KPUG

KPUG
Bellingham, Washington;
Broadcast area	Whatcom County
Frequency	1170 kHz
Branding	KPUG 1170
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	CBS Sports Radio; Fox Sports Radio; ESPN Radio; Seattle Kraken; Seattle Mariners; Seattle Seahawks; Washington Huskies; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications; (Sage Broadcasting, LLC);
Sister stations	KAFE, KGMI, KISM
History
First air date	1948; 76 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58887
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day; 5,000 watts night;
Translator(s)	97.9 K250BW (Bellingham)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kpug1170.com

KPUG (1170 AM) is a sports radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, transmitting from an antenna located off Sunset Drive. KPUG is operated by the Cascade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications. The majority of local sports taking place in and around Whatcom County are broadcast on KPUG.

KPUG serves Northwest Washington with a signal that reaches into Vancouver and Victoria in Canada and also reaches into Seattle's northern suburbs (daytime only) and the Olympic Peninsula.

History[edit]

KPUG began broadcasting in early 1948 on 1170 kHz with 1,000 watts of power. It was an affiliate of the Don Lee Network. The station's principal owner was Jessica Longston.^[2]

Translator[edit]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
K250BW	97.9 FM	Bellingham, Washington	143909	250	7 m (23 ft)	D	48°46′33.4″N 122°26′29.6″W / 48.775944°N 122.441556°W / 48.775944; -122.441556 (K250BW)	LMS

References[edit]

^ "Facility Technical Data for KPUG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "KPUG Bellingham, Wash. Joins Don Lee Network" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 9, 1948. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

External links[edit]

Official website
KPUG in the FCC AM station database
KPUG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
K250BW in the FCC FM station database
K250BW at FCCdata.org

48°46′33.4″N 122°26′25.6″W / 48.775944°N 122.440444°W / 48.775944; -122.440444

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KPUG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "KPUG Bellingham, Wash. Joins Don Lee Network" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 9, 1948. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

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