KUFO (AM)
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| City | Portland, Oregon |
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| Broadcast area | Portland metropolitan area |
| Branding | Freedom 970 |
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| First air date | October 18, 1925 (as KQP) |
| Format | Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 26926 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°30′56″N 122°43′56″W / 45.51556°N 122.73222°WCoordinates: 45°30′56″N 122°43′56″W / 45.51556°N 122.73222°W |
| Callsign meaning | warehoused from 101.1 FM, now KXL-FM (K Unidentified Flying Object) |
| Former callsigns | KQP (1925-1926) KOIN (1926-1977) KYTE (1977-1990) KESI (1990-1991) KBBT (1991-1996) KUPL (1996-2001) KUFO (2001-2002) KUPL (2002-2005) KCMD (2005-2010) KXFD (2010-2011) |
| Former frequencies | 1208.8 kHz (11/9/1925-11/17/1925) 1414.1 kHz (11/1925-12/1925) 1309.1 kHz (12/1925-1/1926) 1410 kHz (1/1926-3/1926) 939.8 kHz (1926-1927) 940 kHz (1927-1941) |
| Affiliations |
Fox News Radio Westwood One Network Premiere Networks |
| Owner |
Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBFF, KINK, KUPL, KXTG, KXL-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | freedom970.com |
KUFO (970 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station owned by Alpha Media and licensed to Portland, Oregon. The station, owned by Alpha Media calls itself Freedom 970. Since June 2008, it has featured a talk radio format. KUFO's offices and studios are on Southwest 5th Avenue in Portland. Its transmitter is in Portland's west hills. KUFO broadcasts with 5000 watts around the clock. By day, the signal is non-directional but at night, KUFO uses a directional signal to protect other stations on 970 kHz.
KUFO features mostly nationally syndicated talk shows. Weekday mornings start at 6 a.m. with Kilmeade & Friends with Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade. At 9 a.m. Laura Ingraham airs, followed by Sean Hannity at noon. At 3 p.m. it's Mark Levin followed by Dana Loesch at 6 p.m. At 9 p.m., KUFO airs Lars Larson's national show, which is only heard live for the first hour (3-4 pm) on co-owned 101.1 KXL-FM, which is where Larson does both his local/regional and national shows for six consecutive hours. Overnight, Red Eye Radio airs.
Weekends feature shows on money, the outdoors, real estate and firearms. Syndicated shows include Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku and Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont. Some weekend shows are paid brokered programming. The station also airs Portland State Vikings college football and basketball games and Portland Steel Arena Football League games. Hourly national news is supplied by Fox News Radio.
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