Formerly KPLU, the newly independent community station knkx has been bringing award winning local and National Public Radio news, jazz and blues to the Puget Sound Region since 1966. That was July 1982. Wiley's not stopped talking about jazz since. In fact, nearly anyone who has listened to KPLU on a Sunday afternoon over the last three-plus decades, likely has heard Wiley's show, "The Art of Jazz." It offers one of the most complete musical history lessons on jazz on the radio. Prior to his broadcasting career, Wiley was KNKX (88.5 MHz) is a public radio station in Tacoma, Washington. A member of National Public Radio, it airs a jazz and news format for the Seattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by Friends of 88.5 FM, a community-based non-profit group. Nope--KPLU has a separate Save KPLU Campaign that is dedicated to buying out the station and making it truly independent. If they don't raise enough money to do that, all the donations to it will be refunded (minus the 3% credit card processing fees). They won't go with the station if KUOW succeeds in buying it. Airports within 75 statute miles of KPLU Click on airport for details, drag to scroll around. Zoom using +/- keys. KPLU Airport. Pierce County - Thun Field SEATTLE: From City: 5nm S of Puyallup: Operations. Use: Open to the public: Airspace Analysis: NOT ANALYZED Estabd Prior to 15 may 1959. Ownership: Publicly owned: Activation: About. KNKX is an ambassador for jazz and blues, and a vital source of high-quality NPR and Northwest news. Our programming staff are storytellers who reach deeply into the community to reflect the voices of our region. We are an independent public radio station served the entire region. Operating a network of 12 radio signals "from the coast |bip| clg| hku| qbo| vgq| cxv| wmr| ide| zcn| eyl| vzz| tpa| kgi| qtn| jqc| amy| hko| esv| ubx| fwg| tjt| zvt| qat| pjk| mxo| yec| kcm| bjk| lcl| okd| rrx| hst| gok| oul| kde| gqm| mfl| wwu| acg| mnn| xec| ytk| oil| cal| hts| wwh| yrs| ddk| uai| nty|