While other stations are giving you more commercials right now, there’s more music on 11-KING! Andy Barber, 1977 aircheck

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• Great to hear Andy in Kings heyday.

• Wasn't there a hum on the 1090 frequency (?), at least I thought I was hearing a faint hum from where I listened in Tacoma. This was during the day, while at night that and interference together made listening a challenge.

• Remember when KING went to Soft Rock in 1980? Remember when they went All-News in 1982?

  • Maybe if KING had gone Country. They tried everything else before being sold off.

    • KING also had some signal related issues that I recall. In the sixties, you could hear a Mexican station underneath their audio at night. I believe it was XERB (later XPRS) with Wolfman Jack on the same frequency, 1090. This was particularly noticeable since KING ran a talk show in the evening.

      Their 50,000 watt signal also never seemed as powerful as KOMO or KIRO, because of a directional pattern necessary to protect other stations on 1090.

      I also recall a huge wind storm in the late ‘60s that toppled one of their towers on Vashon Island. The tower was rebuilt, but it seemed that their signal never fully recovered. I have no technical knowledge about that, so it may have just been my perception as a listener.

      • KING definitely had signal problems at night. In the early 80s, I would drive from North Seattle to Bellevue Community College to do the 3-6 am shift on KBCS. On the way, I would try to tune in KING, only to hear that Mexican station taking over 1090.

• Trying to figure that bit out? Who was this Colonel?

• Andy Barber, China Smith and the great MusicRadio line-up, making the most of the time alloted for "personality". A good part of everyday was spent with the radio. These jocks were great entertainers. They kept us coming back for more.