PORT ANGELES — A new sign for the KONP radio building is a blast from the past.
Station owner Brown M. Maloney called the 10-foot sign “a neon throwback from the 1950s.”
The 350-pound sign, designed by Rob Campbell at Miller Signs in Carlsborg, will be hoisted into place at the building, 721 E. First St., on Saturday morning, the designer said.
“They wanted something that would stand out, and this kind of vintage look isn’t used all that often,” Campbell said.
“It also goes very well with the architecture of the building.”
The red-and-yellow sign spelling out the station’s call letters will go up as early as 7 a.m. Saturday, but timing depends on the weather, Campbell said.
If it is windy and rainy, the hoist could be put off.
Because of the size of the sign, it will be lifted into place by a crane, he said.
“It is a really delicate sign,” Campbell said.
“Once it is up, it will be fine, but while putting it up, we will have to be very careful,” he said.
With the sign in place, the building — which was known as the Olympic View Building when KONP moved into it in October 2008 from its previous home at 313 W. First St. — officially will be dubbed the KONP Building, Maloney said.
The renaming was planned at the time of the move and, once the sign goes up, will be complete.
The sign was built by Econo Quality Signs in Tacoma.
The station’s main office and studios occupy two lower suites in the building with the sales offices in the upstairs suite.
KONP radio is at 1450 AM, 102.1 FM and online at www.konp.com outside the Port Angeles area.