KXL-FM

the original KXL FM on 95.5 from 1965 to 1999

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

On September 12, 1948, the station signed on as KOIN FM. It was the FM counterpart to KOIN (970 AM, now KUFO). The power was originally 48,600 watts, less than half the current output. KOIN AM FM mostly simulcast their programming, carrying the CBS Radio schedule of dramas, comedies, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio". As network programming moved from radio to television in the 1950s, KOIN AM FM switched to a full service, middle of the road format of news, sports and popular adult music, with the FM station sometimes broadcasting classical music in the evening. In 1967, KOIN FM ended the simulcast with 970 AM, and adopted an all classical music format. From 1967 to 1977, the four hour long KOIN Concert Hall was broadcast weeknights from 6 to 10 p. m., with hosts Blaine Hanks and later, Don Gay.

In May 1977, the station changed its call sign to KYTE FM and aired a Top 40 format as "The FM Kite". On January 5, 1979, KYTE FM flipped to country music and changed the call letters to KLLB (as "Country Club 101"). On September 4, 1979, KLLB changed format to a mix of Top 40 and album rock as "KB 101 Rock Deluxe". Then, a year later, it changed to oldies, also calling itself "KB 101". On January 3, 1985, 101.1 returned to the same format it had in 1967, and became "Classical 101". On February 18, 1985, the call letters changed back to KYTE FM. On January 30, 1989, the station changed its call letters to KKCY and aired a smooth jazz format, branded as "The City". (The classical format was moved to KYTE 970 AM.) On December 29, 1989, at 5 p. m., after a few days of stunting, KKCY changed to an active rock format, and on January 23, 1990, the call letters were changed to KUFO, and on August 1, 2001, to KUFO FM. In August 2009, CBS Radio sold their Portland cluster (including KUFO) to Alpha Broadcasting in an effort to focus more on major market stations. On October 24, 2009, KUFO began stunting with a "mothership refueling" countdown to end at 7 a. m. on October 28 when it re launched. The actual musical content of KUFO was the same as it was prior to the re launch; only the personalities changed. On September 16, 2010, the call sign reverted to simply KUFO.

At 8:47 a. m. on March 15, 2011, KUFO's format was flipped to a simulcast of KXL (750 AM). The two stations aired KXL's news and talk programs. On March 22, 2011, KUFO changed its call sign to KXL FM and billed itself as "News Radio 101 FM & 750 AM KXL". On the same day, the KUFO call letters moved to 970 AM for use on that station. On May 6, 2013, KXL FM announced it had dropped its affiliation with Fox News Radio, and picked up CBS Radio News as its world and national news source. It also has a news and weather partnership with NBC affiliate KGW.