KMAX (AM)

KMAX
KMAX TheMax840AM logo.jpg
CityColfax, Washington
Broadcast areaPullman - Moscow - South Eastern Washington
Frequency840 kHz
BrandingThe Max 840 AM
SloganNews & Talk
Programming
FormatTalk Radio
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
Salem Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerInland Northwest Broadcasting, LLC
KCLX, KRAO-FM
History
First air date
1998 (23 years ago) (1998) (as KRAO)
Former call signs
KRAO
Technical information
Facility ID13569
ClassB
Power10,000 watts (days)
280 watts (nights)
Transmitter coordinates
46°54′50.00″N 117°19′28.00″W / 46.9138889°N 117.3244444°W / 46.9138889; -117.3244444
Links
WebsiteKMAX website

KMAX (840 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Talk Radio format. Licensed to Colfax, Washington, the station serves the Pullman - Moscow - South Eastern Washington region and is owned by Inland Northwest Broadcasting, LLC.

By day, KMAX is powered at 10,000 watts and broadcasts a non-directional signal. But 840 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky. So KMAX must reduce nighttime power to only 280 watts to protect the skywave signal of WHAS. The transmitter is off Hilty Road in Colfax.[1]

Programming

On late weekday mornings, KMAX has an hour of local news and talk. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of nationally syndicated conservative talk show hosts: Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Dave Ramsey, Lars Larson, Mike Gallagher and Michael Medved.

Weekends feature shows on money, health, gardening, home repair and pets. Syndicated weekend hosts include Dennis Prager and repeats of weekday shows. KMAX also serves as the Moscow/Pullman network affiliate station of Seattle Seahawks football broadcasts.[2]

History

The station signed on the air as KRAO in 1998 (23 years ago) (1998).[3] Four years earlier, co-owned KRAO-FM came on the air. In June 2005, both stations were acquired by Inland Northwest Broadcasting. The AM station became KMAX, airing a talk radio format. The original KRAO call letters are now found only on FM sister station KRAO-FM at 102.5 MHz

References

  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KMAX
  2. ^ "Radio Network". Seattle Seahawks. Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-575

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