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{{short description|American radio station in Bellevue, Washington}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KXPA
| name = KXPA
| logo =
| image =
| city = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| city = [[Bellevue, Washington]], U.S.
| area = [[Seattle metropolitan area]]
| area = [[Seattle metropolitan area]]
| branding =
| branding = Multicultural Radio Seattle
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| airdate = 1969
| slogan =
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| frequency = 1540 kHz
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| airdate =
| format = [[Brokered Time]] Ethnic (days and evenings)<BR>[[Adult Standards]] (late nights)
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| frequency = 1540 kHz
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| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s
| format = [[Brokered Time]]
| erp =
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| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s
| erp =
| class = B
| class = B
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]
| former_callsigns =
| owner = [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]
| licensee = Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC
| webcast = [http://kxpa.com/streaming.html Listen Live]
| licensee = Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC
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| website = [http://kxpa.com/ KXPA.com]
| webcast =
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| affiliations =
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| website = [http://www.kxpa.com KXPA.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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'''KXPA''' (1540 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] serving the [[Seattle metropolitan area]]. It is part of the much larger, nationwide [[Multicultural Radio Broadcasting]] network. It is one of 30 stations in owner Arthur Liu's empire of stations, which cater to minority and immigrant communities with programs in their native languages. Most of the stations have multi-language, "brokered" formats. That means they sell their airtime in "blocks," which are usually by the hour. The clients who buy time on the station are free to use it as they please, as long as it fits with federal regulations and restrictions.
'''KXPA''' (1540 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Bellevue, Washington]], United States, serving the [[Seattle metropolitan area]]. It is part of the nationwide [[Multicultural Radio Broadcasting]] network, one of 30 stations owned by Arthur Liu, which cater to minority and immigrant communities with programs in their native languages.


The [[transmitter]] is located off 118th Avenue SE in Bellevue, near [[Kelsey Creek (Washington)|Kelsey Creek]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kxpa&nav= Radio-Locator.com/KXPA]</ref> KXPA is powered at 5,000 [[watt]]s. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1540, KXPA uses a [[directional antenna]], with much of the signal pointed west over [[Seattle]] and [[Puget Sound]].
The station first went on the air in 1965 as '''KBVU''' with a [[jazz music|jazz]] format, later going dark in 1967, and then the 1540 frequency was purchased by Kemper Freeman so his KFKF (then located at 1330 AM) could move to 1540 and be a 24-hour operation, instead of the daytime-only operation of 1330. It then became '''KFKF''', and after an ownership change to Stewart Ballinger in 1972, it became '''KBES''', all with an [[middle of the road (music)|MOR]] format, and was co-owned with [[KQMV|92.5 FM]]. In 1979, after the stations were purchased by Sandusky Newspapers, the AM became '''KZAM-AM''' with a "Rock of the 80's" ([[new wave]]) format, the first of its kind in the Seattle market.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=GyUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT40&lpg=PT40&dq=KZAM+seattle&source=bl&ots=BQRwqYpEwn&sig=T0-wLYqedDvQFcun1zh_SxQ3w-c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj41O2HiMPKAhWIr4MKHXxvDws4ChDoAQglMAI#v=onepage&q=KZAM%20seattle&f=false</ref> (Its notable FM sister station aired a [[progressive rock]] format until July 1983, when it flipped to [[adult contemporary]].) In March 1981, KZAM-AM became all-[[jazz music|jazz]] formatted '''KJZZ'''. In 1985, it became '''KLSY-AM''', with a format that would now be called [[Hot adult contemporary]], albeit automated, before becoming a simulcast of its FM sister a year later. In January 1992, due to Sandusky's purchase of [[KIXI]], and the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]'s ownership limits enforced at the time, KLSY-AM was sold to new owners and became '''KBLV''', with a [[classic country]] format with the moniker "Country Gold", and was simulcasting with [[KSUH|KJUN]] in [[Tacoma]].<ref>http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?521741-Seattle-FM-Dial-1981</ref> KBLV would later flip to an [[Urban AC]] format in 1996. The format wouldn't last long; in late 1996, after the station was sold, 1540 AM adopted an all-[[talk radio|advice talk]] format from the "Motivation Talk Network."<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=rwkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=1540+KBLV+Seattle&source=bl&ots=xMPxwd5HiR&sig=Pd1I9vVtp0mUTH0PH6p1ESEDDA8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWqtq8jMPKAhUjmoMKHYH1D904ChDoAQgmMAM#v=onepage&q=1540%20KBLV%20Seattle&f=false</ref><ref>http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/1998/12-03/0038_radio.html</ref><ref>http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?567998-1540-HISTORY</ref> The '''KXPA''' call letters would be adopted on January 31, 1997. It was later sold, and flipped to its current multicultural format.

