KLFE

Sterling Recreation Organization bought KUUU and became a sister station with KZOK-FM in 1975, with the call letters changing to KZOK in 1977.

In addition, the station also had a following outside of Seattle, particularly at night, due to its signal strength, where it was receivable in Eastern Washington and as far north as Alaska.

[11][12] After KJET signed off, the station became KQUL, with a 1950s/60s oldies format, and was completely satellite-fed from the "Kool Gold" network.

KQUL changed its call letters back to KZOK in November 1989, and on February 1, 1990, became Seattle's home for the Z-Rock network, which specialized in active rock and heavy metal music.

[14] On September 8, 1994, after Chrysler Capital sold the station to Salem Communications, KZOK became KPOZ with a "positive Country" format.

[17] A Construction Permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters KAZJ (now KNTS) on January 9, 1998.

Salem's own Michael Medved, based in Seattle, was not heard on the station due to his existing contract with KTTH.

[21] The FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership.

[22][23] However, Inspiration Media also filed a waiver request with the FCC to allow it to sell KLFE's companion expanded band station on AM 1680, KNTS, to a different company, Baaz Broadcasting.