KPUG

KPUG

City of license	Bellingham, Washington
Broadcast area	Whatcom County
Branding	KPUG 1170
Slogan	The Sports Leader
Frequency	1170 kHz
First air date	1948
Format	Sports/Talk
Power	10,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	58887
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Owner	Saga Communications
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, British Columbia and Victoria, 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”
• “SVP & Russillo”
• "ESPN SportsNation"
• “Radio Rewind”
• “ESPN Gamenight”
• “SportsCenter Nightly”
• “SportsCenter All Night"
• “The V Show with Bob Valvano”

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
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KPUG
• Radio-Locator Information on KPUG
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KPUG