KPAM
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Broadcast area | Portland metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 860 kHz |
| Branding | AM 860 The Answer |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network Townhall News |
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Former call signs | KZTW (1991–1997, CP) |
Call sign meaning | Pamplin Broadcasting (former owner) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | theanswerportland |
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KPAM (1640 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Troutdale, Oregon, United States, and serving the Portland metropolitan area. Owned by the Salem Media Group, it features a conservative talk format branded as "AM 1640 The Answer", with studios and offices on SE Lake Road in Portland. KPAM's transmitter is sited on NE 34th Street in Vancouver, Washington.
History
KPAM signed on the air in 1997. It was owned by Pamplin Broadcasting, from which it gets its call sign. The station initially had a contemporary Christian music format but soon switched to a talk radio format. It carried world and national news updates from ABC Radio News.[2]
In 2018, Pamplin Broadcasting sold the station to Salem Media.[3][4] On April 2, 2018, KPAM rebranded as "860 The Answer".[5] It began airing the line up of Salem Radio Network programs.
On March 9, 2026, KPAM announced it will be moving its talk programming to KDZR 1640 AM Lake Oswego on April 1, then the two stations will simulcast between April 1-17, then on April 18, the talk programming will only be on 1640 AM, with a not-yet-determined format on 860 AM.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KPAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-457, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2018 Total Revenue of $66.3 Million". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KPAM Is Alive and Well". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018.
- ^ Salem Shuffles Programming at Three Portland AMs Radioinsight - April 3, 2018
- ^ Portland's Answer on the Move Radioinsight - March 9, 2026
External links
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- KPAM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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