As of today, KOMO AM/FM in Seattle will become KNWN AM/FM. The change was a condition of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s sale of radio stations (KOMO, KPLZ/STAR 101.5 and KVI) to Lotus Communications.
According to a station press release, the same voices and news coverage that the Northwest has depended on will remain, as well as the station’s news and weather content sharing partnership with KOMO television.
General Manager, Gary Greenberg commented, “We honor the 95-year history of KOMO radio and its importance to our region. Lotus is fully committed to growing KNWN as the Northwest’s news and information leader by further engaging our community, advertisers and listeners.”
The radio station is a pile of crap and more useless than an expired coupon.
The radio station is crap now. Dead air and off the air. It used to be my go to news station but this weekend is the last time I will have my radio tuned to it. This is a terrible end of a great news tradition.
I’ve been a dedicated KOMO RADIO fan for over 55 years, and nothing has crushed my PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPIRIT as in the Sinclair Broadcast Group’s sale of (KOMO) to Lotus Communications. KNWN has a long road ahead, and has already failed as far as I’m concerned due to I can hardly hear the station. “They’ve turn down the kilawatts!” In my car, I have to crank my radio all the way up to hear it over the road noise, and then what I hear is weak with static. I now know why 880 KVI lately, has added more news and talk radio to it’s programing. Very sad indeed.
I was guessing KNWN would be separate from KOMO Tv. Wrong.