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| Frequency | 1240kHz |
| Branding | Classic Country 1240 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | LRN |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting, LLC |
| KXLE-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | July 19, 1946 (1946-07-19)[1][2] |
Former call signs | KCOW (1946) |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35958 |
| Class | C |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 47°0′8.45″N120°31′35.25″W / 47.0023472°N 120.5264583°W /47.0023472; -120.5264583 |
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Public license information | |
KXLE is a radio station located inEllensburg, Washington, United States, operating on a frequency of 1240 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts. The AM transmitter tower is located at the station's offices and studios at 1311 Vantage Highway in Ellensburg. As of July 2024[update], the programming format of the station isclassic country, The station is owned by Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting.
The station signed on July 19, 1946 as KCOW.[1] It changed its call letters to KXLE on November 27, 1946.[4] At the time, the station was part of the Pacific Northwest Broadcasters, a group of stations owned in whole or in part byEd Craney that also includedKXLY inSpokane,KXL inPortland, Oregon,KXLF inButte, Montana,KXLJ inHelena, Montana,KXLQ inBozeman, Montana,KXLK inGreat Falls, Montana, andKXLL inMissoula, Montana; other than KXL, and the newly-launched KXLK and KXLL, the other stations also concurrently changed their call letters to incorporate the letters "XL".[5]
The station's previous owner, KXLE, Inc. was owned by Sol M. Tacher ofBellevue, Washington, and his son.[6] In 2023, the Tachers sold KXLE andKXLE-FM to Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting for $250,000; at the time of the sale, KXLE had anews/talk format.[7]
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