com mer cial ▁and ▁community ▁radio ▁include ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁N PR - aff ili ate ▁station ▁K P B X - FM ▁and ▁K Y RS , ▁a ▁full - power ▁community ▁radio ▁station . ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁the ▁ 7 3 rd - larg est ▁television ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 0 . 3 6 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁TV ▁households ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁six ▁television ▁stations , ▁representing ▁the ▁major ▁commercial ▁networks ▁and ▁public ▁television . ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁the ▁television ▁broadcast ▁center ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁eastern ▁Washington ▁( except ▁the ▁Y ak ima ▁and ▁Tri - C ities ▁area ), ▁northern ▁Id aho , ▁north western ▁Mont ana , ▁n ort he astern ▁Oregon , ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁southern ▁Canada ▁( by ▁cable ▁television ). ▁Sp ok ane ▁receives ▁broadcast s ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Time ▁Zone , ▁with ▁week day ▁prime ▁time ▁beginning ▁at ▁ 8   pm . ▁Mont ana ▁and ▁Al berta , ▁Canada ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Time ▁Zone ▁and ▁receive ▁Sp ok ane ▁broadcast s ▁one ▁hour ▁later ▁by ▁their ▁local ▁time . ▁The ▁major ▁network ▁television ▁affili ates ▁include ▁K RE M ▁( TV ) ▁ 2 ▁( C BS ), ▁K X LY - TV ▁ 4 ▁( ABC ), ▁K H Q - TV ▁ 6 ▁( N BC ; ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁first ▁television ▁station , ▁on ▁air ▁on ▁December ▁