KISW, the Glossary
KISW (99.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format in Seattle, Washington.[1]
Table of Contents
63 relations: Album-oriented rock, Analog transmission, April Fools' Day, Audacy, Audacy, Inc., Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Bob Rivers, Centralia, Washington, Classical music, Contemporary hit radio, Danny Kaye, Downtown Seattle, Eagles (band), English language, Federal Communications Commission, FM broadcasting, Free-form radio, Harvey Manning, HD Radio, Heart (band), Houston, Howard Stern, Issaquah, Washington, Jimi Hendrix, KFRC-FM, KHTP, KJR (AM), KKWF, KNDD, KRXQ, KSWD (FM), KYLD, KZOK-FM, Led Zeppelin, Mainstream rock, Nationwide Communications, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Pacific Northwest, Pat O'Day, Paul McCartney, Pittsburgh, Progressive rock, Radio broadcasting, Sacramento, California, San Francisco, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Seattle metropolitan area, Seattle Weekly, ... Expand index (13 more) »
- 1950 establishments in Washington (state)
- Nationwide Communications
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the late 1960s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock.
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Analog transmission
Analog transmission is a transmission method of conveying information using a continuous signal which varies in amplitude, phase, or some other property in proportion to that information.
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April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes.
Audacy
Audacy, previously known as Radio.com, is a free broadcast and Internet radio platform developed by the namesake company Audacy, Inc. (formerly known as Entercom).
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Audacy, Inc.
Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated BTO, are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, founded by three brothers: Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman and Tim Bachman; along with Fred Turner, in 1973.
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Bad Company
Bad Company was an English rock supergroup that was formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, drummer Simon Kirke (both ex-Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex-Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson).
Bob Rivers
Robert Rivers (born July 7, 1956) is a retired American rock and roll radio on-air personality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a prolific producer and songwriter of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song parodies.
Centralia, Washington
Centralia is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
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Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts.
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Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer.
Downtown Seattle
Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington.
Eagles (band)
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971.
English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
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FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave.
Free-form radio
Free-form, or free-form radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given wide or total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests.
Harvey Manning
Harvey Manning (July 16, 1925 in Ballard, Seattle, Washington - November 12, 2006 in Bellevue, Washington) was a noted author of hiking guides and climbing textbooks, and a tireless hiking advocate.
HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology.
Heart (band)
Heart is an American/Canadian rock band formed in 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.
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Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster and media personality.
Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah is a city in King County, Washington, United States.
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Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.
KFRC-FM
KFRC-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
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KHTP
KHTP (103.7 FM, "Hot 103-7"), is a commercial radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. KISW and KHTP are radio stations in Seattle.
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KJR (AM)
KJR (950 kHz) is an all-sports AM radio station owned by iHeartMedia in Seattle, Washington. KISW and KJR (AM) are radio stations in Seattle.
KKWF
KKWF (100.7 FM "100.7 The Wolf") is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. KISW and KKWF are radio stations in Seattle.
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KNDD
KNDD (107.7 FM, "107.7 The End") is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. KISW and KNDD are radio stations in Seattle.
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KRXQ
KRXQ (98.5 FM, "98 Rock") is a commercial radio station in Sacramento, California. KISW and KRXQ are Active rock radio stations in the United States.
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KSWD (FM)
KSWD (94.1 MHz, "94.1 The Sound") is an FM radio station in Seattle, Washington. KISW and KSWD (FM) are radio stations in Seattle.
KYLD
KYLD (94.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area and owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia.
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KZOK-FM
KZOK-FM (102.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Seattle, Washington. KISW and KZOK-FM are radio stations in Seattle.
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.
Nationwide Communications
Nationwide Communications Inc., originally known as Peoples Broadcasting Corporation, was a media subsidiary of the Nationwide Insurance Company, which operated from 1946 until 1997.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and affiliated companies, commonly shortened to Nationwide, is a group of large U.S. insurance and financial services companies based in Columbus, Ohio.
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Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest (PNW), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in Western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east.
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Pat O'Day
Paul W. Berg (September 24, 1934 – August 4, 2020), known professionally as Pat O'Day, was an American broadcaster and concert promoter in the Pacific Northwest.
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon.
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.
Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.
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Sacramento, California
() is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
Seattle
Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.
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Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle.
Seattle metropolitan area
The Seattle metropolitan area is an urban conglomeration in the U.S. state of Washington that comprises Seattle, its surrounding satellites and suburbs.
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Seattle Weekly
The Seattle Weekly is an alternative biweekly distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio was a satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Holdings.
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Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio or television stations operated by the same company, either by direct ownership or through a management agreement.
Steve Miller (musician)
Steven Haworth Miller (born October 5, 1943)Justin Kern.
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Steve Slaton (DJ)
Steve Slaton (born January 16, 1953) is an American rock and roll disc jockey and music director.
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Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.
The BJ Shea Morning Experience
BJ & MIGs Mornings was a morning drive time radio show on 99.9 FM KISW in Seattle, Washington, owned by Audacy (previously Entercom).
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The Mens Room (radio show)
is an afternoon drive-time show airing on KISW (99.9 FM Seattle).
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The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington.
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Tiger Mountain (Washington)
Tiger Mountain is a mountain in the U.S. state of Washington.
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Tom Donahue (DJ)
Tom "Big Daddy" Donahue (May 21, 1928 – April 28, 1975), was an American rock and roll radio disc jockey, record producer and concert promoter.
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
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Westwood One
Westwood One, Inc. is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media.
Weyerhaeuser
The Weyerhaeuser Company is an American timberland company which owns nearly of timberlands in the U.S., and manages an additional of timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada.
See also
1950 establishments in Washington (state)
- Agate Pass Bridge
- Bellevue Christian School
- Canlis
- Columbia Basin News
- Columbia River Bridge (Bridgeport, Washington)
- Colville Air Force Station
- Green Lake Aqua Theater
- Joe Albi Stadium
- KALE
- KEWU-FM
- KISW
- King's High School
- King's Schools
- Naselle Air Force Station
- Nathan Eckstein Middle School
- Northgate Station (shopping mall)
- Patton Bridge (Auburn, Washington)
- Seafair
- Senator George Sellar Bridge
- Steptoe Battlefield State Park
- Tri-City Atoms
- Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Nationwide Communications
- KCAU-TV
- KDMX
- KEGL
- KHMX
- KISW
- KMXP
- KMYI
- KRQQ
- KSSX
- KTBZ-FM
- KTNF
- KZJK
- KZZP
- Nationwide Communications
- WATE-TV
- WBAY-TV
- WCOL-FM
- WFTC
- WGAR-FM
- WHKW
- WMJI
- WMMS
- WNCI
- WPOC
- WRIC-TV
- WYTS
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISW
Also known as KISW (FM), KISW Duck 1977-1980, KISW-FM.
, Sirius Satellite Radio, Sister station, Steve Miller (musician), Steve Slaton (DJ), Subsidiary, The BJ Shea Morning Experience, The Mens Room (radio show), The Seattle Times, Tiger Mountain (Washington), Tom Donahue (DJ), Watt, Westwood One, Weyerhaeuser.