KVI | Vashon Radio

Calls: KVI
Frequency: 570Khz
Power: 5,000 watts Non Directional Day/Night
Owner: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Technical information from FCCinfo.com
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: Built in 1936, the KVI transmitter building has a full residence up stairs where the engineer for KVI lived until the mid eighties. The Transmitter and Generator are located in the basement. Can you see the KVI in the railing? You can see the fuel tank to the right of the building. Photo 1/15/2008

: When I stopped to take Photo’s of KVI, I snapped this picture. Looking at the tower while walking from the building to the tower on the beach. Later when I uploaded the picture to the computer for editing. I liked the photo but then noticed the flying object to the left of the upper white section of the tower. Photo 1/15/2008

: Eagles flying around the KVI tower. Photo 1/15/2008

Photo 1/15/2008

Photo 1/15/2008

The Base of the Tower. Could this be one of the oldest radio towers in the puget Sound. Its over 70 years old. Photo 1/15/2008

This is why we call it KVI Beach. Photo 1/15/2008

In the early 60’s KVI purchased two Bauer Transmitters to replace the Western Electric transmitter which took up the whole basement. There was a 1kw Bauer and a 5kw Bauer. The 5kw Bauer was used as the main until the mid 80’s when KVI purchased a Harris MW5. At that time the 1kw Bauer was removed. Photo Courtesy: Kent Randles

KVI Harris MW 5 Backup. Photo 7/28/2012

KVI now uses a Nautel transmitter as their main. Photo 7/28/2012

KVI Equipment Rack. Photo 7/28/2012