.~ . ' 18 .c :\ ) mijt '&iUtttf Ul'illlfS ,Friday: November 1, ·1963 r------RADIO , RUNDOWN~~:...... -..-;.--;.· ;.,.;;.;.! ; " '~~ A Primer onSeaftleFMOutlets' By MARTY LOKEN diffe~ence between the ' two bands is stereO - ~hich is heard If variety is ' the spice of life, then life is getting !>et­ in the evening on . the FMside. The 6utl~t's musical dIet' tel' each day for FM stations and listeners. co~sists .primarily of up~to-date popular albums. played in Why? long, unmterrupted segmellts. Futui'eplans .call for· more stereo, as soon as the record library is large ellOughto Because Seattle FM outlets are .rated third (behind avoid repetition. . New York and Los Angeles) in independent program- . . p ming. . KGFM-FM With this variety available, the FM fan has a chpice Likeitssi~ter ' station,' K(;rJN~AM the outlet is cente~ed ofalinost anything he or she desires-from classics to around r~ligiou~ progra~ming.Ope~ated by King'S Garden, jazz, Broadway show tunes to' conversation programs, folk both statIons a,re completely non-denominationaL . KGFM'S music to dramatic productions, and . educational broadcasts programming differs from,KGDN'sin that .. there ·is more to ethnic music. music played~!ipecially . Classical. works . . The station's Here, then, is a brief summary of what Seattle FM has 120,()()Q.watt output is (by 40,000 watts) the strongest ill the . to.offer: Northwest. . KMCS-FM KMCS, the "Market-Casters," is the only station in KRAB-FM the Northwest which utilizes three broadcasting bands at ~ast. b~tnot least, is Seattle'sonly .. listener~i;upported once. The . primary band, at 98.9 megacycles,. is aimed at statIOn, which broadcasts a gamut ' of offerings':-from dis­ the general FM audience, and is picked up by an oridnary . sertations o~ the mating habits of the Japanese butterfly receiver; The other two bands, at 67 _7 and 41 kilocycles, to modern Jazz. As the non-conformist . in Seattle radio reach supermarkets, drug stores and restaurants_ KMCS, KRAB's most obvious objective for the future is sUrVivai which recently moved to new offices in the Edgewater Inn, itself. . specializes in "middle:-of-the-road" tunes--old standards and popular favorites. Future plans: FM stereo. . KZAM-FM KZAM;in . contrast to the general FM image, plays nothing .but rhythm and blues, jazz and the latest "pop~' tunes. Located at the bottom of the dial (92.5 Me.) , KZAM is a Negro-operated and Negro-oriented outlet that broad­ casts 24 hours a day. Future plans: more listeners. KOL~FM KOL-FM is the twin of KOL-AM in that both broadcast popular favorites, but the FM band signs off earlier-at IIp. m. ' KUOW-FM KUOW, the 'University of student:operated outlet, airs clas'lical music, folk music, . jiuz, disc'ussion programs arid: special shows from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters. With the passing of each school season, KUOW takes on a new staff of unpaid em­ ployees.Future plans: the return of its now-defunct 'pro­ gram guides. KIXI-FM KIXI-FM, the newest addition to the Seattle market, is a simulcast of KIXI-AM, 'which progran1s oid standards. show tunes and popular favorites in blocks for 24 hours daily. KIXI-FM, at 95.7, is the former KGMJ-FM. KLSN·FM , KLSN was the first stereo station in Seattle and the fourth in the nation. It is . affiliated with the QXR Net­ work, a supplier of only . a ' small portion of the outlet's_ programming, . which rang~? from heavy classics to' jazz, operas to organ music, old favorites to folk music, and show tunes to plays and poetry readings. KLSN's schedule is almost entirely stereo, and the outlet's future ' plans .. call for more hours-more stereo. . KING·FM KING-FM is the same asKING-AM from sign-oli to 4 o'clock in the afternoon,. but from 4 to midnight, the simi­ larity ends. Titled "Showcase of the ,Lively Arts," KING- . FM offers claSSiCS, folk music, jazz, opera,. show music, drama, discllssion and comedy in well-proportioned seg­ luents. KISW-FM Resenting the trend toward commerciali~ation, KISW emphasizes the "soft-sell" technique-few advertisements and a lot of mpsic. The musical emphasis is placed on classics at the outlet, with 41. hours of stereo each week. Future plans: More hours, more stereo. KIRO·FM KIRO, simulcast with KIRO-AM, Jeatures popular fa­ vorites, C. B. ' S. network programming and ·local offerings throughout the broadcasting day. KETO-FM KETO-FM is identical to KETO-AM from 6 a. m,to 6 p. m., and from 10 p. m. to sign-off. The most 'noticeable