KION (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz |
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| Frequency | 1460 kHz |
| Branding | Powertalk Central Coast 1460 AM and 101.1 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Westwood One Premiere Networks Golden State Warriors San Francisco 49ers San Jose Sharks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDON-FM, KOCN, KPRC-FM, KTOM-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Former call signs | KRUZ (CP, 1947-1949) KLCZ (1986-1987) KDON (1987-1990) KZXR (1990-1991) KHTX (1991-1992) KRQC (1992-1995) KHTX (1995-1997) KDON (1997-1998) KTXX (1998-2002) KION (2002-2004) KABL (2004-2006) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 26925 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°43′59″N 121°35′32″W / 36.73306°N 121.59222°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.1 K266BD (Carmel Valley, relays KOCN-HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 105.1 KOCN-HD2 (Pacific Grove) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | powertalk1460.iheart.com |
KION (1460 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Salinas, California, United States, the station serves the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio, Westwood One and Premiere Networks.[1][2]
Its studios are shared with KION-TV in Salinas,[3] and the transmitter is just northeast of the city.
History
Prior to 1991, the call letters had been KDON. It was a Top 40 Drake formatted station. The station was assigned the call letters KHTX on December 28, 1991. On January 10, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KRQC. In January 1995, the station reverted to KHTX. On May 1, 1997, the station became KDON, and on October 12, 1998, KTXX. In August 2002, the calls became the current KION; however, on October 19, 2004, the station changed to KABL adopting an MOR Standards format. On December 31, 2006, the station dropped the Standards format reverting to the News/Talk format and changing its call sign back to KION. In 2011, KION added an FM translator at 101.1 mHz. In 2016 the translator was relicensed to transmit the HD2 channel of KOCN Pacific Grove at 105.1 mHz. The HD2 signal is a simulcast of KION's AM signal, but it separates programming at various times to originate play-by-play sports and other originating local programming when the AM station is airing a brokered program or a live sports event.[4]
Programming
KION is the home of Armstrong & Getty, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, America Now and Coast to Coast AM. Weekend programming has various programming and time brokered paid programs including Bill Cunningham, Kim Komando and simulcasts NBC's Meet The Press. KION is the local over-the-air home of the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose State Spartans, Cal State Monterey Bay Otters, San Jose Sharks, Golden State Warriors and local high school football and basketball featuring Palma School and Salinas High School.
References
- ^ "KION Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KION Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/181819/industry-directory-update-iheartmedia-monterey-sal IHeart Media Salinas Monterey moves to KION-TV's building Retrieved 24 November 2018
- ^ "KION Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KION
- Facility details for Facility ID KION ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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