Retro Dial: Spokane, December 1980

[TR1968]

from The Spokesman-Review via Newspapers.com

AM Dial
580 KHQ (AC) NBC
630 KZUN (contemporary country) ABC
790 KJRB (Top 40)
920 KXLY (MOR) CBS
970 KREM (AC)
1230 KSPO (news/talk)
1280 KUDY (gospel)
1330 KMBI (religious)
1390 KCKO (AC)
1440 KXXR (beautiful music) ABC
1510 KGA (traditional country)

FM Dial
89.9 KEWZ (jazz/rock)
90.3 KWRS (progressive/rock/jazz/classical)
91.1 KPBX (current affairs/classical/jazz/folk)
91.9 KSFC (rock)
92.9 KREM (album-oriented rock)
93.7 KDRK (contemporary country)
96.1 KZUN (comtemporary country)
98.1 KHQ (AC)
98,8 KICH (gospel)
99.9 KXLY (beautiful music)
105.7 KEZE (popular music)
107.9 KMBI (religious)

 

[boombox4]

I remember KEZE-FM being rock, during the mid 80s or so.

 

[seatownmedia]

I am trying to remember when KJRB moved to a softer format, then to oldies. The wiki page on this is not much of a help. My best guess is they went AC in the early 80’s and oldies maybe early 90’s?

Of course KJRB was owned by the same company (Kaye-Smith) that ran KJR in Seattle. Many jocks worked at both, including legendary Chicago dj Larry Lujack. And yes the Kaye was Danny Kaye, who must have loved Seattle as he was one of the early co-owners of the MLB Seattle Mariners in the mid 70’s.