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Overview
KIRO-FM (97.3 FM) is a news/talk radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington. On air it goes by “KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM ("KIRO" pronounced as "Cairo").” It first signed on in 1948.
Station details
- Call sign
- KIRO-FM
- Frequency
- 97.3 FM
- Format
- News/talk
- On-air name
- KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM ("KIRO" pronounced as "Cairo")
- City of license
- Tacoma, WA
- Market
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Licensee
- Bonneville International Corporation
- Power
- 55,000 watts
- Station class
- C
- First on air
- 1948
- FCC facility ID
- 33682
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
Network programming comes from Compass Media Networks and Premiere Networks. The FCC license is held by Bonneville International Corporation. It has used the KIRO-FM call letters since August 2008.
Tacoma is in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA market, where local newspapers include Tacoma Weekly. Its sister stations are KTTH.
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KIRO-FM at a glance
- Frequency
- 97.3 FM
- On air as
- KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM ("KIRO" pronounced as "Cairo")
- Format
- News/talk
- Licensed to
- Tacoma, WA
- Market
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA








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