KXLE (AM)

KXLE
City	Ellensburg, Washington
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	Newstalk 1240
Programming
Format	News Talk Information
Affiliations	CBS Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Sol M. Tacher ; (KXLE, Inc.)
Sister stations	KXLE-FM
History
First air date	July 19, 1946
Former call signs	KCOW (1946)
Technical information
Facility ID	35958
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	47°0′9″N 120°31′31″W / 47.00250°N 120.52528°WCoordinates: 47°0′9″N 120°31′31″W / 47.00250°N 120.52528°W

KXLE is a radio station located in Ellensburg, Washington, United States, operating on a frequency of 1240 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts. The AM transmitter tower is located at the station's offices and studios at 1311 Vantage Highway in Ellensburg. As of July 2007, the programming format of the station is news/talk, and includes the syndicated programming of Rush Limbaugh, Michael Medved, Jerry Doyle and George Noory, and carries Seattle Mariners baseball games.^[3] According to FCC ownership reports, KXLE, Inc. is owned by Sol M. Tacher of Bellevue, Washington, and his son.^[4]

History[]

The station signed on July 19, 1946 as KCOW.^[1] It changed its call letters to KXLE on November 27, 1946;^[5] at the time, the station was part of the Pacific Northwest Broadcasters, a group of stations owned in whole or in part by Ed Craney that also included KXLY in Spokane, KXL in Portland, Oregon, KXLF in Butte, Montana, KXLJ in Helena, Montana, KXLQ in Bozeman, Montana, KXLK in Great Falls, Montana, and KXLL in Missoula, Montana; other than KXL, and the newly-launched KXLK and KXLL, the other stations also concurrently changed their call letters to incorporate the letters "XL".^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "CWU Athletic Department Renews Contract With KXLE" (Press release). Ellensburg, Washington: Central Washington University. August 23, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-573. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "Broadcast Affiliates".
^ "CDBS Print".
^ "KXLE history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^ "Group in Pacific Northwest Adopts New 'XL' Call Letters" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. December 30, 1946. p. 18. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

External links[]

KXLE in the FCC AM station database
KXLE on Radio-Locator
KXLE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[cwu-kcowstart-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "CWU Athletic Department Renews Contract With KXLE" (Press release). Ellensburg, Washington: Central Washington University. August 23, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

[by2009-2] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-573. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[3] "Broadcast Affiliates".

[4] "CDBS Print".

[fcc-kcowtokxle-5] "KXLE history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

[bt-xlnetwork-6] "Group in Pacific Northwest Adopts New 'XL' Call Letters" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. December 30, 1946. p. 18. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

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