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'''KISW''' (99.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) – branded '''99.9 KISW, The Rock of Seattle''' – is a commercial [[mainstream rock]] [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]. Owned by [[Audacy, Inc.]], the station serves the [[Seattle metropolitan area]]; live shows include [[The Mens Room (radio show)|''The Mens Room'']] afternoon show and the BJ & Migs morning show. Other day parts include Ryan Castle (middays) and Taryn Daly (evenings). The KISW studios are located in [[Downtown Seattle]], while the station transmitter resides on [[Tiger Mountain (Washington)|Tiger Mountain]] in the city of [[Issaquah, Washington|Issaquah]]. In addition to a standard [[analog transmission]], KISW broadcasts using [[HD Radio]] technology, and is available online via [[Audacy]].
'''KISW''' (99.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[mainstream rock]] format in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]. It is owned by [[Audacy, Inc.]] and has studios in [[Downtown Seattle]] and a transmitter on [[Tiger Mountain (Washington)|Tiger Mountain]] in [[Issaquah, Washington|Issaquah]]. In addition to a standard [[analog transmission]], KISW broadcasts using [[HD Radio]] technology and is available online via [[Audacy]].

On the air since 1950, KISW was originally a fine music station before Kaye-Smith shifted it to a rock format in 1971. It has continued in the rock format since under various owners; live shows include [[The Mens Room (radio show)|''The Mens Room'']] afternoon show, which for a time was nationally syndicated.


==History ==
==History ==
=== Classical (1950-1971) ===
=== Classical (1950–1971) ===
On January 18, 1950, KISW first signed on the air.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1951/Radio%20NE%20Ter%20BC%20YB%201951%20B&W-9.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 318]</ref> The station's founder and first owner was Ellwood W. Lippincott, who programmed a [[classical music]] format. At first, the station was powered at 2,100 watts, a fraction of its current output. From 1954 to 1956, the station was managed by [[Harvey Manning]].<ref>Harvey Manning, "Letter to the Editor," ''Seattle Weekly'', 21 September 1994.</ref>
KISW began broadcasting on January 16<ref>{{cite news|work=Broadcasting|page=45|title=KISW(FM) On Air|date=January 23, 1950|id={{ProQuest|1401183205}} }}</ref> or 18{{r|Seat500127}}, 1950. The station's founder and first owner was Ellwood W. Lippincott, a resident of [[Centralia, Washington|Centralia]] and engineer for the [[Weyerhauser]] Timber Company.<ref name="Seat500127">{{Cite news|title=U. W. Unit To Go On Air Hour Daily|page=2|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=January 27, 1950}}</ref> The station programmed a [[classical music]] format. At first, the station was powered at slightly over 2,000 watts, a fraction of its current output, and operated from studios at 9201 Roosevelt Way NE in North Seattle.<ref name="hc">{{Cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/enwiki/api/download/attachment/1b2a830e-7f0c-c379-f60f-a7a0b2d6ce26|title=FCC History Cards for KISW|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref> From 1954 to 1956, the station was managed by [[Harvey Manning]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Harvey|last=Manning|author-link=Harvey Manning|title=Letter to the Editor|work=[[Seattle Weekly]]|date=September 21, 1994}}</ref> The station increased its power to 10,500 watts in 1960.{{r|hc}}


Lippincott, a resident of [[Centralia, Washington]], worked as an electrical engineer for [[Weyerhaeuser]]. During the week, Lippincott's job required him to travel around the [[Pacific Northwest]] maintaining the company's radio equipment, and would spend his weekends managing the station.<ref>Byron Fish, "Not Very Old, KISW, Good-Music, Wins Public's Praise," ''Seattle Times'', 3 November 1952.</ref> Under Lippincott's ownership, KISW operated out of a small studio on the northwest corner of NE 92nd Street and Roosevelt Way NE in North Seattle (9201 Roosevelt Way NE). The building was demolished and replaced with townhouses in 2007.
During the week, Lippincott's job required him to travel around the [[Pacific Northwest]] maintaining the company's radio equipment, and he would spend his weekends managing the station.<ref>{{cite news|first=Byron|last=Fish|title=Not Very Old, KISW, Good-Music, Wins Public's Praise|work=The Seattle Times|date=November 3, 1952}}</ref> Twice during its first 11 years on the air, the station ran into financial difficulty, and listeners contributed more than $3,000 each time to keep KISW on the air.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Seattle Times|title=FM Listeners Loyal Group|date=June 25, 1961|page=C5}}</ref>


