KNKX
KNKX (88.5 MHz) is a public radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, United States. A member of National Public Radio (NPR), it airs a jazz and news format for the Seattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by Pacific Public Media, a community-based non-profit organization. It operates from studios in downtown Seattle and downtown Tacoma. KNKX broadcasts from West Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah Alps with a power of 68,000 watts.
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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 88.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 88.5 KNKX |
| Programming | |
| Format | |
| Subchannels | HD2: Jazz24 |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pacific Public Media |
| History | |
First air date | November 16, 1966 (as KPLU-FM) |
Former call signs | KPLU-FM (1966–2016) |
Call sign meaning | "Connects" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51199 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 68,000 watts |
| HAAT | 707 meters (2,320 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47.504°N 121.976°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | KNKX Web Player KNKX AAC+ Jazz24 Web Player Jazz24 AAC+(HD2) |
| Website | www |
The station originally debuted in 1966 as KPLU-FM, owned by Parkland-based Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). It became a community licensee in 2016 after a proposed sale to the University of Washington, owner of fellow NPR station KUOW-FM in Seattle, resulted in opposition from station listeners.
KNKX runs jazz programs middays, evenings and overnight, and carries a variety of NPR programs in other dayparts, including All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and Fresh Air. The locally produced BirdNote airs every morning.