570 KVI AM Seattle WA

KVI's history can be traced back to November 24, 1926; 98 years ago. It signed on the air on 1280 kilocycles and was licensed to Tacoma. By the spring of 1928 its frequency shifted to 1060 AM, followed by another shift to 760 AM in the fall. By September 1932, it had moved to its permanent home at 570 AM.It was powered at 1,000 watts and was owned by the Puget Sound Broadcasting Company. During the "Golden Age of Radio," KVI was a network affiliate of CBS, carrying its schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports, game shows, soap operas and big band broadcasts. It also carried programs from the Don Lee Network.

In 1949, KVI relocated its city of license to Seattle and got a boost to 5,000 watts.KVI broadcast from a single tower on Vashon Island and it moved its studios into the Camlin Hotel in Downtown Seattle. With its arrival in Seattle, it shifted its network to the Mutual Broadcasting System, since KIRO was already the CBS affiliate in Seattle.