KXL-FM

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KXL-FM

Portland, Oregon United States
Broadcast area	Portland metropolitan area
Frequency	101.1 MHz
Branding	FM News 101 KXL
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	CBS News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One KGW 8 (news and weather partnership)
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KBFF, KINK, KUFO, KUPL-FM, KXTG
History
First air date	September 12, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-09-12) (as KOIN-FM)
Former call signs	KOIN-FM (1948–1977) KYTE-FM (1977–1979) KLLB (1979–1983) KRCK (1983–1985) KYTE-FM (1985–1989) KKCY (1989–1990) KUFO (1990–2001) KUFO-FM (2001–2010) KUFO (2010–2011)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26932
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	502 meters (1,647 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°30′57.4″N 122°44′3.4″W / 45.515944°N 122.734278°W / 45.515944; -122.734278
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.kxl.com

KXL-FM (101.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Alpha Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format.^[3][4] The studios are on SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland. KXL-FM is the flagship station for the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show. In addition to news blocks in weekday AM and PM drive time, KXL-FM also carries syndicated shows from Chad Benson, Markley, Van Camp and Robbins, Red Eye Radio, This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal and America in the Morning.

KXL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S.^[5] The transmitter is on Barnes Road, a tower site shared with KATU.^[6]