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=== Rock (1971–present) ===
In 1969, the station was purchased by Kaye-Smith, a partnership of famed entertainer [[Danny Kaye]] and businessman Lester Smith; at that time, Kaye-Smith were also the owners of the leading [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40]] station in Seattle, [[KJR (AM)|KJR]],<ref>Victor Stredicke, "Commission Approves Sale of KISW," ''Seattle Times'', 3 January 1969, p. 10.</ref> and also owned Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle, where records by [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] and [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]] were recorded. With [[Pat O'Day]], the firm owned Concerts West, a booking and promotion company that handled [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Bad Company]], [[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]], [[Paul McCartney]] and others, and were original owners of the [[Seattle Mariners]].
In 1969, the station was purchased by Kaye-Smith, a partnership of famed entertainer [[Danny Kaye]] and businessman Lester Smith; at that time, Kaye-Smith were also the owners of the leading [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40]] station in Seattle, [[KJR (AM)|KJR]],<ref>{{Cite news|first=Victor|last=Stredicke|title=Commission Approves Sale of KISW|work=The Seattle Times|date=January 3, 1969|page=10}}</ref> and also owned Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle, where records by [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] and [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]] were recorded. With [[Pat O'Day]], the firm owned Concerts West, a booking and promotion company that handled [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Bad Company]], [[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]], [[Paul McCartney]] and others, and were original owners of the [[Seattle Mariners]].


Kaye-Smith expressed its intention to change the format of the station, which led to objections from members of the public.<ref>{{cite news|work=Broadcasting|date=December 30, 1968|title=Danny Kaye granted license for KISW(FM)|page=39|id={{ProQuest|1014509440}} }}</ref> On February 15, 1971, KISW became a [[progressive rock]] (or "underground") station, similar to the format pioneered by [[Tom Donahue (DJ)|Tom Donahue]] at [[KFRC-FM|KMPX]] and [[KYLD|KSAN]] in [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite news|pages=43–44|title=Changing Formats|work=Broadcasting|date=March 15, 1971|id={{ProQuest|1016865762}} }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Victor|last=Stredicke|title=Like It Or Not, Rock Music is Here to Stay|work=The Seattle Times|date= March 3, 1971|page=155}}</ref> [[KSWD (FM)|KOL-FM]] was also experimenting with [[Free-form radio|free-form]] rock at night. Over time, KISW moved to an [[album oriented rock]] format by playing the best-selling albums from the top rock acts. In 1982, Danny Kaye sold his interest in the company; the new corporation was called Alexander Broadcasting and was owned by Smith. In 1987, [[Nationwide Communications]], a [[subsidiary]] of [[Nationwide Insurance]], acquired KISW for $13 million from Smith.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big broadcaster links with KISW|work=The Seattle Times|first=Victor|last=Stredicke|page=TV 2|date=June 1, 1986}}</ref> As an [[April Fool's Day]] prank in 1991, the radio station changed its format to "classical rock", mixing classical and rock selections for a day.<ref>{{Cite news|first=|title=KMTT: Go Sell It On 'The Mountain' |work= The Seattle Times|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19910411&slug=1276809|date=April 11, 1991}}</ref> Longtime DJ [[Steve Slaton (DJ)|Steve Slaton]], who had been at KISW from 1973 to 1992, was fired by Nationwide over differences in creative opinion that had been simmering since the station's sale years prior.<ref>{{Cite news|title=KISW fires longtime disc jockey|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|page=C5|date=September 30, 1992|first=John|last=Marshall}}</ref>
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=== Rock (1971-present) ===
With the purchase of KISW, Kaye-Smith decided to switch the station to a format more compatible with KJR. In 1971, KISW became a [[progressive rock]] (or "underground") station, similar to the format pioneered by [[Tom Donahue (DJ)|Tom Donahue]] at [[KMPX]] and [[KSAN (FM)|KSAN]] in [[San Francisco]].<ref>Victor Stredicke, "Like It Or Not, Rock Music is Here to Stay," ''Seattle Times'', 3 March 1971, p. 155.</ref> [[KSWD (FM)|KOL-FM]] was also experimenting with [[Free form jazz|free form]] rock at night. Over time, KISW moved to an [[album oriented rock]] format, by playing the best selling albums from the top rock acts. In 1982, Danny Kaye sold his interest in the company and the new corporation was called Alexander Broadcasting. In 1987, [[Nationwide Communications]], a [[subsidiary]] of Nationwide Insurance, acquired KISW.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1988/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1988-YB.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-302]</ref> (Nationwide sold off its radio stations by 1997.)


