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KXL-FM (101.1 Hertz) is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Alpha Media and broadcasts a talk radio radio format. The studios are on SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland. KXL-FM is the flagship station for the nationally syndicated Lars Larson. 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. FCC.gov/KXL-FM The transmitter is on Barnes Road, a tower site shared with KATU.
In 1967, KOIN-FM ended the simulcast with 970 AM, and adopted a 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.
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.
The slogan later became "FM News 101 KXL", with the AM's dial position not as prominent. This is the second FM station in Portland to use the name KXL-FM. Those call letters were used on FM 95.5 starting in 1965 when it carried a beautiful music format. (That station is now KBFF.)
On May 25, 2011, at 4 p.m., KXL-FM ended its simulcast with KXL, who flipped to sports as KXTG, "750 The Game".
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.
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