KPUG

KPUG

Bellingham, Washington
Broadcast area	Whatcom County
Frequency	1170 kHz
Branding	KPUG 1170
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications
History
First air date	1948
Technical information
Facility ID	58887
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night)
Translator(s)	97.9 K250BW (Bellingham)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kpug1170.com

KPUG (1170 AM) is a sports radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, transmitting from an antenna located off Sunset Drive. KPUG is operated by the Cascade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications. The majority of local sports taking place in and around Whatcom County are broadcast on KPUG.

KPUG serves Northwest Washington with a signal that reaches into Vancouver and Victoria in Canada and also reaches into Seattle's northern suburbs, the Olympic Peninsula.

KPUG On-Air Shows

Local Programming:

• “The Zone with Doug Lange & Mark Scholten”

Syndicated Shows:

• “Mike and Mike in the Morning”
• “The Dan Patrick Show”
• “The Jim Rome Show”
• “The Ryen Russillo Show”
• "ESPN SportsNation"
• “Radio Rewind”
• “ESPN Gamenight”
• “SportsCenter Nightly”
• “SportsCenter All Night"

Local Sports:

• “Seattle Mariners”
• “Seattle Seahawks”
• “Washington Huskies Football & Basketball”
• “Washington State Cougars Football”
• “Sehome High School”
• “Bellingham High School”
• “Squalicum High School”
• “Lynden High School”
• “Ferndale High School”

National Sports:

• “Monday Night Football”
• “Sunday Night Football”
• “NHL”
• “NFL”
• “NBA”
• “MLB”
• “NCAA”
• “ESPN”

History

KPUG began broadcasting in early 1948 on 1170 kHz with 1 KW power. It was an affiliate of the Don Lee Network. The station's principal owner was Mrs. Jessica Longston.

External links

• KPUG 1170
• KPUG in the FCC AM station database
• KPUG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• K250BW in the FCC FM station database
• K250BW at FCCdata.org