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===Cort and Fatboy Show===
===Cort and Fatboy Show===
''The Cort and Fatboy Show'' is locally produced and airs from 3 - 7 p.m. It is a mix of pop culture commentary and modern hard rock music featuring celebrity interviews, news, and trivia games. Cort Webber has worked in Portland radio for over 10 years, while his co-host Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts calls ''The Cort and Fatboy Show'' his first foray into broadcasting. The show received a runner-up "Favorite DJ" award in the "Best of Portland" voting by the local weekly Willamette Week .<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wweek.com/editorial/3437/11265/ |title=More than 50 of Our Favorite Portland Things|date=July 23, 2008|publisher=[[Willamette Week]]|accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref> A podcast of the show is available on the station's website. The show also hosts a monthly "midnight movie" at the [[Bagdad Theatre]].
''The Cort and Fatboy Show'' is locally produced and airs from 3 - 7 p.m. It is a mix of pop culture commentary and modern hard rock music featuring celebrity interviews, news, and trivia games. Cort Webber has worked in Portland radio for over 10 years, while his co-host Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts calls ''The Cort and Fatboy Show'' his first foray into broadcasting. The show received a runner-up "Favorite DJ" award in the "Best of Portland" voting by the local weekly Willamette Week .<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wweek.com/editorial/3437/11265/ |title=More than 50 of Our Favorite Portland Things|date=July 23, 2008|publisher=[[Willamette Week]]|accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref> A podcast of the show is available on the station's website. The show also hosts a monthly "midnight movie" at the [[Bagdad Theatre]]. They are known to talk regularly on the show with Some Comic book geeks. They also used to have a weekly show called [[George W. Bush Boy president]].{{cite
news|url=www.kufo.com/George-W--Bush--Boy-President/515814 |title George W bush boy President|date may 18, 2009|publisher Cort and fatboy}}


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Revision as of 15:26, 20 May 2009

KUFO-FM
Broadcast areaPortland, Oregon
Frequency101.1 MHz
Branding101 KUFO
Programming
FormatActive Rock
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
OwnerCBS Radio
KUPL, KINK, KCMD
History
Former call signs
KOIN-FM (1948-1977)
KYTE-FM (1977-1979)
KLLB (1979-1983)
KRCK (1983-1985)
KYTE-FM (1985-1989)
KKCY (1989-1990)
KUFO (1990-2001)
Technical information
Facility ID26932
ClassC
ERP97,000 watts
HAAT440 meters
Transmitter coordinates
45°30′58.00″N 122°43′59.00″W / 45.5161111°N 122.7330556°W / 45.5161111; -122.7330556
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteOfficial website

KUFO-FM (101.1 FM) is a commecial radio station broadcasting an active rock format and is licensed to Portland, Oregon, USA. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio Stations Inc. and features programing from Westwood One.[2][3]

History

The station went on the air as KYTE-FM on February 18, 1985. On January 31, 1989, the station changed its call sign to KKCY, on January 23, 1990 to KUFO, and on August 1, 2001 to the current KUFO.[4]

Programming

KUFO currently airs the popular Portland News/Talk show The Rick Emerson Show, formerly the mid-day show of sister station KCMD, in the timeslot vacated by the cancellation of the Adam Carolla Show, 5am-9am. This is then followed by standard music programming hosted by Buzz, then the semi-talk show The Cort and Fatboy Show from 3pm-7pm. Lisa Wood hosts the 7pm-Midnight show and the 12am - 5am overnight shift features Crystal Kash.[5] Before joining KUFO, Crystal hosted middays for 92.9 FM KZZU in Spokane, Washington.

Weekends feature Lisa Wood, formerly of KFNK and KEXP, hosting The Punk Show with Sarah X. Dylan Sunday nights at 7pm and Crystal Kash hosts the local music show "Viva la Luna" Sunday nights from 9pm-10pm with producer Art Webb.[6] The show is named after the now closed venue "La Luna," host to well-remembered rock acts and performances in the 80's and early 90's.

Cort and Fatboy Show

The Cort and Fatboy Show is locally produced and airs from 3 - 7 p.m. It is a mix of pop culture commentary and modern hard rock music featuring celebrity interviews, news, and trivia games. Cort Webber has worked in Portland radio for over 10 years, while his co-host Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts calls The Cort and Fatboy Show his first foray into broadcasting. The show received a runner-up "Favorite DJ" award in the "Best of Portland" voting by the local weekly Willamette Week .[7] A podcast of the show is available on the station's website. The show also hosts a monthly "midnight movie" at the Bagdad Theatre. They are known to talk regularly on the show with Some Comic book geeks. They also used to have a weekly show called George W. Bush Boy president.{{cite news|url=www.kufo.com/George-W--Bush--Boy-President/515814 |title George W bush boy President|date may 18, 2009|publisher Cort and fatboy}}

References

  1. ^ "CBS Market Ratings". Radio and Records. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "KUFO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KUFO-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "KUFO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ "KUFO Staff page".
  6. ^ "Viva la Luna show". KUFO. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  7. ^ "More than 50 of Our Favorite Portland Things". Willamette Week. July 23, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

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