More changes are coming to the Portland-area media world. Both KPAM-AM (860) and "Sunny 1550" (KKOV-AM) are in the process of being sold. A call to Pamplin Media Group asking about the changes was transferred to a recording, which announced that after nearly 18 years, both KPAM and Sunny 1550 "are in the process of a sale."

The stations will, the recording says, spend the next three to six months on a "farewell tour," celebrating and reminiscing, as they are "going out with a bang."

Recently, employees of KPAM posted on social media that they had been informed that the station was being sold, and would become a Vietnamese language station.

Mark Dornfeld, KPAM traffic reporter, for example, posted on Twitter, announcing that KPAM was being sold, and "new ownership isn't keeping the staff."

Dornfeld also wrote that the three to six months estimate before listeners hear a format change is due to time needed for the Federal Communications Commission to approve the sale.

Regarding the changes coming to KPAM, reporter K.C. Cowan wrote in an email that she is "really sad the station is being sold," and that she "enjoyed working with everyone there. They were some of the most dedicated news people I've ever worked with, and I'll miss them."

KPAM bills itself as "News Talk 860," and features an all-news and talk format, which includes local shows and syndicated programs such as "The Clark Howard Show."

The slogan for Sunny 1550 is "America's best music," and the playlist features vintage tunes such as Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," "The Girl is Mine" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, and Glen Campbell's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix."

We've reached out to KPAM for more information about the sale and the new format, and this post will be updated when we have more details.

The Pamplin Media Group, owned by Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., also operates the Portland Tribune, along with several suburban community newspapers in the metro area.

If your organization is looking to up your traffic/breaking news game, it's your lucky day! I am now available to handle that. DM me! — Mark Dornfeld (@PDXTrafficNow) October 24, 2017

Station sold and new ownership isn't keeping the staff. — Mark Dornfeld (@PDXTrafficNow) October 24, 2017

Not sure. They're moving the operation to another location. Probably will be all pre-recorded. — Mark Dornfeld (@PDXTrafficNow) October 24, 2017

Not yet. F.C.C. still has to approve it so the estimate is 3-6 months. — Mark Dornfeld (@PDXTrafficNow) October 24, 2017

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