KKDZ

KKDZ (1250 AM) is a radio station in Seattle, Washington, owned by New Media Broadcasting. It was first licensed in April 1922 as KTW, and is one of the oldest stations in the United States. It known as "Radio Punjabi", airing a radio format of music and talk in Punjabi and other South Asian languages. Most programming is simulcast on KZIZ (1560 AM) in Pacific, serving the Tacoma area and KNTS (1680 AM) in Seattle.

KKDZ
  • Seattle, Washington
Broadcast areaSeattle metropolitan area
Frequency1250 kHz
BrandingRadio Punjabi
Programming
Language(s)Punjabi language
FormatSouth Asian music and talk
Ownership
Owner
  • New Media Broadcasting
  • (Akal Media KKDZ, Inc.)
Sister stations
KZIZ
History
First air date
May 14, 1922 (1922-05-14)
Former call signs
  • KTW (1922–1975)
  • KYAC (1975–1981)
  • KKFX (1981–1993)
Former frequencies
  • 833 kHz (1922–1925)
  • 660 kHz (1925–1927)
  • 760 kHz (1927–1928)
  • 1270 kHz (1928–1931)
  • 1220 kHz (1931–1941)
Call sign meaning
"Kids"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12112
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
  • 47°33′49″N 122°21′35″W (day)
  • 47°40′23″N 122°10′8″W (night)
Links
Public license information
Websiteradiopunjab.com

By day, KKDZ broadcasts at 5,000 watts non-directional. At night, to protect other stations on 1250 AM from interference, it switches to a directional antenna with a four-tower array.

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