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KEDO (1270 kHz) is a commercial radio station in Longview, Washington. It airs a talk and sports radio format and is owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC. The studios are on 14th Avenue in Longview.

By day, it is powered at 5,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. But to protect other stations on 1270 AM from interference, at night it greatly reduces power to 83 watts. The transmitter is on Lone Oak Road at Barefoot Boulevard in Longview Heights, Washington. Programming is also heard on FM translator K260DH at 99.9 MHz in Longview.

History

The station signed on the air on August 15, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-08-15). Its original call sign was KBAM. At first, it was a daytimer station, required to go off the air at sunset. It later got authorization for 83 watts at night.

In July 2014, KBAM switched to a hit country format. The morning show was hosted by 2014 "New Mexico Broadcasters Association DJ of The Year" Jim Halk (Hawk), who also oversaw the programming. The station added an FM translator at 93.5 FM, rebranding itself as "Now Country 93.5 & 1270AM K-BAM".

On September 3, 2021, the KBAM call sign and the country format moved to co-owned 1400 AM in Longview. It swapped frequencies, formats and call signs with talk and sports-formatted KEDO, which moved to 1270 AM.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KEDO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "KEDO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. Radio-Locator.com/KBAM
4. Longview WA Signals Swap Locations Radioinsight - September 3, 2021

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 2814 (KEDO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KEDO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 201361 (K260DH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K260DH at FCCdata.org
• New Mexico Broadcasters Association

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