[[Entercom]], forerunner to Audacy, acquired KISW in 1996, along with $25.5 million, as part of a three-way swap with Nationwide Communications and Secret Communications that involved stations in [[Houston]] and [[Pittsburgh]]. The KISW acquisition and other deals gave Entercom a "lock on rock" in the market.<ref>{{Cite news|pages=1, 17|work=Radio & Records|date=May 24, 1996|title=Entercom, NCI, Secret In $100 Million Double Swap|id={{ProQuest|1017285347}} }}</ref>
In 1991, as an [[April Fool's Day]] prank, the radio station changed its format to [[soft rock]] for a day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kmtt: Go Sell It On 'The Mountain' {{!}} The Seattle Times|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19910411&slug=1276809|website=archive.seattletimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=KISW Twisted Radio TV Spot May 1991 on KSTW 11|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bvwuVlD_z0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/4bvwuVlD_z0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The station was bought by [[Entercom Communications]] in 1996.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1998/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1998.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998 page D-472]</ref>


In 2000, the popular "Twisted Radio" morning show led by [[Bob Rivers]] left KISW after 11 years to join rival [[KZOK-FM]].<ref>{{Cite news|title='Twisted Radio' team appears to be headed for KZOK-FM|date=October 18, 2000|first=Bill|last=Virgin|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|page=E1}}</ref> KISW briefly aired the syndicated ''Rob, Arnie and Dawn'' from [[Sacramento]] sister station [[KRXQ]], but with no rating success, the station began airing [[Howard Stern]]'s nationally syndicated show in May 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mark|last=Rahner|title=Shock jock Howard Stern coming to Seattle airwaves|date=May 14, 2001|page=E1|work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> During this time, from 2001 to 2002, the station had a classic hits lean before dropping it a year later.<ref>{{Cite news|title=KISW-FM reclaims its rock format|date=February 21, 2002|page=C3|first=Bill|last=Virgin|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> At the end of 2005, Stern moved to [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]. On January 3, 2006, ''[[The BJ Shea Morning Experience]]'' (originally from [[sister station]] [[KKWF|KQBZ]]) replaced Stern.<ref>{{Cite news|title=BJ Shea get Stern's KISW slot and the buzz goes country|date=December 1, 2005|page=E2|first=Bill|last=Virgin|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> On January 3, 2024, "The Daly Migs Show", with hosts Taryn Daly and Steve Migs, replaced "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" (which ended as "BJ & Migs" on December 15, 2023) after Shea's departure for KZOK).
In August 2000, the popular "Twisted Radio" morning show led by [[Bob Rivers]] left KISW after 11 years to join rival [[KZOK-FM]]. KISW began airing [[Howard Stern]]'s nationally syndicated show in March 2001 as a replacement. At the end of 2005, Stern moved to [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]. On January 3, 2006, ''[[The BJ Shea Morning Experience]]'' (originally from [[sister station]] [[KKWF|KQBZ]]) replaced Stern. Over the years, the station has employed other popular personalities, including Gary Crow,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundrider.com/archive/newsworthy/gary_crow.htm|title=Gary Crow - KZOK|date=2012-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915034835/http://www.soundrider.com/archive/newsworthy/gary_crow.htm|access-date=2020-01-04|archive-date=2012-09-15}}</ref> John Langan (who later co-hosted a top-rated morning show on KKZX-FM of Spokane, under the stage name ''C Foster Kane''),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kershner |first1=Jim |title=The Radio Everymen Kkzx's C. Foster Kane And Jim Arnold Laugh Their Way To The Top Of Spokane Radio |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jun/23/the-radio-everymen-kkzxs-c-foster-kane-and-jim/ |publisher=The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> Mike West,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shannonlove.com/golden_boy.htm|title=Golden boy|website=www.shannonlove.com|access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref> Robin and Maynard and [[Steve Slaton (DJ)|Steve Slaton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920929&slug=1515615|title=Slaton Gets Ax At Kisw {{!}} The Seattle Times|website=archive.seattletimes.com|access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref>


