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Coordinates: 47°90N 122°2438W / 47.15000°N 122.41056°W / 47.15000; -122.41056
 

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KLAY
Broadcast areaTacoma/South Sound area
Frequency1180 kHz
BrandingKLAY AM 1180
Programming
FormatCatholic radio
AffiliationsSacred Heart Radio
Ownership
OwnerSacred Heart Radio, Inc.

Sister stations

KBLE / KBUP / KTTO / KYTR / KBKW / KBKO
History

First air date

1948 (at 1480 AM)

Former call signs

  • KFHA (1948–1966)
  • KOOD (1966–1978)
  • KQLA (1978–1980)
  • KLAY (1980–1990, 1991–present)
  • KDFL (1990)
  • Call sign meaning

    Clay Frank Huntington (former station owner, now deceased)
    Technical information
    Facility ID11890
    ClassB
    Power5,000 watts day
    1,000 watts night

    Transmitter coordinates

    47°9′0″N 122°24′38W / 47.15000°N 122.41056°W / 47.15000; -122.41056
    Translator(s)107.3 MHz K297CA (Lakewood)
    Links
    Websitesacredheartradio.org

    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.

    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]
    1. ^ "KLAY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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