KMAX (AM)

KMAX
Broadcast area
Frequency840 kHz
BrandingThe Max 840 AM
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerInland Northwest Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
January 1998 (1998-01)
Former call signs
KRAO (CP, 1995–1996)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
13569
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts (day)
  • 280 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
46°54′49.6″N 117°19′31.7″W / 46.913778°N 117.325472°W / 46.913778; -117.325472
Links
Public license information

KMAX (840 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk format. Licensed to Colfax, Washington, United States, the station serves the Pullman–Moscow and South Eastern Washington region and is owned by Inland Northwest Broadcasting, LLC. KMAX's transmitter is sited off of Hilty Road in Colfax.

KMAX carries a lineup of nationally syndicated conservative talk shows, and is also the Moscow/Pullman affiliate station of Seattle Seahawks football broadcasts.[2]

History

KMAX signed on the air in January 1998; it has broadcast a talk format since its inception.[3] Four years earlier, co-owned KRAO-FM (102.5) came on the air. In June 2005, both stations were acquired by Inland Northwest Broadcasting.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Radio Network". Seattle Seahawks. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. January 14, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ Information from Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-575