KTDD (104.9
MHz
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) is an
FM radio station
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licensed
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
to
Eatonville, Washington, and serving the southern
Puget Sound
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region including
Tacoma. KTDD is owned by 247 Media and carries a
Contemporary Worship
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radio format
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. The station holds periodic
fundraiser
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s to support the on-air ministry.
KTDD has an
effective radiated power
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(ERP) of 17,000
watt
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s. The
transmitter
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is off Alder Cutoff Road East in Eatonville.
History
Adult contemporary (198?-199?)
The 104.9 frequency first
signed on
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* Using sign language
* Signature, placing one's name on a document
* Signature (disambiguation)
* Manual communication, signing as a form of communication using the hands in place of the voice
* Digital signature
A dig ...
in the late 1980s as
FM translator
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K285AE that rebroadcast the
adult contemporary
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format of KLTX (now
KJEB-FM). The translator went
dark
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Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low l ...
in the early 1990s, when KLTX increased its power.
Country (1995-1998)
The frequency came back to air in 1995, using
call sign
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KJUN-FM, broadcasting a
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, o ...
format. The call letters were changed to KKBY-FM sometime in 1996, and shifted to
classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.
Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on inn ...
.
Urban (1998-1999)
In 1998, KKBY flipped to
urban contemporary
Urban contemporary music, also known as urban music, hip hop, urban pop, or just simply urban, is a music radio format. The term was coined by New York radio DJ Frankie Crocker in the early to mid-1970s as a synonym for Black music. Urban conte ...
as "Y 104.9". This format only lasted for a short time.
Rock (1999-2010)
On August 16, 1999, the station flipped again to what is known as the frequency's well known format: a
grunge rock/
metal rock-emphasizing
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge ...
station known as "Funky Monkey 104.9" (or "The Monkey 104.9"). The call letters were changed to KFNK that October 21. The station gained a noticeable presence in the South Puget Sound area as an alternative to commercially owned stations
KISW
KISW (99.9 FM) – branded 99.9 KISW, The Rock of Seattle – is a commercial mainstream rock radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the Seattle metropolitan area; live shows include ''The Men ...
and
KNDD
KNDD (107.7 FM, "107-7 The End") is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs an alternative rock radio format. Its studios are located on Fifth Avenue in Downtown Seattle. The station broadcasts ...
, which are both owned by
Entercom
Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1968 as Entercom Communications Corporation, it is the second largest radio company in the United States, owning 235 radio stations across 48 media ...
. Even after
Ackerley Communications bought the station from Rock on Radio, Inc. in 2001 (and later,
iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company fou ...
(as Clear Channel Communications) in 2002), the station still emphasized on listener participation and playing music that may not be heard elsewhere, as well as giving air time to local acts. The station also had a nationwide and worldwide presence, as the station streamed online throughout its history.
The station briefly aired syndicated programming in 2001, such as the "Lex and Terry" morning show, which is based out of
Dallas
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. (The station dropped the show by 2002.) The station would begin airing syndicated programming again in 2010, when the station began carrying
Nikki Sixx
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's "Sixxth Sense" show. The station was somewhat anomalous in that it rarely had
disc jockey
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s hosting segments of airtime, and relied heavily on
broadcast automation
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, which the station capitalized on (as some of their liners included "without the dumb-a** DJs and useless bullsh*t"). There was one full-time disc jockey, and 3 part-time air personalities did one show a week each. Most songs ended with a
voice-over
Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations. ...
identifying the song title and artist, also called a "backsell."
'90s hits (2010-2011)
On November 10, 2010, at Noon, the station dropped its 11-year-old
active rock
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format and flipped to a '90s-leaning
adult hits format as "GenX 104-9". The final three songs on The Monkey were "
Brass Monkey" by the
Beastie Boys, "
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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" by
R.E.M., and "
Closing Time" by
Semisonic
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, while GenX's first three songs were "
Get Ready for This" by
2 Unlimited
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, "
Smells Like Teen Spirit
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" by
Nirvana
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, and "
Baby Got Back
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" by
Sir Mix-a-Lot
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. The call letters were changed to KSGX on November 28. Throughout its life as "GenX", ratings for the station were negative, usually peaking at a 0.3 share, as compared to The Monkey's, which usually hung around the 1 share.
