KEED (1450
AM) is a commercial radio station
licensed
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to serve
Eugene, Oregon
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, United States. The station is owned by Mielke Broadcasting Group.
History
According to
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) records, KEED (Facility ID #40889) dates back to 1927. However, because the station inherited the KEED call sign in a 1966 call letter swap with
the original KEED, it has traditionally traced its history to the debut of the original KEED in 1954.
Original KEED on AM 1050
In 1954, a new station in Eugene on AM 1050, with the call letters KRGA, was licensed to W. Gordon Allen. This station changed its call sign to KEED the next year.
1966 call letter swap of KORE and KEED
In November 1966, the call signs of KORE and KEED were swapped, with AM 1450 changed to KEED from KORE, while AM 1050 changed to
KORE
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from KEED.
"Call Letter Action"
''Broadcasting'', November 28, 1966, page 94.
The station on AM 1450 changed its call sign
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to KLZS on April 22, 2005.sports radio
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format branded as "ESPN Deportes 1450" to the greater Eugene area as an ESPN Deportes Radio
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affiliate.sister station
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KXPD (1040 AM) in Portland, Oregon
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. On November 15, 2009, KLZS switched to a satellite-fed English language smooth jazz
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music format branded as "Smooth Jazz Network" from Broadcast Architecture.
On December 30, 2009, KLZS went off the air
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citing "substantial decreases in its revenue flow" over the past three years.special temporary authority
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to remain silent, the station's license holder claimed that "losses have reached the point that the station no longer generates sufficient funds to pay operating expenses" and that the company is seeking to either sell the station or refinance and return to operation.oldies
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Since 2 ...
format as a simulcast
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of KKNX (840 AM, "Radio 84").
In December 2011, Churchill Media, LLC, applied to the FCC to transfer KLZS and sister station
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KXOR to "Arlie & Company". Both companies were wholly owned by Suzanne K. Arlie and the transfer was made as a "business reorganization". The FCC approved the move on December 29, 2011, and formal consummation of the transaction took place the same day.
References
External links
KEED 104.3 - 1450 Facebook
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FCC History Cards for KEED
(covering 1927-1980 as KLIT / KORE / KEED (1966+))
FCC History Cards for KORE (the original KEED)
(covering 1953-1980 as KRGA / KEED (1955-1966) / KORE)
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