KPTQ
Encyclopedia
KPTQ is a progressive talk radio
outlet. The station served as the Spokane, Washington
affiliate of Air America Radio
until Air America's demise in January 2010. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
, with the latter's adult standards format occupying the 1280 signal. In 2005 it dropped the adult standards format for its current format.
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
outlet. The station served as the Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
affiliate of Air America Radio
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
until Air America's demise in January 2010. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
History
The station was originally known as KUDY and had a religious format until 2002 when it swapped signals with 590KQNT
KQNT is a news-talk radio station in Spokane, Washington, United States, that offers a mix of news and syndicated talk fare. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from Fox News Radio and Premiere Radio Networks....
, with the latter's adult standards format occupying the 1280 signal. In 2005 it dropped the adult standards format for its current format.
Weekday programming
As of August 6, 2010, the weekday lineup is as follows:- midnight - 3 am: Doc Block
- 3 am - 6 am: The Bill PressBill PressWilliam "Bill" Press is a US talk radio host, political commentator and author.-Career:Press has a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Niagara University and Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the University of Fribourg. He started his broadcasting career in Los Angeles for TV stations KABC-TV and...
Show - 6 am - 9 am: The Stephanie MillerStephanie MillerStephanie Catherine Miller is an American comedienne and host of The Stephanie Miller Show, a progressive talk radio program produced in Los Angeles and syndicated nationally by Dial Global. Talkers magazine ranked her as the 24th most important radio talk show host in America for 2010.-Early...
Show (live) - 9 am - noon: The Ed SchultzEd SchultzEdward Andrew "Ed" Schultz Is an American television and radio host and a liberal political commentator . He is the host of The Ed Show, a daily news talk program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show, nationally syndicated by Dial Global, promising "straight talk."-Early...
Show (live) - noon - 3 pm: The Thom HartmannThom HartmannThom Hartmann is an American radio host, author, former psychotherapist and entrepreneur, and progressive political commentator. His nationally-syndicated radio show, The Thom Hartmann Program, airs in the United States and has 2.75 million listeners a week...
(Three hour delay) - 3 pm - 6 pm: The Randi RhodesRandi RhodesRandi Rhodes is an American progressive talk radio personality, formerly featured on Air America Radio and Nova M Radio and now on Premiere Radio Networks. Her eponymous program, The Randi Rhodes Show, airs live Monday through Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm Eastern Time.-Early life:Rhodes was born in...
Show (Three hour delay) - 6 pm - 9 pm: The Mike MalloyMike MalloyMichael Dennis Malloy is an American radio broadcaster from Atlanta, Georgia. Previously his show has been carried by WSB Atlanta, WLS Chicago, the I.E. America Radio Network, the Air America Radio network, Nova M Radio and the On Second Thought network. He is now self-syndicated...
Show (live) - 9 pm - midnight: The Leslie MarshallLeslie MarshallLeslie Marshall has been a liberal radio talk host since 1988 and a commentator on national television since 2001. Leslie became the youngest person ever to be nationally syndicated on radio when she replaced Tom Snyder on the ABC Satellite Radio Network in 1992...
Show (five hour delay)