==Programming==
KXPA airs [[brokered programming|brokered]] ethnic programming days and evenings, with [[adult standards]] from the "[[Music of Your Life]]" Network heard late nights. Clients buy blocks of time on KXPA and host shows in their native language, supported by advertisers targeting those communities.

Languages include [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Mandarin language|Mandarin]] and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]].

==History==

KXPA is derived from two radio stations. The [[AM 1540]] station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air in March 1964 as '''KBVU'''.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1966/B-Section-Radio-Neb-Ter-BC-YB-1966.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-161]</ref> It was owned by Birch Bay Broadcasting, powered at 1,000 [[watt]]s. KBVU aired a [[jazz music|jazz]] format, but went [[dark (broadcasting)|dark]] in 1967.

Another station in Bellevue, '''KFKF''', had signed on the air in March 1958 at [[AM 1330]]. It was a 1,000-watt [[daytimer]], required to go off the air at sunset. In 1969, Kemper Freeman, who owned KFKF, purchased the license for AM 1540 so he could move his station there and make it a round-the-clock operation. AM 1540 then became KFKF, a completely brand new radio station.

Stewart Ballinger bought KFKF in August 1972, switching the [[call sign]] to '''KBES''', with a [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] (MOR) format. KBES was co-owned with 92.5 KFKF-FM (now [[KQMV]]). The two [[simulcast]] most of their programming.

In November 1974, when 92.5 FM flipped to [[progressive rock]] as [[KQMV|KZAM-FM]], the AM followed suit and became '''KZAM''', still simulcasting. On May 19, 1978, after Sandusky Broadcasting bought the stations, KZAM adopted a "Rock of the ‘80s" [[New wave music|new wave]] format, the first of its kind in the Seattle market.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GyUEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|date=1980-12-20|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> The FM continued to air [[album rock]] until July 1983, when it flipped to [[adult contemporary music]].

Due to poor ratings, on February 23, 1981, KZAM went back to simulcasting the FM until July 15 of that year, when the AM became all-[[jazz]] '''KJZZ'''. On December 17, 1984, it became '''KLSY''', with an [[automation|automated]] [[hot adult contemporary]] sound. It became a complete simulcast of its FM sister a year later.

In January 1992, due to Sandusky's purchase of [[AM 880]] [[KIXI]], the [[Federal Communications Commission]]'s ownership limits put Sandusky over the maximum number of stations in the Seattle area. KLSY was spun off to new owners and became '''KBLV''', with a [[classic country]] format known as "Country Gold." KBLV formed a network by simulcasting with [[KSUH|KJUN]] and [[KTDD (FM)|KJUN-FM]] in [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[KGRG (AM)|KENU]] in [[Enumclaw, Washington|Enumclaw]], [[KLDY|KTOL]] in [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], and [[KWYZ]] in [[Everett, Washington|Everett]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950511/2120361/young-new-and-kickin-country----a-trio-of-seattle-radio-stations-try-to-corral-a-larger-herd-of-country-music-listeners|title=Entertainment & the Arts {{!}} Young, New And Kickin' Country -- A Trio Of Seattle Radio Stations Try To Corral A Larger Herd Of Country-Music Listeners|website=community.seattletimes.nwsource.com|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?521741-Seattle-FM-Dial-1981|title=Seattle FM Dial - 1981|website=Radio Discussions|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref>

In early 1996, the Country Gold Network discontinued operations due to financial problems, with all stations being put up for sale. KBLV was sold to new owners and flipped to an [[Urban Adult Contemporary]] format that year. The format didn't last long. In late 1996, after the station was sold to Personal Achievement Radio, 1540 AM adopted an all-[[talk radio|talk]] format, offering advice on business and life, from the "Motivation Talk Network."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwkEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|date=1996-06-01|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/1998/12-03/0038_radio.html|title=RADIO|website=web.kitsapsun.com|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?567998-1540-HISTORY|title=1540 HISTORY|website=Radio Discussions|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref> The station took the '''KXPA''' call letters on January 31, 1997.

