KKWF

KKWF (100.7 FM), known as "The New 100.7 The Wolf", is an American radio station based in Seattle, Washington. The Entercom outlet broadcasts a country music format at 100.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 68,000 watts. Its transmitter is located near Issaquah, Washington on Tiger Mountain, and operates from its studios at the Metropolitan Park complex in Downtown Seattle.

History

KKWF started broadcasting in 1948 as KIRO-FM with a full service format. The station flipped to AOR in 1967. The station flipped to Beautiful music in 1971, first as KIRO-FM, and then as KSEA in 1974. The format gradually evolved to easy listening in the early 1980s, and then to soft adult contemporary in the mid-1980s. The station shifted to Hot Adult Contemporary as KWMX, "Mix 101", in 1991; this would last for a short time. The KIRO-FM call letters would return in August 1992, when the station flipped to a simulcast of then-sister station KIRO. The station broke the simulcast and began broadcasting original programming on July 5, 1994, and retained the KIRO-FM calls. On January 6, 1995, the station rebranded as "100.7 The Buzz", and added local comedian Pat Cashman for morning drive and Rick Enloe for afternoons. Other initial hosts included Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Jim Bohannon. The station changed its call letters to KQBZ in May 1999. The station would shift to hot talk in 2000. The station was home to such local personalities as Robin & Maynard (who were previously on KZOK-FM), BJ Shea, and The Men's Room, and was also Seattle's home for Tom Leykis (who had a loyal following in the market).