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KLAY 
Summary
KLAY (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports information format. Located in Lakewood, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tacoma area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio. The station features news, talk, weather, traffic, and sports reporting. KLAY has been on the air for about 53 years. Broadcasting coverage is roughly from Downtown Seattle south through the state capital of Olympia.
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| Broadcast area | Tacoma/South Sound area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | KLAY AM 1180 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Affiliations | Sacred Heart Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. |
| KBLE / KBUP / KTTO / KYTR / KBKW / KBKO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 (at 1480 AM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Clay Frank Huntington (former station owner, now deceased) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 11890 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°9′0″N 122°24′38″W / 47.15000°N 122.41056°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 MHz K297CA (Lakewood) |
| Links | |
| Website | sacredheartradio |
History edit
The station went on the air as KFHA at 1480 AM and changed its call sign to KOOD in 1966, and then to KQLA in 1978, and finally to KLAY in April 1980. On May 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KDFL, and on June 28, 1991 to the current KLAY.[1]
References edit
- ^ "KLAY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
External links edit
- KLAY in the FCC AM station database
- KLAY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database