Spokane Retro Dial, November 1980

[Bluenoser]

from The Spokesman-Review via Newspapers.com

AM STATIONS
590 KHQ (AC; NBC)
630 KZUN (contemporary country; ABC)
790 KJRB (Top 40)
920 KXLY (MOR music; CBS)
970 KREM (AC)
1230 KSPO (News/Talk)
1280 KUDY (gospel)
1330 KMBI (religious)
1380 KCKO (AC)
1440 KXXR (beautiful music; ABC)
1510 KGA (traditional country)

FM STATIONS
89.9 KEWC (jazz/adult rock)
90.3 KWRS (progressive/rock/jazz/classical)
91.1 KPBX (current affairs/classical/jazz/folk)
91.9 KSFC (adult rock)
92.9 KREM (AOR)
93.7 KDRK (country)
96.1 KZUN (country)
98.1 KHQ (AC)
98.9 KICK (gospel)
100.1 KXLY (beautiful music)
105.7 KEZE (pop music)
107.9 KMBI (religious)

 

[seatownmedia]

A pivotal period in radio where AM music was moving quickly to FM. I see KJRB was still spinning the hits, as was KREM, and KHQ for that matter. This would end within a few years.

 

[crainbebo]

My goodness, the FM gap between 99.9 (was KXLY ever on 100.1? I don't think so...) and 105.7!! There are now 7 full-power and a bunch of translator stations on that portion of the FM dial in Spokane/CDA.
KWRS would later go defunct and 90.3 is now KPBZ, the PRX Remix station. 1380 and 1440 are also long defunct. KGA-1510 used to rule the nighttime airwaves all over the west, especially in the country days. It's now a 540 watt pipsqueak at night often battling with KSFN Piedmont CA and even KPLS Littleton CO.

 

[The New Chico]

Good memory Crain- checked the history card and 99.9 has been the only dial position since it started in 1959.