KJR, sports radio station in Seattle
KJR is a radio station in Seattle that primarily broadcasts sports programming and coverage of local teams such as the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Kraken. The station operates at 50,000 watts of power, allowing its signal to reach a wide geographic area across the Pacific Northwest.
KJR was licensed in 1922 as the first major radio station in the Pacific Northwest, founded by Vincent Kraft as an experimental broadcaster. The station evolved from music programming in the 1950s and 1960s, when DJs like Pat O'Day attracted large audiences, before transitioning to sports broadcasting in the early 1990s.
The call letters KJR were chosen at random but have become synonymous with sports fandom in Seattle. The station serves as a gathering point for fans who follow their teams and share their passion with fellow listeners throughout the region.
The station can be tuned in on AM 950 or accessed through online streaming, making it easy to follow games from anywhere. Fans can get game schedules, scores, and interviews with local sports figures through the station's broadcasts.
The station's call letters KJR were randomly selected from a telephone directory reference. This chance selection became the foundation for one of the longest-running and most influential radio stations in Pacific Northwest history.
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