- Station name Station name
- King FM 98.1
- Description Description
- The studios and offices are on Mercer St in Seattle. KING-FM holds periodic on-air fundraisers to help support the station through listener contributions. KING-FM's transmitter is located in Issaquah on Tiger Mountain.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1947
- Owner Owner
- Beethoven, a Nonprofit Corporation
- Contact Contact
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King FM 98.1
United States
Format
128kbps • AAC
KING-FM (98.1 MHz; "Classical KING") is a non-commercial classical music radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is owned by Classic Radio, a nonprofit organization.
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| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | king.org |
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Broadcast profile
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Primary frequency
98.1 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
47.504, -121.976
Coverage area
Seattle-Tacoma Puget Sound area
Owner / network
Beethoven, a Nonprofit Corporation
First air date
1947
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Station details
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| Station ID | 9696 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Washington State |
| Branding | Classical KING |
| Owner | Beethoven, a Nonprofit Corporation |
| Broadcast area | Seattle-Tacoma Puget Sound area |
| Launched | 1947 |
| Website | king.org |
| Listen | classicalking.org |
| Contact | classicalking.org |
| Schedule | classicalking.org |
| Primary frequency | 98.1 MHz |
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Stream health
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| Last check | 17 hours ago |
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| Stream host | classicalking.streamguys1.com |
| Final host | classicalking.streamguys1.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Server software | Icecast |
| Latency | 284 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
17 hours ago
Last successful stream
17 hours ago
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About station About King FM 98.1
KING-FM (98.1 MHz; "Classical KING") is a non-commercial classical music radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is owned by Classic Radio, a nonprofit organization.
The studios and offices are on Mercer St in Seattle. KING-FM holds periodic on-air fundraisers to help support the station through listener contributions. KING-FM's transmitter is located in Issaquah on Tiger Mountain. Its effective radiated power (ERP) is 66,000 watts (68,000 with beam tilt). KING-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format, using two subchannels for alternate classical programming.
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