KIRO-FM, news/talk radio station in Tacoma, Washington, United States
KIRO-FM is a radio station in Seattle, Washington, broadcasting on 97.3 MHz to the Seattle and Tacoma area with a focus on news and talk programming. Local shows with Seattle-based hosts fill most of the daytime schedule, while nationally syndicated programs air in the evenings.
The station was founded in 1948 as KTNT-FM under the ownership of the Tacoma News Tribune newspaper. It changed names and formats several times over the following decades before adopting its current news and talk format in 2008.
KIRO-FM takes its call letters from its early parent company, Westinghouse Electric. Today the station is best known for local hosts whose voices become familiar companions during morning and evening commutes.
The station can be heard on any FM radio tuned to 97.3 MHz, as well as through the station's website or app from anywhere with an internet connection. News and traffic updates air frequently during the day, making it especially useful during rush hours.
The transmitter sits on Tiger Mountain, a ridge southeast of Seattle, which allows the signal to carry across valleys and hills that block many other frequencies in the region. This placement helps the station reach areas that would otherwise be difficult to cover from a city-based transmitter.
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