Sacred Heart Radio
Catholic Radio for the Northwest
History of Sacred Heart Radio
Sacred Heart Radio started as a small group of lay Catholics with a desire to bring Catholic programming to the Seattle area. The group incorporated in 1999 and began purchasing air time on KBLE AM 1050 to broadcast “Catholic Answers”. Following the promptings of the Holy Spirit, Sacred Heart Radio began searching for a radio station to purchase. Miraculously, KBLE came up for sale in late 2000, and was purchased by Sacred Heart Radio. We began broadcasting Catholic radio 24 hours a day on KBLE AM 1050 on January 19, 2001.
In 2005 we began negotiations to purchase an additional AM station in Spokane, WA. The negotiations were successful and Sacred Heart Radio began broadcasting on KTTO AM 970 on September 28, 2005.
In early 2012 Sacred Heart Radio became aware of an opportunity to purchase the license to build a low-power FM station in Kodiak, Alaska. After several months of negotiations, we went on the air on FM 88.3 in Kodiak.
Our expansion in the northwest continued with FM 88.1 in Yakima and AM 1240 in Olympia going live in 2014. Listeners in Olympia got an extra boost with the addition of FM 104.7 in 2017. Soon after the FM addition in Olympia, SHR came to FM 106.1 in Spokane.
In the Fall of 2018 and at the beginning of 2019, Sacred Heart Radio continued to expand to more listeners in North King and South Snohomish counties on FM 100.3 and to the Lakewood/Tacoma area on AM 1180. With the purchase of KLAY radio, AM 1180, SHR became landowners with two towers broadcasting a clear signal both day and night.
In March of 2020, FM 107.3 Lakewood/Tacoma became our 10th frequency.
Sacred Heart Radio provided a vital link to the life of the Church during the pandemic when churches were closed.
In June 2022, Sacred Heart Radio’s years-long efforts to expand to Grays Harbor County bore fruit in 2022, now reaching listeners in Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Ocean Shores.
- AM 1050 – Seattle – 01/2001
- AM 970 – Spokane – 09/2005
- FM 88.3 – Kodiak – 06/2012
- FM 88.1 – Yakima – 03/2014
- AM 1240 – Olympia – 10/2014
- FM 104.7 – Olympia – 08/2017
- FM 106.1 – Spokane – 09/2017
- FM 100.3 – Shoreline – 09/2018
- AM 1180 – Lakewood/Tacoma – 01/2019
- FM 107.3 – Lakewood/Tacoma – 03/2020
- AM 1450/FM 103.5 – Grays Harbor (6/2022)
The mission of Sacred Heart Radio is to bring the light of Christ to the Northwest.
We are committed to providing radio programming that glorifies God and leads souls to salvation.
We joyfully submit to all teachings of the Catholic Church.
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There is a great need for Catholic Radio in the US
- There are 15,000 radio stations in the U.S.
- There are 1,500 Christian stations.
- Of those, 500 stations are Catholic.
Catholic are called to spread the Faith
As Catholics we are called to spread the fullness of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that the laity “has the right and duty, individually or grouped in associations, to work so that the divine message of salvation may be known and accepted by all men throughout the earth.” (CCC 900)
Catholic radio is one of the best ways to spread the Faith
The Holy Father has said that radio is:
- “The closest equivalent . . . of what Jesus was able to do with large groups”
- “Reaches people in the streets, in their cars and their homes”
- “The most cost effective means of reaching large numbers”
- “Many people may be willing to eavesdrop on Catholic radio”