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KBFW

RIP: The Real Johnny D

John P. Dempster passed away of natural causes in Spokane on June 19, 2025. He was 74 years old. Baby…

7 months ago

Saga chucked KBAI Bellingham license

Saga Communications requested the cancellation of the license of 930 KBAI/Bellingham. The station’s Classic Hits “98.9 K-BAY” format moves to…

2 years ago

The Road to Top 40: Bellingham – PT. 2

This is Part 2 of an article that began in 2022 when I contributed material for the book Sock Hops…

2 years ago

The Road to Top 40: Pacific NW Radio – PT. 1

When baby boomers speak of the first "rock 'n' roll" radio station in town, usually a station that began playing…

2 years ago

1968: KENY Becomes KBFW

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4 years ago

1969: KBFW Men (ad)

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4 years ago

Adventures In La La Land – Jay Hamilton (Pt.2)

Jay "Hamilton" Himmelsbach had a long radio career in the Pacific Northwest, including on-air at stations in Moses Lake (KSEM),…

5 years ago

December 1968 Radio Highlights

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5 years ago

Radio Went to the Movies: KBFW & SRO Theaters

Over the years, I have had a number of radio people, from all over the country, ask if I had…

6 years ago

Jay Hamilton: It Was All About the Music! (Pt.1)

Jay "Hamilton" Himmelsbach had a long radio career in the Pacific Northwest, including stations in Moses Lake (KSEM), Bellingham (KPUG…

6 years ago

Bellingham Radio: Ken Bertrand & Les Cole Audio

Jason, Ken Bertrand worked at KGMI in Bellingham. I believe he was the news director, not sure on that but…

7 years ago
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