KXRO Newsradio

KXRO Newsradio 101.7 FM and 1320 AM, The Harbor's Choice For News, Sports & Weather Started by Seattle, Wash. KXRO now serves as the group’s news and talk station.
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Gray’s Harbor Radio Group’s flagship station, KXRO, first went on the air May 28, 1928, during the Prohibition. police officer Roy Olmsted, who had a side business as a rum-runner, the station was used to signal runners when it was safe to transport their “product”. KXRO continues it’s community broadcasting over 80 years later with Grays Harbor’s only award winning radio News Department. Plus, KX

RO is the only radio station in Grays Harbor to ever be nominated for Excellence In Community Broadcasting by the National Association Of Broadcasters…two years in a row! The next station in the group’s lineup was born in 1971 when Dale Gunderson started KDUX in Ocean Shores, Wash., with a “beautiful music” format. KDUX was moved to Aberdeen and became a rock station in the late 1970s. It continues it’s success as a the dominate Classic Rock format today as "The Rock of the Coast". In a world of bland satellite music formats, KDUX is the ONLY radio station on the coast to feature local air personalities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The two stations were purchased by Pioneer Broadcasting, who operated KXRO as an adult contemporary station and KDUX as a rock station for several years until their purchase by Morris Communications in December 1998. Morris Communications added KIX 95.3 (KXXK), “The Harbor’s New Country station,” and KWOK, ESPN Sports Radio 1490 in April 2001, establishing Gray’s Harbor Radio Group as the entity it is today. KIX is the areas only local Country station providing the The Harbor’s New Country with Live and Local personalities. We live and work in Grays Harbor and Pacific County…and we love it!

07/14/2025
07/14/2025

***STOLEN TRACTOR RECOVERED - TWO IN CUSTODY***

On 5-19-25 Deputy Byron and Deputy Taylor of the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a theft a of tractor stolen from the Neilton area of Grays Harbor County. It was reported that sometime overnight someone had stolen a tractor from the location. The tractor was valued at over $20,000 dollars.

Over the past 2 months Deputy Byron and Deputy Taylor worked diligently on this case and were able to establish leads, identify two suspects responsible for the theft, and evidence that the tractor had been trafficked to Toledo Washington and sold to a third subject. Last week Detective Welter and Detective South responded to Toledo and were able to recover the stolen tractor and identify a third subject who was in possession of the stolen tractor. The tractor was seized by detectives and reunited with its owner.

The two theft suspects in this case are currently being held in custody on other crimes. They will both be facing new charges of Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Trafficking in Stolen Property First Degree. Charges will be forwarded to the Prosecutor's Office on the third subject who was in possession of the stolen tractor when it was recovered for Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle.

-Undersheriff Kevin Schrader

WSU Master Gardner's 27th Annual Garden Tour this Saturday July 19th, 2025. Garden Tour hours are 10:00am-4:00pm. Plant ...
07/14/2025

WSU Master Gardner's 27th Annual Garden Tour this Saturday July 19th, 2025. Garden Tour hours are 10:00am-4:00pm. Plant Sale hours are 9:00am-5:00pm.

  July 20, 2024 Tour: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Plant Sale hours: 9:00 am - 5 pm   For more than 25 years the Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties have offered…

Congratulations to Miss Grays Harbor Dalma Ashby, 2nd runner up at Miss Washington.
07/13/2025

Congratulations to Miss Grays Harbor Dalma Ashby, 2nd runner up at Miss Washington.

07/11/2025
07/11/2025

🚨 HOMICIDE SUSPECT APPREHENDED IN HOQUIAM 🚨
Date/Time: July 10, 2025 – 10:27 AM

This morning, at approximately 10:27 hours, Hoquiam officers were alerted by Aberdeen Police regarding a homicide suspect traveling toward Hoquiam in a light blue Toyota with Oregon plates.

All available Hoquiam units immediately began searching for the vehicle. At 10:37 AM, Lt. Salstrom observed the suspect vehicle heading northbound on US Highway 101. Aberdeen Police Officer Mullins, who had staged further north, was in position and coordinated with Hoquiam units as they approached.

A high-risk felony stop was conducted in the 500 block of US Highway 101. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

We are proud of the strong partnership and communication we share with our neighboring agencies. This swift and coordinated response is a testament to the teamwork and professionalism of everyone involved.



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07/10/2025

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Grays Harbor Radio Group’s flagship station, KXRO, first went on the air May 28, 1928, during the Prohibition. Started by Seattle, Wash. police officer Roy Olmsted, who had a side business as a rum-runner, the station was used to signal runners when it was safe to transport their “product”. KXRO continues it’s community broadcasting over 80 years later with Grays Harbor’s only award winning radio News Department. Plus, KXRO is the only radio station in Grays Harbor to ever be nominated for Excellence In Community Broadcasting by the National Association Of Broadcasters…two years in a row! The next station in the group’s lineup was born in 1971 when Dale Gunderson started KDUX in Ocean Shores, Wash., with a “beautiful music” format. KDUX was moved to Aberdeen and became a rock station in the late 1970s. It continues it’s success as a the dominate Classic Rock format today as "The Rock of the Coast". In a world of bland satellite music formats, KDUX is the ONLY radio station on the coast to feature local air personalities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The two stations were purchased by Pioneer Broadcasting, who operated KXRO as an adult contemporary station and KDUX as a rock station for several years until their purchase by Morris Communications in December 1998. KXRO now serves as the group’s news and talk station. Morris Communications added KIX 95.3 (KXXK), “The Harbor’s New Country station,” and KWOK, ESPN Sports Radio 1490 in April 2001, establishing Grays Harbor Radio Group as the entity it is today. KIX is the areas only local Country station providing the The Harbor’s New Country with Live and Local personalities. We live and work in Grays Harbor and Pacific County…and we love it!