==Programming ==
==Programming ==
BJ & Migs Mornings co-hosted by B.J. Shea and Steve Migs and their producing team, The Reverend En Fuego, Vicky B., Danny V., Ooh Sara, and Joey Deez. KISW is the originating station for [[The Mens Room (radio show)|''The Mens Room'']] in afternoon drive; hosted by Miles Montgomery, Steve "The Thrill" Hill, Thee Ted Smith and Mike Hawk, the show entered syndication on June 5, 2017 and was distributed by [[Westwood One]] until June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jacobson|first=Adam|date=2017-05-03|title=America Will Now Have More Of 'The Men's Room' {{!}} Radio & Television Business Report|url=https://www.rbr.com/america-will-now-have-more-of-the-mens-room/|access-date=2020-01-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mens Room|url=https://www.mensroomlive.com/|access-date=2020-01-04|website=Mens Room|language=en}}</ref> Ryan Castle hosts middays, and Taryn Daly hosts evenings.
The station aired ''BJ & Migs'' (BJ Shea and Steve Migs) in mornings until Shea's final show at KISW on December 15, 2023. The Daly Migs Show (Taryn Daly and Steve Migs) premiered on January 3, 2024 as the replacement for BJ & Migs. The station airs Ryan Castle in middays.<ref name="shows">{{Cite web|url=https://www.audacy.com/kisw/hosts|title=Hosts & Shows|website=KISW|access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref> KISW is the originating station for [[The Mens Room (radio show)|''The Mens Room'']] in afternoon drive; hosted by Miles Montgomery, Steve "The Thrill" Hill, Thee Ted Smith and Mike Hawk, the show entered syndication on June 5, 2017, and was distributed by [[Westwood One]] until June 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jacobson|first=Adam|date=2017-05-03|title=America Will Now Have More Of 'The Men's Room' |work=Radio & Television Business Report|url=https://www.rbr.com/america-will-now-have-more-of-the-mens-room/|access-date=2020-01-04|language=en-US}}</ref> Weekend programming includes ''Loud & Local'', which highlights local music from the greater Seattle area, hosted by Kevin Diers.{{r|shows}}

Weekend programming includes Loud & Local which highlights local music from the greater Seattle area, hosted by Kevin Diers.

The HD2 [[digital subchannel|digital sub-channel]] broadcasts an [[active rock]] format under the brand "Metal Militia".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/94044/kisw-launches-all-metal-hd2/|title=Entercom Launches All-Metal HD2 In Six Markets|date=2015-08-10|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=11 |title=HD Radio Station Guide for Seattle–Tacoma, WA |access-date=2015-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722064640/http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=11 |archive-date=2015-07-22 }} HD Radio Guide for Seattle-Tacoma</ref>

==Awards==
In 2007, the station was nominated for the [[Radio & Records|Radio & Records magazine]] [[Active Rock]] station of the year award in a top 25 market; other nominees included [[WIYY]] in Baltimore, [[WKVB (FM)|WAAF]] in Boston, [[KBPI]] in Denver, [[WRIF]] in Detroit, and [[WMMR]] in Philadelphia.<ref name='randrawards'>{{cite news|title=2007 Industry Achievement Awards |date=September 28, 2008 |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/rockFinal.asp |work=Radio and Records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517165802/http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/rockFinal.asp |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> KISW was also nominated for a RadioContraband Rock Radio Award for "Major Market Radio Station of the Year" in 2012.

