KAST is an American radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to serve the community of Astoria, Oregon

Astoria, Oregon

Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...

. The station is owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC of Seattle, Washington, which is wholly owned by Northwest Capital Appreciation, Inc., a private equity firm also located in Seattle.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101206681&formid=323&fac_num=0

The programming of the station is News–Talk

Talk radio

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, with local programming during drive time hours and at noon, and syndicated programs including Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

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, Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham

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, and Lars Larson

Lars Larson

Lars Larson is a conservative U.S. talk radio show host based in Oregon. Larson hosts a national talk radio show, which as of 2009 is syndicated by Compass Media Networks...

 the remainder of the day.

Robert D. Holmes

Robert D. Holmes

Robert Denison Holmes was an American politician and journalist from the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he worked in newspapers and radio before entering politics. Though a Republican early in his career, he served as a Democrat in the Oregon State Senate and as the 28th...

 served as a station manager at KAST in the 1930s, prior to serving as Governor of Oregon

Governor of Oregon

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