▁teaching ▁radio ▁format ▁known ▁as ▁" True ▁T alk ▁ 8 0 0 ." ▁ ▁The ▁stud ios ▁and ▁offices ▁are ▁on ▁SE ▁Lake ▁Road ▁in ▁Port land . ▁ ▁K PD Q ▁is ▁co - owned ▁with ▁ 9 3 . 9 ▁K PD Q - FM , ▁also ▁a ▁Christian ▁talk ▁and ▁teaching ▁station . ▁ ▁Each ▁station ▁runs ▁its ▁own ▁schedule . ▁▁ ▁K PD Q ▁is ▁power ed ▁at ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s , ▁using ▁a ▁non - direction al ▁anten na . ▁ ▁But ▁because ▁AM ▁ 8 0 0 ▁is ▁a ▁Mexican ▁clear ▁channel ▁frequency ▁reserved ▁for ▁X ER OK ▁in ▁Ciudad ▁Ju are z , ▁K PD Q ▁must ▁reduce ▁power ▁at ▁night ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 ▁w att s . ▁ ▁The ▁transmit ter ▁is ▁off ▁SW ▁Verm ont ▁Street ▁in ▁Be aver ton , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁In ▁Port land ▁and ▁adjacent ▁communities , ▁K PD Q ▁programming ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁heard ▁at ▁ 1 0 6 . 3 ▁M Hz , ▁on ▁ 9 9 ▁w att ▁FM ▁transl ator ▁K 2 9 2 HH . ▁ ▁History ▁K PD Q ▁first ▁signed ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁George ▁W . ▁Davis , ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁president . ▁ ▁For ▁its ▁first ▁four ▁dec ades ▁on ▁the ▁air , ▁K PD Q ▁was ▁a ▁day timer , ▁power ed ▁at ▁