On October 28, 2011, at 5 p.m., the station dropped the "GenX" format and began stunting with Halloween music as "Freddy 104-9". The last three songs on "GenX" were "
My Favorite Mistake" by
Sheryl Crow
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, "
Anniversary
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" by
Tony! Toni! Toné!
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and "
Hella Good
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" by
No Doubt
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, while the first song on "Freddy" was "
Shout at the Devil" by
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albu ...
.
Rock (2011-2016)
At 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2011, after playing "
More Human than Human" by
White Zombie, the station reverted to
active rock
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as "The Brew 104-9". The first song on "The Brew" was "
Epic" by
Faith No More
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. On December 6, 2011, KSGX changed call letters to KKBW to match "The Brew" moniker.
The station's second go-around with the format does not have the grunge/metal-lean like their predecessor. The station's playlist consisted of current and well-known hard rock tracks, and some classic hard rock from artists like
AC/DC, and
Guns N' Roses
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, which The Monkey rarely played. Some of the station's airstaff was voice-tracked from other Clear Channel stations across the country (similar to
iHeartRadio
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's Rock Nation format that formerly aired on 104.9 HD2), unlike The Monkey.
Rhythmic (2016-2017)
As part of a major format shuffle involving four of iHeart's Seattle stations, on January 19, 2016 at noon, after playing "
Lump" by Seattle band
The Presidents of the United States of America, KKBW's format moved to sister
KYNW and was modified to
alternative as "Alt 102.9." At the same time,
KUBE KUBE or Kube may refer to:
Broadcasting
* KUBE (AM), a radio station (1350 FM) licensed to serve Pueblo, Colorado
* KUBE-TV, a television station licensed to serve Houston, Texas, United States
* Kube Radio, a student radio station at Keele Uni ...
's long-time
Rhythmic CHR format and branding moved to KKBW as "KUBE 104.9", with the format targeting the Tacoma and South Sound areas, as their former 93.3 FM frequency adopted
KBKS's
Mainstream Top 40
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format and relaunched as KPWK, "Power 93.3". (KBKS, in turn, adopted KYNW's Adult Top 40 format.) KUBE's first song on 104.9 was "
Can I Get A..." by
Jay-Z. With the change, afternoon host/program director Eric Powers (who had been with KUBE since 1992, becoming program director in 1998) was let go, with Tiffany Warner moving from middays to afternoons. The KUBE call letters were moved to 104.9 on January 26.
Religious (2017-present)
On November 1, 2017, iHeart announced that it would acquire
KFNQ
KPTR (1090 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Seattle, Washington. It airs a Conservative talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are in the Belltown neighborhood northwest of Downtown Seattle.
KPTR is powered at ...
,
KJAQ
KJAQ (96.5 FM) is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. KJAQ airs an adult hits music format branded as "Jack FM". It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are in the Belltown neighborhood northwest of Downtow ...
, and
KZOK from
Entercom
Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1968 as Entercom Communications Corporation, it is the second largest radio company in the United States, owning 235 radio stations across 48 media ...
as part of Entercom's merger with
CBS Radio
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. The company planned to divest KUBE and KFOO to Ocean Station Trust in preparation for their sale to a third-party (which was completed on December 19). As part of the impending divestment, the station swapped call signs with
KTDD in
San Bernardino, California
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on November 14, 2017. On December 11, 2017, at noon, after playing "
Rap God
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" by
Eminem
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, KTDD switched to an unbranded
Contemporary Christian music
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format fed from sister station
KZFS
KZFS (1280 AM broadcasting, AM, "Hooptown 101.5") is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Spokane, Washington. It broadcasts a classic hip hop radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its branding originates from its 250 watt F ...
in Spokane. It used the "Positive Hit Music" slogan as an interim format, while KUBE's programming and format was moved back to KPWK on an HD Radio subchannel (which, albeit partially, reversed the 2016 swap). The KUBE callsign and format was restored to the 93.3 frequency in full in May 2018.
On August 31, 2020, it was announced that 247 Media Ministries would be acquiring the station from the Trust. Upon closure of the sale, the station joined the "Worship 24/7"
contemporary worship music
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are ...
network, becoming the second station in that network, joining with
KURT
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In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and is ...
in
Bend, Oregon
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(owned by the same founders, albeit under the name H&H Broadcasting).
247 Media Ministries Acquires 104.9 KTDD From iHeart Divestiture Trust
/ref> The purchase was consummated on November 3, 2020, at a price of $320,000.
References
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