rely On
Frequency	1450 kHz
Translator(s)	K269FX 101.7 (Port Angeles)
First air date	February 3, 1945
Format	News/Talk
Power	AM: 1,000 watts day 910 watts night erp = FM: 70 watts
Class	C (AM), D (FM)
Callsign meaning	K Olympic National Park (See: Olympic National Park)
Owner	Radio Pacific, Inc.
Website	Newsradio KONP

KONP is a radio station based in Port Angeles, Washington. It signed on the air at 6:30 a.m. local time February 3, 1945.

History

Evening Press Inc., a subsidiary of the Port Angeles Evening News Inc., first sought an AM radio license for the city of Port Angeles in 1937. Final FCC approval was delayed nearly eight years due to international reallocation of frequencies, then suspension of all newspaper applications, and finally wartime suspension of all new construction. The station's first radio tower was a locally-cut 180-foot Douglas fir.

For many years, KONP provided Top 40 music. This music programming, which started with the sounds of the big band era and popular artists of the time, progressed well into the 1990s. It was then that KONP changed its on-air moniker to "Newsradio 1450 KONP" and switched to a news and talk format.

KONP has remained locally owned since it first went on the air. It continues to provide Port Angeles and surrounding areas with the most comprehensive local programming. KONP offers local, regional, national and world news, sports, talk, and up to date information about community events. KONP has won numerous awards and recognition for its news and community information coverage. A daily talk show, "The Todd Ortloff Show", features insight, information and opinion on local issues.

Additionally, the station offers a strong line-up of other talk programming including Rush Limbaugh, Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM, Jim Bohannon, John Batchelor, Larry Kudlow and Bob Brinker.

KONP also broadcasts on 101.7 FM, as well as its longtime 1450 AM spot on the dial. It allows increased coverage for many listeners on the north Olympic Peninsula.

References

↑ For Keep Our NHS Public, UK campaign group

"KONP". Retrieved October 20, 2005.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KONP

Radio-Locator Information on KONP

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KONP

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

Coordinates: 48°05′55″N 123°24′20″W / 48.09861°N 123.40556°W / 48.09861; -123.40556

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