KPAM

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title: "KPAM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-portland,-oregon", "talk-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "conservative-talk-radio", "radio-stations-established-in-1997", "1997-establishments-in-oregon", "salem-media-group-radio-stations"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPAM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	KPAM
logo	KPAM 860AMTheAnswer logo.jpg
logo_size	150px
city	Troutdale, Oregon
area	Portland metropolitan area
branding	AM 860 The Answer
frequency	860 kHz
airdate
format	Conservative talk radio
power	50,000 watts day
15,000 watts night
class	B
licensing_authority	FCC
facility_id	29553
coordinates
callsign_meaning	Pamplin Broadcasting
(former owner)
former_callsigns	KZTW (1991–1997, CP)
affiliations	Salem Radio NetworkTownhall News
owner	Salem Media Group
licensee	Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
sister_stations
webcast	Listen Live
website	theanswerportland.com
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| name = KPAM | logo = KPAM 860AMTheAnswer logo.jpg | logo_size = 150px | city = Troutdale, Oregon | area = Portland metropolitan area | branding = AM 860 The Answer | frequency = 860 kHz | airdate = | format = Conservative talk radio | power = 50,000 watts day 15,000 watts night | class = B | licensing_authority = FCC | facility_id = 29553 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = Pamplin Broadcasting (former owner) | former_callsigns = KZTW (1991–1997, CP) | affiliations = Salem Radio NetworkTownhall News | owner = Salem Media Group | operator = | licensee = Salem Media of Oregon, Inc. | sister_stations = | webcast = Listen Live | website = theanswerportland.com KPAM (860 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a conservative talk radio format. Licensed to Troutdale, Oregon, it serves the Portland metropolitan area. The station is owned by the Salem Media Group, with radio studios and offices on SE Lake Road in Portland. It is branded as "860 The Answer" and carries nationally syndicated Salem Radio Network hosts including Dennis Prager, Mike Gallagher, Sebastian Gorka, Hugh Hewitt and Charlie Kirk.

By day, KPAM broadcasts at 50,000 watts non-directional, the highest power permitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). But because 860 kHz is a Canadian clear channel frequency, KPAM must reduce power to 15,000 watts at night, and use a directional antenna, to avoid interfering with CJBC Toronto, the Class A station on the frequency. The transmitter is on NE 34th Street in Vancouver, Washington.

History

KPAM signed on the air in . It was owned by Pamplin Broadcasting, from which it gets its call sign. The station initially had a contemporary Christian music format but soon switched to a talk radio format. It carried world and national news updates from ABC Radio News.

In 2018, Pamplin Broadcasting sold the station to Salem Media. On April 2, 2018, KPAM rebranded as "860 The Answer". It began airing the line up of Salem Radio Network programs.

References

References

1. Nelson, Bob. (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive.
2. [https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Kpam&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KPAM]
3. [https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 2010] page D-457, [[Broadcasting & Cable]]
4. "Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2018 Total Revenue of $66.3 Million".
5. "KPAM Is Alive and Well".
6. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/167534/salem-shuffles-programming-at-three-portland-ams/ Salem Shuffles Programming at Three Portland AMs] Radioinsight - April 3, 2018

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