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KXLE is a radio station located in Ellensburg, Washington, United States, operating on a frequency of 1240 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts. The AM transmitter tower is located at the station's offices and studios at 1311 Vantage Highway in Ellensburg. As of July 2007, the programming format of the station is news/talk, and includes the syndicated programming of Rush Limbaugh, Michael Medved, Jerry Doyle and George Noory, and carries Seattle Mariners baseball games. The station is owned by Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting.

History

The station signed on July 19, 1946 as KCOW. It changed its call letters to KXLE on November 27, 1946. At the time, the station was part of the Pacific Northwest Broadcasters, a group of stations owned in whole or in part by Ed Craney that also included KXLY in Spokane, KXL in Portland, Oregon, KXLF in Butte, Montana, KXLJ in Helena, Montana, KXLQ in Bozeman, Montana, KXLK in Great Falls, Montana, and KXLL in Missoula, Montana; other than KXL, and the newly-launched KXLK and KXLL, the other stations also concurrently changed their call letters to incorporate the letters "XL".

The station's previous owner, KXLE, Inc. was owned by Sol M. Tacher of Bellevue, Washington, and his son. In 2023, the Tachers sold KXLE and KXLE-FM to Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting for $250,000.

References

1. ^ "CWU Athletic Department Renews Contract With KXLE" (Press release). Ellensburg, Washington: Central Washington University. August 23, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-573. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
3. "Facility Technical Data for KXLE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. "Broadcast Affiliates". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007.
5. "KXLE history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
6. "Group in Pacific Northwest Adopts New 'XL' Call Letters" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. December 30, 1946. p. 18. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
7. "CDBS Print".
8. Venta, Lance (March 10, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 3/10: EMF Makes Rare AM Acquisition". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 35958 (KXLE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KXLE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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