Coordinates: 47°9′0″N 122°24′38″W / 47.15000°N 122.41056°W / 47.15000; -122.41056

KLAY

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KLAY
Broadcast areaTacoma/South Sound area
Frequency1180 kHz
BrandingKLAY AM 1180
Programming
FormatCatholic radio
AffiliationsSacred Heart Radio
Ownership
OwnerSacred Heart Radio, Inc.
KBLE / KBUP / KTTO / KYTR / KBKW / KBKO
History
First air date
1948 (at 1480 AM)
Former call signs
  • KFHA (1948–1966)
  • KOOD (1966–1978)
  • KQLA (1978–1980)
  • KLAY (1980–1990, 1991–present)
  • KDFL (1990)
Call sign meaning
Clay Frank Huntington (former station owner, now deceased)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11890
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
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Translator107.3 MHz K297CA (Lakewood)
Links
Public license information
Websitesacredheartradio.org

KLAY (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/religious/Catholic information format. Located in Lakewood, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tacoma area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio. The station features news, talk, weather, traffic, and sports reporting. KLAY has been on the air for about 53 years. Broadcasting coverage is roughly from Downtown Seattle south through the state capital of Olympia.

History

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The station went on the air as KFHA at 1480 AM and changed its call sign to KOOD in 1959, and then it’s license deleted in 1972,[2] before reactivating to KQLA in 1978 with a new license, and finally to KLAY in April 1980. On May 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KDFL, and on June 28, 1991 to the current KLAY.[3]

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