Washington News Service 2006 annual report
In 2006, the Washington News Service produced 153 radio news stories, which aired more than 7,599 times on 157 radio stations in Washington and 621 nationwide.
story breakout number of radio stories station airings*
“Convenient, simple, easy to use... Budget Policy & Priorities 12 496 Concise, direct reporting...Many of Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics 3 142 the stories hit close to home and save slow news days...Good source Children’s Issues 11 515 of audio.” Citizenship/Representative Democracy 8 378 washington broadcasters Consumer Issues 8 448 Early Childhood Education 5 296 Education 1 48 “The Washington News Service provides us an entrée to mainstream Energy Policy 14 688 media that we can’t get on our own. Environment 2 91 The service consistently leads the way Global Warming/Air Quality 3 129 with timely, accurate stories on topics Health Issues 14 621 our constituencies care about and the 6 344 general public should know about.” Housing/Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition 7 324 aaron ostrum, futurewise International Relief 10 442
Livable Wages/Working Families 12 936 Peace 2 46 Public Lands/Wilderness 11 488 Rural/Farming 2 116 Salmon Recovery 13 623 Senior Issues 5 262 Urban Planning/Transportation 4 166 0 3 6 9 12 15 totals 153 7,599
* Represents the minimum number of times stories were aired. washington radio stations
1. KPLU (NPR-Translator) (1) Aberdeen 19. KVAC-AM, KLLM-FM, KBDB-FM, KBIS-AM 51. KAQQ-AM, KCDA-AM, KISC-AM, KIXZ-FM, 2. KBKW-AM, KAYO-FM, KSWW-FM (3) (4) Forks KQNT-AM, KKZX-AM (6) Spokane Aberdeen 20. KGHP-FM (1) Gig Harbor 52. KGA-AM, KDRK-FM, KEYF-AM/FM, 3. KXRO-AM, KDUX-FM, KXXK-FM (3) 21. KLCK-AM, KYYT-FM (2) Goldendale KAEP-FM, KYWL-FM, KZBD-FM, Aberdeen 22. KLAY-AM (1) Lakewood KJRB-AM (8) Spokane 4. KLKI-AM (1) Anacortes 23. KPLU (NPR-Translator) (1) Longview 53. KPBX-FM, KSFC-FM (2) Spokane 5. KMUN-FM (1) Astoria 24. KGY-AM/FM (2) McCleary 54. KQNT-AM (1) Spokane 6. KGRG-FM, KENU-AM (2) Auburn 25. KBSN-AM, KDRM-FM (2) Moses Lake 55. KVTI-FM (1) Tacoma 7. KBCS-FM (1) Bellevue 26. KAPS-AM, KBRC-AM (2) Mount Vernon 56. KMCQ-FM (1) The Dalles 8. KPLU (NPR-Translator) (1) Bellingham 27. KPLU (NPR-Translator) (1) Mount Vernon 57. KYNR-AM (1) Toppenish 9. KGMI-AM, KISM-FM, KBAI-AM, 28. KSVR-FM (1) Mount Vernon 58. KZHR-FM (1) Tri Cities KPUG-AM, KAFE-FM (5) Bellingham 29. KWDB-AM (1) Oak Harbor 59. KKLQ-FM (1) Vancouver 10. KUGS-FM (1) Bellingham 30. KOMW-AM/FM, KNCW-FM, KZBE-FM 60. KPLU (NPR)-FM (8) various 11. KELA-AM, KMNT-FM (2) Centralia (4) Omak 61. KALE-AM, KTCR-AM, KEGX-FM, 12. KPLU (NPR-Translator) (1) Centralia 31. KFLD-AM, KORD-FM, KXRX-FM, KIOK-FM, KNLT-FM (5) Walla Walla 13. KITI-AM/FM (2) Centralia KTHK-FM, KEYW-FM (5) Pasco 62. KKRT-AM, KKRV-FM, KWIQ-AM (3) 14. KOZI-AM/FM, KOHO-FM (3) Chelan 32. KGSG-FM (1) Pasco Wenatchee 15. KCLX-AM, KZZL-FM, KRAO-FM, 33. KPLU (NPR-Translator) (1) Port Angeles 63. KNWR-FM (1) Wenatchee KMAX-AM (4) Colfax 34. KIKN-AM, KONP-AM (2) Port Angeles 64. KPQ-AM/FM, KWNC-AM (3) Wenatchee 16. KCVL-AM, KCRK-FM (2) Colville 35. KZXR-FM (1) Prosser 65. KXAA-FM, KYSN-FM, KAAP-FM, 17. KCWU-FM (1) Ellensburg 36. KNWV-FM, KRFA-FM, KWSU-AM, KWWW-FM, KWWX-AM, KZPH-FM (6) 18. KBDB-FM, KBIS-AM (2) Forks KNWR-FM (4) Pullman Wenatchee 37. KQQQ-AM, KHTR-FM (2) Pullman 66. KIT-AM, KATS-FM, KQSN-FM, KUTI-AM, WNS Market ShareWNS Information Market Share Information 38. KPLU (NPR-Translator) (1) Pullman KFFM-FM, KDBL-FM (6) Yakima 39. KFMY-AM (1) Raymond Seattle-Tacoma 13% 40. KBTC-FM (1) Seattle 41. Metro Networks (13) Seattle Spokane 28% 42. KPTK-AM (1) Seattle 43. KFNK-FM (1) Seattle Yakima 31% 44. KHHO-AM (1) Seattle Public News Service Tri-Cities 44% 45. KJR-AM/FM (2) Seattle 888-891-9416 46. KUBE-FM (1) Seattle Aberdeen-Hoquiam 18% fax 208-247-1830 47. KPLU (NPR-Translators) (3) [email protected] Wenatchee 46% Seattle/Tacoma/Everett 48. KMAS-AM (1) Shelton Longview-Kelso Washington News Service 49. KGTK-AM, KITZ-AM (2) Silverdale 0 10 20 30 40 50 50. KITZ-AM (1) Silverdale 888-692-9286 WNS National Pick Up 621 Stations Fax: 509-694-6356 [email protected]