KONP (1450kHz) is acommercialAMradio station inPort Angeles, Washington. It airs anews-talkradio format and is owned by Radio Pacific, Inc. KONP is co-owned withKSTI andKZQM, with studios on East First Street.

By day, KONP broadcasts at 1,000watts, using anon-directional antenna. But to protect other stations on1450 AM from interference at night, it reduces power to 910 watts.^[2] Programming is also heard on twoFM translators: 101.3K267CT inSequim and 101.7K269FX in Port Angeles.

Weekdays on KONP begin withThe Peninsula's Morning News andThe Morning Scramble, two local news and interview shows. There are also news blocks at noon and 4 p.m., and a one-hour midday local talk program,The Todd Ortloff Show. The rest of the weekday schedule isnationally syndicated talk shows:Armstrong & Getty,The Ramsey Show withDave Ramsey,CBS Eye on The World with John Batchelor,Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb,Coast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory andAmerica in The Morning with John Trout. Most hours begin with an update fromABC News Radio.

KONP also has live play-by-play sports:Seattle Krakenhockey,Seattle Marinersbaseball,Seattle Seahawksfootball andUniversity of WashingtonHuskies football, as well as local high school sports.

Evening Press Inc., a subsidiary of the Port Angeles Evening News Inc., first sought an AM radio license for the city of Port Angeles in 1937. (The newspaper is now thePeninsula Daily News.) Final FCC approval was delayed nearly eight years due to international reallocation of frequencies, then suspension of all newspaper applications, and finally wartime suspension of all new construction.

The station finallysigned on the air on February 3, 1945; 80 years ago (February 3, 1945). The station's firsttower was a locally-cut 180-footDouglas fir. The studios were at 313 West First Street.^[3]

Through the 1960s and 70s, KONP playedTop 40 music. The station switched tofull serviceadult contemporary music, with news and sports, through the 80s and 90s. It was then that KONP changed its on-air moniker to "Newsradio 1450 KONP" and switched to a news-talk format.

KONP has remained locally owned since it first went on the air. It continues to provide Port Angeles and surrounding areas with a mix of syndicated and local programming. KONP offers local, regional, national and world news, sports, talk and community events. KONP has won numerous awards and recognition for its news and community information coverage.

KONP added two FM translators to its broadcasts: 101.7 FM in Port Angeles and 101.3 FM in Sequim and Eastern Clallam County, as well as its longtime 1450 kHz spot on the AM dial.

• "KONP". RetrievedOctober 20, 2018.

• Facility details for Facility ID 54717 (KONP) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• KONP inNielsen Audio's AM station database

48°05′55″N123°24′20″W / 48.09861°N 123.40556°W /48.09861; -123.40556

• Radio stations in Washington (state)
• News and talk radio stations in the United States

• Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Use mdy dates from January 2025
• Articles using infobox radio station
• Coordinates on Wikidata