KVI AM 570

A commercial AM radio station operating at 570 kHz, licensed to the Seattle metropolitan area and owned by Lotus Communications. Broadcasting under the brand "News Talk 570 KVI," it airs a conservative talk radio format combining local programming with nationally syndicated shows. The studios and offices are situated at KOMO Plaza in Seattle, while the transmitter is located on Vashon Island, roughly halfway between Seattle and Tacoma. Operating at 5,000 watts through a non-directional antenna, the signal covers a range extending from the Canada–United States border south to Olympia. Weekday programming features local hosts including John Carlson, who hosts "Commute with Carlson," and Ari Hoffman, alongside nationally syndicated programs such as The Dana Loesch Show, Markley, VanCamp and Robbins (syndicated from WMBD in Peoria), and Red Eye Radio. Two editions of The Lars Larson Show air each day — a Northwest-focused broadcast at noon and a national edition in the early morning hours. Most hours open with news updates from iHeartMedia's 24/7 News service. Weekend schedules include programs focused on personal finance, health, and automotive topics, some of which are paid brokered programming. Syndicated weekend offerings include Sunday Night Live with Bill Cunningham and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. The station has a long history in Pacific Northwest radio, first licensed on November 24, 1926, to the Puget Sound Radio Broadcasting Company in Tacoma, with its inaugural broadcast occurring in February 1927. Its frequency designation shifted multiple times in the early regulatory era following the formation of the Federal Radio Commission in 1927 before settling at its current 570 kHz position.