KPUG

Bellingham, Washington
Broadcast area	Whatcom County
Frequency	1170 kHz
Branding	KPUG 1170
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Fox Sports Radio Infinity Sports Network Seattle Kraken Seattle Mariners Seattle Seahawks Washington Huskies Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications (Sage Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	KAFE, KGMI, KISM
History
First air date	1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58887
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day 5,000 watts night
Translator(s)	97.9 K250BW (Bellingham)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kpug1170.com

KPUG (1170 AM) is a sports radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, transmitting from an antenna located off Sunset Drive. KPUG is operated by the Cascade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications. The majority of local sports taking place in and around Whatcom County are broadcast on KPUG. Local programming includes "The Zone With Allan Fee," which runs weekdays from 3-6 pm.

KPUG serves Northwest Washington with a signal that reaches into Vancouver and Victoria in Canada and also reaches into Seattle's northern suburbs (daytime only) and the Olympic Peninsula.

KPUG began broadcasting in early 1948 on 1170 kHz with 1,000 watts of power. It was an affiliate of the Don Lee Network. The station's principal owner was Jessica Longston.^[2]

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 58887 (KPUG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KPUG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 143909 (K250BW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K250BW at FCCdata.org

48°46′33.4″N 122°26′25.6″W / 48.775944°N 122.440444°W / 48.775944; -122.440444