KONP
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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.
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, Alan Colmes, Coast to Coast AM, Jim Bohannon, John Batchelor, Larry Kudlow and Bob Brinker.
In 2008, KONP began broadcasting at 102.1 FM, as well as its longtime 1450 AM spot on the dial. It allows increased coverage for many listeners on the north Olympic Peninsula.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
based in Port Angeles, Washington
Port Angeles, Washington
Port Angeles is a city in and the county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 19,038 at the 2010 census. The area's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza in 1791, but by the mid-19th century the name had...
. 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
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
, which started with the sounds of the big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
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, Alan Colmes, Coast to Coast AM, Jim Bohannon, John Batchelor, Larry Kudlow and Bob Brinker.
In 2008, KONP began broadcasting at 102.1 FM, as well as its longtime 1450 AM spot on the dial. It allows increased coverage for many listeners on the north Olympic Peninsula.