KISW was inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame in the "Heritage Rock Radio Stations-Still Rocking" in 2014.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

KISW won [[KING-TV]]'s 2019 Best of Western Washington viewers choice poll in the Best Radio Station category.

B.J. Shea was named the 2020 recipient of Morning Show Boot Camp's prestigious 'Kraddick Award' named in honor of the late [[Kidd Kraddick]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Mouth|url=http://www.themorningmouth.com/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=www.themorningmouth.com}}</ref>

== Live Day ==
KISW is the flagship station for the 100% live show that happens once a year known as "Live Day". From the commercials and the music to the shows and the sound effects, everything is performed completely LIVE, going by the mantra, "What could possibly go wrong?!" Originating in 2015 and typically in November, KISW pays homage to the earliest days of radio, when every component had to be performed live. In 2017, the station took Live Day on the road to be played out in front of a LIVE audience at various area casinos.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/kisw}}{{FM station data|KISW}}
*{{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/kisw}}{{FM station data|47750|KISW}}
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Latest revision as of 04:55, 5 October 2024

For the airport in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin with the ICAO code, KISW, see South Wood County Airport.
KISW
Broadcast areaSeattle metropolitan area
Frequency99.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding99.9 The Rock KISW
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatMainstream rock
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 18, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-01-18)
Call sign meaning
In Seattle, Washington
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47750
ClassC
ERP68,000 watts
HAAT707 meters (2,320 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°30′13″N 121°58′33″W / 47.503722°N 121.975944°W / 47.503722; -121.975944
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/kisw

KISW (99.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format in Seattle, Washington. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and has studios in Downtown Seattle and a transmitter on Tiger Mountain in Issaquah. In addition to a standard analog transmission, KISW broadcasts using HD Radio technology and is available online via Audacy.

On the air since 1950, KISW was originally a fine music station before Kaye-Smith shifted it to a rock format in 1971. It has continued in the rock format since under various owners; live shows include The Mens Room afternoon show, which for a time was nationally syndicated.

History

[edit]

Classical (1950–1971)

[edit]

KISW began broadcasting on January 16[2] or 18[3], 1950. The station's founder and first owner was Ellwood W. Lippincott, a resident of Centralia and engineer for the Weyerhauser Timber Company.[3] The station programmed a classical music format. At first, the station was powered at slightly over 2,000 watts, a fraction of its current output, and operated from studios at 9201 Roosevelt Way NE in North Seattle.[4] From 1954 to 1956, the station was managed by Harvey Manning.[5] The station increased its power to 10,500 watts in 1960.[4]

During the week, Lippincott's job required him to travel around the Pacific Northwest maintaining the company's radio equipment, and he would spend his weekends managing the station.[6] Twice during its first 11 years on the air, the station ran into financial difficulty, and listeners contributed more than $3,000 each time to keep KISW on the air.[7]

Rock (1971–present)

[edit]

In 1969, the station was purchased by Kaye-Smith, a partnership of famed entertainer Danny Kaye and businessman Lester Smith; at that time, Kaye-Smith were also the owners of the leading Top 40 station in Seattle, KJR,[8] and also owned Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle, where records by Heart, Steve Miller and Bachman–Turner Overdrive were recorded. With Pat O'Day, the firm owned Concerts West, a booking and promotion company that handled Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, The Eagles, Paul McCartney and others, and were original owners of the Seattle Mariners.

Kaye-Smith expressed its intention to change the format of the station, which led to objections from members of the public.[9] On February 15, 1971, KISW became a progressive rock (or "underground") station, similar to the format pioneered by Tom Donahue at KMPX and KSAN in San Francisco.[10][11] KOL-FM was also experimenting with free-form rock at night. Over time, KISW moved to an album oriented rock format by playing the best-selling albums from the top rock acts. In 1982, Danny Kaye sold his interest in the company; the new corporation was called Alexander Broadcasting and was owned by Smith. In 1987, Nationwide Communications, a subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance, acquired KISW for $13 million from Smith.[12] As an April Fool's Day prank in 1991, the radio station changed its format to "classical rock", mixing classical and rock selections for a day.[13] Longtime DJ Steve Slaton, who had been at KISW from 1973 to 1992, was fired by Nationwide over differences in creative opinion that had been simmering since the station's sale years prior.[14]