It was later sold, and flipped first to the "Z-Spanish" radio network. In October 2000, it was sold to Arthur Liu, for its current multicultural format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nwbroadcasters.com/archives2001.html|title=Northwest Broadcasters - Recent News Archives 2001|website=nwbroadcasters.com|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[KZAM (defunct)]]
*[[KQMV]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.kxpa.com KXPA]
*[http://www.kxpa.com KXPA]
{{AM station data|KXPA}}
{{AM station data|11752|KXPA}}
*[http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0104/news-palchikoff.php "Multi-culti radio," an article about KXPA from the ''Seattle Weekly'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131215034904/http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0104/news-palchikoff.php "Multi-culti radio," an article about KXPA from the ''Seattle Weekly'']
*[http://www.zwire.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=17486202&BRD=855&PAG=461&dept_id=544376&rfi=6 "The United Nations in Leschi's back yard," an article about KXPA from the ''Madison Park Times'']
*[https://archive.today/20080627002454/http://www.zwire.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=17486202&BRD=855&PAG=461&dept_id=544376&rfi=6 "The United Nations in Leschi's back yard," an article about KXPA from the ''Madison Park Times'']
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=41862&.pdf FCC History Cards for KXPA]


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Latest revision as of 04:25, 13 November 2024

KXPA
Broadcast areaSeattle metropolitan area
Frequency1540 kHz
BrandingMulticultural Radio Seattle
Programming
FormatBrokered Time Ethnic (days and evenings)
Adult Standards (late nights)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1969
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKXPA.com

KXPA (1540 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bellevue, Washington, United States, serving the Seattle metropolitan area. It is part of the nationwide Multicultural Radio Broadcasting network, one of 30 stations owned by Arthur Liu, which cater to minority and immigrant communities with programs in their native languages.

The transmitter is located off 118th Avenue SE in Bellevue, near Kelsey Creek.[1] KXPA is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1540, KXPA uses a directional antenna, with much of the signal pointed west over Seattle and Puget Sound.

Programming

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KXPA airs brokered ethnic programming days and evenings, with adult standards from the "Music of Your Life" Network heard late nights. Clients buy blocks of time on KXPA and host shows in their native language, supported by advertisers targeting those communities.

Languages include Spanish, Russian, Mandarin and Vietnamese.

History

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KXPA is derived from two radio stations. The AM 1540 station signed on the air in March 1964 as KBVU.[2] It was owned by Birch Bay Broadcasting, powered at 1,000 watts. KBVU aired a jazz format, but went dark in 1967.

Another station in Bellevue, KFKF, had signed on the air in March 1958 at AM 1330. It was a 1,000-watt daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. In 1969, Kemper Freeman, who owned KFKF, purchased the license for AM 1540 so he could move his station there and make it a round-the-clock operation. AM 1540 then became KFKF, a completely brand new radio station.

Stewart Ballinger bought KFKF in August 1972, switching the call sign to KBES, with a middle of the road (MOR) format. KBES was co-owned with 92.5 KFKF-FM (now KQMV). The two simulcast most of their programming.

In November 1974, when 92.5 FM flipped to progressive rock as KZAM-FM, the AM followed suit and became KZAM, still simulcasting. On May 19, 1978, after Sandusky Broadcasting bought the stations, KZAM adopted a "Rock of the ‘80s" new wave format, the first of its kind in the Seattle market.[3] The FM continued to air album rock until July 1983, when it flipped to adult contemporary music.

Due to poor ratings, on February 23, 1981, KZAM went back to simulcasting the FM until July 15 of that year, when the AM became all-jazz KJZZ. On December 17, 1984, it became KLSY, with an automated hot adult contemporary sound. It became a complete simulcast of its FM sister a year later.

In January 1992, due to Sandusky's purchase of AM 880 KIXI, the Federal Communications Commission's ownership limits put Sandusky over the maximum number of stations in the Seattle area. KLSY was spun off to new owners and became KBLV, with a classic country format known as "Country Gold." KBLV formed a network by simulcasting with KJUN and KJUN-FM in Tacoma, KENU in Enumclaw, KTOL in Olympia, and KWYZ in Everett.[4][5]

In early 1996, the Country Gold Network discontinued operations due to financial problems, with all stations being put up for sale. KBLV was sold to new owners and flipped to an Urban Adult Contemporary format that year. The format didn't last long. In late 1996, after the station was sold to Personal Achievement Radio, 1540 AM adopted an all-talk format, offering advice on business and life, from the "Motivation Talk Network."[6][7][8] The station took the KXPA call letters on January 31, 1997.

It was later sold, and flipped first to the "Z-Spanish" radio network. In October 2000, it was sold to Arthur Liu, for its current multicultural format.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KXPA
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-161
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1980-12-20). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Entertainment & the Arts | Young, New And Kickin' Country -- A Trio Of Seattle Radio Stations Try To Corral A Larger Herd Of Country-Music Listeners". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  5. ^ "Seattle FM Dial - 1981". Radio Discussions. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  6. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1996-06-01). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "RADIO". web.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  8. ^ "1540 HISTORY". Radio Discussions. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  9. ^ "Northwest Broadcasters - Recent News Archives 2001". nwbroadcasters.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
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