KEX (AM)
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| City | Portland, Oregon |
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| Broadcast area | Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington |
| Branding | NewsRadio 1190 KEX |
| Slogan | Portland's 24-Hour News, Talk, Traffic and Weather Station |
| Frequency | 1190 kHz |
| First air date | December 23, 1926 (on 670 kHz) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 11271 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°25′20″N 122°33′57″W / 45.42222°N 122.56583°W |
| Former frequencies | 670 kHz (1926–1927) 1240 kHz (5/1927-6/1927) 1250 kHz (1927–1928) 1080 kHz (3/1928-11/1928) 1180 kHz (1928–1941) |
| Affiliations |
Premiere Networks ABC Radio News TheBlaze Network Bloomberg Radio KATU-TV |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KKRZ, KKCW, KFBW, KLTH, KXJM, KPOJ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1190kex.com |
KEX (1190 kHz) is an AM, clear channel radio station licensed to Portland, Oregon. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a news/talk format known as "NewsRadio 1190."
Because KEX is a 50,000 Watt Class A station, it reaches all of the Portland metropolitan area and beyond, providing grade B coverage as far south as Corvallis and as far east as The Dalles. At night, KEX can be heard around the Western United States and Western Canada. The transmitter is located in Sunnyside, Oregon with studios and offices in Tigard, Oregon. KEX is an active member of the Portland Area Radio Council.
KEX mostly airs nationally syndicated talk shows, largely from Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, including Armstrong & Getty from co-owned KSTE in Sacramento, California; Rush Limbaugh; Michael Castner; Michael Berry; Glenn Beck; & Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.
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