Entercom, forerunner to Audacy, acquired KISW in 1996, along with $25.5 million, as part of a three-way swap with Nationwide Communications and Secret Communications that involved stations in Houston and Pittsburgh. The KISW acquisition and other deals gave Entercom a "lock on rock" in the market.[15]

In 2000, the popular "Twisted Radio" morning show led by Bob Rivers left KISW after 11 years to join rival KZOK-FM.[16] KISW briefly aired the syndicated Rob, Arnie and Dawn from Sacramento sister station KRXQ, but with no rating success, the station began airing Howard Stern's nationally syndicated show in May 2001.[17] During this time, from 2001 to 2002, the station had a classic hits lean before dropping it a year later.[18] At the end of 2005, Stern moved to Sirius Satellite Radio. On January 3, 2006, The BJ Shea Morning Experience (originally from sister station KQBZ) replaced Stern.[19] On January 3, 2024, "The Daly Migs Show", with hosts Taryn Daly and Steve Migs, replaced "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" (which ended as "BJ & Migs" on December 15, 2023) after Shea's departure for KZOK).

Programming

[edit]

The station aired BJ & Migs (BJ Shea and Steve Migs) in mornings until Shea's final show at KISW on December 15, 2023. The Daly Migs Show (Taryn Daly and Steve Migs) premiered on January 3, 2024 as the replacement for BJ & Migs. The station airs Ryan Castle in middays.[20] KISW is the originating station for The Mens Room in afternoon drive; hosted by Miles Montgomery, Steve "The Thrill" Hill, Thee Ted Smith and Mike Hawk, the show entered syndication on June 5, 2017, and was distributed by Westwood One until June 2020.[21] Weekend programming includes Loud & Local, which highlights local music from the greater Seattle area, hosted by Kevin Diers.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KISW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KISW(FM) On Air". Broadcasting. January 23, 1950. p. 45. ProQuest 1401183205.
  3. ^ a b "U. W. Unit To Go On Air Hour Daily". The Seattle Times. January 27, 1950. p. 2.
  4. ^ a b "FCC History Cards for KISW". Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ Manning, Harvey (September 21, 1994). "Letter to the Editor". Seattle Weekly.
  6. ^ Fish, Byron (November 3, 1952). "Not Very Old, KISW, Good-Music, Wins Public's Praise". The Seattle Times.
  7. ^ "FM Listeners Loyal Group". The Seattle Times. June 25, 1961. p. C5.
  8. ^ Stredicke, Victor (January 3, 1969). "Commission Approves Sale of KISW". The Seattle Times. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Danny Kaye granted license for KISW(FM)". Broadcasting. December 30, 1968. p. 39. ProQuest 1014509440.
  10. ^ "Changing Formats". Broadcasting. March 15, 1971. pp. 43–44. ProQuest 1016865762.
  11. ^ Stredicke, Victor (March 3, 1971). "Like It Or Not, Rock Music is Here to Stay". The Seattle Times. p. 155.
  12. ^ Stredicke, Victor (June 1, 1986). "Big broadcaster links with KISW". The Seattle Times. p. TV 2.
  13. ^ "KMTT: Go Sell It On 'The Mountain'". The Seattle Times. April 11, 1991.
  14. ^ Marshall, John (September 30, 1992). "KISW fires longtime disc jockey". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. C5.
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  16. ^ Virgin, Bill (October 18, 2000). "'Twisted Radio' team appears to be headed for KZOK-FM". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. E1.
  17. ^ Rahner, Mark (May 14, 2001). "Shock jock Howard Stern coming to Seattle airwaves". The Seattle Times. p. E1.
  18. ^ Virgin, Bill (February 21, 2002). "KISW-FM reclaims its rock format". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. C3.
  19. ^ Virgin, Bill (December 1, 2005). "BJ Shea get Stern's KISW slot and the buzz goes country". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. E2.
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