The station was simulcast on KRPM/KULL (770 AM) from 1986 to 1991, and again for a brief time beginning in January 1995. In 1984, Olympic Highsmith Broadcasting bought the station, with Heritage Media buying it four years later. The station competed against EZ Communications-owned KMPS. The station then flipped to country music as "K106," and the call sign changed to KRPM. In March 1980, the station was sold to Ray Court. Several famous Seattle radio personalities got their start here during this time period. By October 1972, the rock format was airing full-time. On May 1, 1972, KLAY-FM began airing a progressive rock format during the evening and overnight hours, with the beautiful music format remaining in other dayparts. (The transmitter would be moved to Tiger Mountain in 1980.) With a tower 700 feet tall, the station was still limited to the area around Tacoma and not the larger Seattle radio market. In 1961, the station moved to 106.1 MHz, its current frequency, and increased power to 25,000 watts. KLAY-FM was the first FM station in the Pacific Northwest broadcasting in stereo. KLAY-FM was owned by Clay Huntington and aired a beautiful music format, playing 15-minute music sweeps of mostly instrumental cover versions of pop songs, Broadway and Hollywood showtunes. It was originally on 106.3 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 830 watts. The station signed on the air in May 1959 as KLAY-FM. KBKS is the flagship station of the syndicated morning show The Jubal Show. The transmitter is on Tiger Mountain, in Issaquah. The studios and offices are located on Elliott Avenue West in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a Top 40/CHR format.
KBKS-FM (106.1 MHz) – branded as Hits 106.1 – is a commercial radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area.
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