Jump to content

KPDQ (AM): Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 45°28′39″N 122°45′1″W / 45.47750°N 122.75028°W / 45.47750; -122.75028
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Christian-org-stub
GreenC bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
2,555,750 edits
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 33 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{more footnotes|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
⚫
| name = KPDQ
| image =
| name = KPDQ
| city = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]
| logo = KPDQ TrueTalk800 logo.jpg
| area = Portland OR
| logo_size = 200px
| branding =
| city = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| slogan = True Talk 800
| area = [[Portland metropolitan area]]
| airdate =
| branding = ''True Talk 800''
| frequency = 800 [[kHz]]
| frequency = 800 [[kHz]]
| format = [[Religious broadcasting|religious radio]]
| translator = 106.3 K292HH (Portland)
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>500 [[watt]]s night
| airdate = {{start date and age|1947|7|30}}
| erp =
| format = [[Christian talk and teaching]]
| haat =
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>500 watts night
| class = B
| class = B
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 58628
⚫
| facility_id = 58628
| coordinates = {{coord|45|28|39.00|N|122|45|1.00|W|region:GB_type:city}}
| coordinates = {{coord|45|28|39|N|122|45|1|W|region:US-OR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = [[Salem Communications]]
| licensee = Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
| affiliations = [[Salem Radio Network|SRN News]]
| sister_stations =
| owner = [[Salem Media Group]]
| licensee = Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
| webcast = [http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia-live/swn/10471/20_swn-20_kpdqam_0206_060214.asx Listen Live]
| sister_stations = [[KDZR]], [[KFIS]], [[KPDQ-FM]], [[KRYP]], [[KPAM]]
⚫
| website = [http://www.kpdq.am kpdq.am]
| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/38921 Listen Live]
| affiliations =
⚫
| website = [http://www.truetalk800.com TrueTalk800.com]
}}
}}
'''KPDQ''' (800 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Religious broadcasting|religious radio]] format. Licensed to [[Portland, Oregon]], USA, it serves the Portland OR area. The station is currently owned by Salem Media of Oregon, Inc. and features programing from [[Salem Communications]].
'''KPDQ''' (800 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. It is owned by [[Salem Media Group]] and serves the [[Portland metropolitan area]], with a [[Christian talk and teaching]] [[radio format]] known as "True Talk 800." The studios and offices are on SE Lake Road in Portland. KPDQ is co-owned with [[KPDQ-FM]], also a Christian talk and teaching station. Each station runs its own schedule.

By day, KPDQ is powered at 1,000 [[watt]]s, using a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional antenna]]. But because [[AM 800]] is a Mexican [[clear channel station|clear channel frequency]] reserved for [[XEROK]] in [[Ciudad Juarez]], KPDQ must reduce power at night to 500 watts to avoid interference. The [[transmitter]] is off SW Vermont Street in [[Beaverton, Oregon]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/KPDQ-AM Radio-Locator.com/KPDQ-AM]</ref> In Portland and adjacent communities, KPDQ programming can also be heard on 99 watt [[FM translator]] '''K292HH''', at 106.3&nbsp;MHz.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/K292HH-FX Radio-Locator.com/K292HH]</ref>

==History==
KPDQ first [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{start date and age|1947|7|30}}.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20NE-Ter%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 250]</ref> It was owned by George W. Davis, who also served as president. For its first four decades on the air, KPDQ was a [[daytimer]], powered at 1,000 [[watt]]s but required to go off the air at sunset. The station specialized in religious programming.

In 1961, KPDQ added an FM station, [[KPDQ-FM]], originally at 93.7&nbsp;MHz.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1963/B%20N-Z%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201963.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-151]</ref> At first, it was a [[simulcast]] of KPDQ, but began separate religious programming by the end of the 1960s. In the 1980s, Davis' son, George Davis II, became the president of the Inspirational Broadcasting Corporation, the new name for the company that owned both stations.

In August 1986, Inspirational Broadcasting sold KPDQ-AM-FM to [[Salem Media]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1988/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1988-YB.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1988 page B-232]</ref> Shortly after the purchase, Salem Media got permission from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to broadcast around the clock on KPDQ, with reduced nighttime power at 500 watts.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-Radio-NE-Terr-BC-YB-1990.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-257]</ref> Salem also added an [[FM translator]] in the mid-2010s, for listeners who prefer FM radio.

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Twitter|truetalk800|True Talk 800}}
{{AM station data|KPDQ}}
{{AM station data|58628|KPDQ}}
⚫
{{Portland OR Radio}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|142743|K292HH}}
*{{FXL|K292HH}}
*[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=43942 FCC History Cards for KPDQ]

⚫
{{Portland, Oregon Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Oregon}}
{{Salem Communications}}
{{Salem Communications}}


[[Category:Radio stations in Oregon|PDQ]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Portland, Oregon|PDQ]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Oregon|PDQ]]
{{Christian-org-stub}}
[[Category:Talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Salem Media Group radio stations]]
{{Oregon-radio-station-stub}}
{{Oregon-radio-station-stub}}
[[Category:Christian radio stations in the United States]]
{{Christian-radio-station-stub}}

Latest revision as of 18:37, 5 January 2025

KPDQ
Broadcast areaPortland metropolitan area
Frequency800 kHz
BrandingTrue Talk 800
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
AffiliationsSRN News
Ownership
Owner
KDZR, KFIS, KPDQ-FM, KRYP, KPAM
History
First air date
July 30, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-07-30)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58628
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
45°28′39″N 122°45′1″W / 45.47750°N 122.75028°W / 45.47750; -122.75028
Translator(s)106.3 K292HH (Portland)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteTrueTalk800.com

KPDQ (800 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Salem Media Group and serves the Portland metropolitan area, with a Christian talk and teaching radio format known as "True Talk 800." The studios and offices are on SE Lake Road in Portland. KPDQ is co-owned with KPDQ-FM, also a Christian talk and teaching station. Each station runs its own schedule.

By day, KPDQ is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But because AM 800 is a Mexican clear channel frequency reserved for XEROK in Ciudad Juarez, KPDQ must reduce power at night to 500 watts to avoid interference. The transmitter is off SW Vermont Street in Beaverton, Oregon.[2] In Portland and adjacent communities, KPDQ programming can also be heard on 99 watt FM translator K292HH, at 106.3 MHz.[3]

History

[edit]

KPDQ first signed on the air on July 30, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-07-30).[4] It was owned by George W. Davis, who also served as president. For its first four decades on the air, KPDQ was a daytimer, powered at 1,000 watts but required to go off the air at sunset. The station specialized in religious programming.

In 1961, KPDQ added an FM station, KPDQ-FM, originally at 93.7 MHz.[5] At first, it was a simulcast of KPDQ, but began separate religious programming by the end of the 1960s. In the 1980s, Davis' son, George Davis II, became the president of the Inspirational Broadcasting Corporation, the new name for the company that owned both stations.

In August 1986, Inspirational Broadcasting sold KPDQ-AM-FM to Salem Media.[6] Shortly after the purchase, Salem Media got permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast around the clock on KPDQ, with reduced nighttime power at 500 watts.[7] Salem also added an FM translator in the mid-2010s, for listeners who prefer FM radio.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPDQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KPDQ-AM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K292HH
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 250
  5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-151
  6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1988 page B-232
  7. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-257
[edit]
Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a radio station in Oregon is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a Christian radio station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=KPDQ_(AM)&oldid=1267568305"