North Pole Radio

[installLSC]

Here in North Tacoma, CIOC still is the only signal at 98.5 (though faint).

 

[bossbill]

Bill that may be true. So, please tell me why the call letters were changed from KBFR to KNBQ before sign on if they didn't still have some value? The calls could've been KRAP and no one but radio geeks would've noticed.

The value of call letters is to cause the geeks to wonder what's next... which makes for good chat rooms.

Seriously, KNBQ is not a Jodesha station. My leading Jodesha station has the worst call letters one can imagine (KSWW). They're hard to pronounce, and they're used only once per hour. We don't change them because it would confuse the buyers at the advertising agencies. The KSWW call stands for South West Washington. Interestingly, but not surprisingly, they were hand-picked by a newspaperman. My best call letters are KJET. Easy to say, easy to play off "105 7... The Jet". But we could have done it without the calls ((KYYO example, or KRWM, which somehow spells WARM))

There are some heritage call letters that have value I suppose, because they've been around a long time (KISW), but that hasn't helped the likes of KJR, etc. Radio geeks see huge value to the three-letter call, but even that doesn't hold up...

I guess my point would be that call letters (or names for that matter) develop value over time as they relate to a popular format, but they have zero value in the beginning.

 

[Unregistered]

I guess my point would be that call letters (or names for that matter) develop value over time as they relate to a popular format, but they have zero value in the beginning.

A discussion in passing on a Seattle FM station, one has a memory for the songs from your senior year in high school, I fall into the category of remembering radio stations from my high school years (and having the city go from a one rock station town to many stations).

May I just added that I put value to the call sings for the memories that they invoke. 1520 - KOMA, 92.5 - KWFM and 580 - KIKX [R.I.P.]

 

[Kelly A]

Or still my Seattle favorite, Pat's former 96.5 station: KKMI (Kick Me).

 

[bossbill]

Or KFAT in Gilroy.

 

[Bongwater]

KWWA will always be among the very worst sets of call letters EVER

 

[bossbill]

At least KWWW can say "K double-you three"

 

[westcoast]

What's KNBQ's format now?

 

[semoochie]

I'm guessing that 98.5 KNBQ will upgrade and move to South Mountain and rim shot Seattle like the other stations that have moved there and be sold for a nice profit to an ethnic broadcaster who has no knowledge or care for the KNBQ call sign history.

They have an application for Capital Peak but it's only a Class C2 and the 60dbu will just miss Tacoma. It looks strong in Olympia and up and down I-5 though.

 

[fordranger797]

They have an application for Capital Peak but it's only a Class C2 and the 60dbu will just miss Tacoma. It looks strong in Olympia and up and down I-5 though.

K237FR 95.3 and the KGHO signal on 101.1 sound surprisingly decent around some parts of Tacoma, so i'd assume that 98.5 will do alright around that region.

How many facilities are up on capitol, anyway?

 

[semoochie]

K237FR 95.3 and the KGHO signal on 101.1 sound surprisingly decent around some parts of Tacoma, so i'd assume that 98.5 will do alright around that region.

How many facilities are up on capitol, anyway?

Just from sitting at my computer, I'd have to say, Licensed and operating: 88.1 & 102.9, CP: 96.1, Application: 98.5 and Translators: 101.1, 102.1 & 106.3

 

[bobdavcav]

KNBQ is still pumping out Christmas music. I wonder if this will be the first station of the season?

 

[bossbill]

Well now, it appears so. Not much of a chance that anyone can make that claim retroactively...