KFHA Tacoma, Wash.—Granted change in station location to Lakewood, Wash.; engineering conditions. — Sept. 4. 1958
KFHA has started broadcasting with 1 kw on 1480 kc. Robert E. Hall, partner in the new station, is general manager of KFHA, which is co-owned by Adlai C. Ferguson Jr. (WPRS-AM-FM Paris, Ill.). Gregg Martin, formerly of the staff of Ohio State U., is in charge of programming. –March 1959
KFHA Sold by Adlai C. Ferguson Jr. and Robert E. Hall to KFHA Inc. (Paul R. Smith, 61 %, president; William A. Searle, 19.2%, and two others) for $100,000. Mr. Smith is vice chairman of Fletcher, Richards, Calkins & Holden Inc., New York agency. Mr. Searle is general manager of KGLC Miami, Okla. Robert Smith, brother of Paul Smith, will manage KFHA under new ownership. Station is 1 kw daytimer on 1480 kc. Jack L. Stoll & Assoc. was broker. –September 1959
KFHA Granted assignmentof license from Adlai C. Ferguson Jr., and Robert E. Hall to KFHA Inc. (Paul It. Smith, president); consideration $99,000 plus mortgage-stock transaction. –Oct. 1959
KFHA Granted involuntary assignment -of license to Thomas H. Henderson, receiver for KFHA Inn. –May 1960
KFHA Granted involuntary assignment of license to Marvin A. Young, receiver for KFHA Inc. –May 1960
Call letters KAYG were applied for. Call letters remained KFHA.
KFHA Granted authority to October 31, to remain silent pending reorganization. –July 1960
KFHA Seeks assignment of license from Thomas H. Henderson, receiver of KFHA Inc. to Radio Sales Corp. for $60,000. Purchasers are Ralph W. Burden (50%), Ralph W. Burden Jr. (48%) and Janice M. Burden (2%). Ralph W. Jr. and wife Janice own 50% of KEEP Twin Falls, Idaho. Mr. Burden Sr. is in real estate. –March 1961
Ralph W. Burdern, Jr., president and general manager of KFHA, programs “country & western and news because there are few C&W stations in the market and good demand for the format.”
KFHA Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) assignment of license to Radio Sales Corp. (Ralph W. Burden Jr., president, and wife own 50% of KEEP Twin Falls, Idaho) consideration $60, 000. Action June 7. 1961
Rick Blakely, former manager of KWAY, Forest Grove, Or, joins KFHA Tacoma, WA., as Program Director. –August 1963
KFHA Sold by Radio Sales Corp. (Ralph W. Burden, president) to Lloyd Burlingham for $84,000. Mr. Burlingham also owns KTOB Petaluma, Calif.; WIXN Dixon, III., and KNOG Nogales, Ariz. KFHA is daytimer on 1480 kc with 1 kw. Broker: Hamilton- Landis & Associates. –October 1965
KFHA Granted assignment of license from Radio Sales Corp. to Lakewood Broadcasters Inc., owned by Lloyd Burlingham and Arthur L. Swanson [each 50%] Mr. Burlingham is 50% owner of trading stamp company, 100% owner of Petaluma , Calif.. Progress, and 75% owner of WIXN-AM-FM Dixon, Ill. Mr. Swanson is sales manager for KTOB Petaluma and specialty advertising salesman. Consideration $84,000. Action Jan. 21. 1966
KFHA, Tinmankin Inc. Requests KOOD. –October 1967
KOOD Lakewood Center, Wash, (formerly KFHA) went back on-the-air Feb. 17 after being dark since April 1966. The station, on 1480 kc with 1 kw, is a daytimer. It’s programing a music and news format with the music featuring the all-time best-selling records. KOOD is owned and operated by Timnankin Inc., Tacoma, Wash. –1968
KOOD, Lakewood, WA. — Broadcast Bureau rescinded grant of renewal of license — May 1969
KOOD (AM) Lakewood, WA—Seeks assignment of license from Timankln Inc. to Kevin B. Sweeney for full indebtedness of Timankln. Sellers- Robert Cooper, President, et al. Buyer: Kevin B. Sweeney, sole owner. Mr. Sweeney owns youth market consulting firm. Ann. Oct. 6. 1969
KOOD Broadcast Bureau granted renewal of license subject to condition that assignment of license be consummated within forty-flve days of date of grant. Action April 6. 1970
Lakewood, Wash.. A M proceeding: Dale A. Owens and Clay Frank Huntington, competing for 1480 khz (Doc. 20454-5)-FCC set for hearing mutually exclusive applications of Dale A. Owens and Clay Frank Huntington for deleted facilities of KOOD(AM) Lakewood. Action April 23. 1975
Clay Huntington applies for the call letters KQLA for the Lakewood radio station.
KLAY-FM Tacoma, Wash.: Sold by Clay Frank Huntington to RPM Broadcasting Inc. for $550,000. Huntington also owns KQLA(AM) Lakewood, Wash. Buyer is owned by Ray Courtemanche, who also owns KRPM(AM) Puyallup, Wash. KLAY-FM is on 106.1 mhz with 25 kw and antenna 700 feet above average terrain. February 1980
KQLA 1480 changes call letters to KLAY –April 1980
KLAY(AM) Seeks CP to change hours of operation to U by adding 500 w-N; increase D power to 2.5 kw; install DA-2; make changes in ant. sys.; and change TL, SL and RC. — Nov. 30. 1981
KLAY (1480 khz) Lakewood, Wash.—Seeks CP to add night service with 1 kw; increase day power to 10 kw; install DA-N; change freq. to 1180 khz; change TL, and make changes in ant. sys. App. March 6. 1985
1480 KNTB currently broadcasts ESPN Desportes [Spanish]
Source: Broadcasting Magazine
