KBLE

KBLE

Seattle, Washington
Frequency	1050 kHz
Branding	Sacred Heart Radio
Programming
Format	Catholic Religious
Affiliations	EWTN
Ownership
Owner	Sacred Heart Radio
Sister stations	KBUP
History
First air date	1948 (as KRKL)
Former call signs	KRKL (1948-1953) KNBX (1953-1963) KNBK (1963-1964)
Call sign meaning	K BiBLE
Technical information
Facility ID	33667
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day) 440 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	47°33′41″N 122°21′34″W
Translator(s)	100.3 K300CU (Shoreline)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	SacredHeartRadio.org

KBLE (1050 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious radio format licensed and serving the Seattle/Puget Sound area.

The station was originally licensed to Kirkland. The station signed on in 1948 as KRKL; in 1953, the station switched its call sign to KNBX. In 1963, it changed call sign to KNBK; then, in 1964, it switched to the current KBLE and was relicensed to Seattle. In the same year, the station launched an FM simulcasting counterpart, located at 93.3 FM. That station was sold in 1981, and is now KUBE.

KBLE has been a mainly religious station most of its life. Originally a daytime-only operation, KBLE finally received permission to add a night-time signal with 440 watts sometime in the 1980s.

The station is currently owned by Sacred Heart Radio.

External links

• FCC History Cards for KBLE
• ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.›  KBLE in the FCC AM station database
• KBLE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› K300CU in the FCC FM station database
• K300CU at FCCdata.org