KPTR (AM)
sports radio station in Seattle
KPTR (1090 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Seattle, Washington. It airs a conservative talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are in the Belltown neighborhood northwest of Downtown Seattle.
KPTR is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations in the U.S., and is a Class B station. Because AM 1090 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A stations WBAL in Baltimore and XEPRS in Rosarito-Tijuana, KPTR must use a directional antenna at all times to avoid interference. The transmitter is off Dockton Road SW on Vashon Island. KPTR also airs on the HD3 sub-channel of co-owned KJAQ.
Programming
Most of KPTR's schedule is nationally syndicated talk shows. Weekdays begin with an hour of financial news from Bloomberg Radio. That's followed by The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Jesse Kelly Show, The Michael Berry Show, The Joe Pags Show, The Michael DelGiorno Show and Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb.
Weekends feature specialty shows, mostly from co-owned Premiere Networks, as well as repeats of weekday programs.
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