KECR

KECR
El Cajon, California;
Broadcast area	San Diego, California
Frequency	910 (kHz)
Branding	Family Radio
Programming
Format	religious radio
Affiliations	Family Radio
Ownership
Owner	Family Radio
History
Call sign meaning	El Cajon Radio or disambiguation of sister station KEAR
Technical information
Facility ID	20977
Class	B
ERP	5,000 watts
Links
Website	www.familyradio.com

KECR or Family Radio is the San Diego Family Radio affiliate. It has been on the AM band since the mid-1990s, at 910 KHz. It previously broadcast on 93.3FM (now KHTS-FM). The studio and the transmitter site is in Moreno Avenue, north of Lakeside, California near Highway 67.

The transmitter site is also the broadcast home of KCBQ-AM 1170. They share the seven tower site.

During the October 2003 Cedar Fires, part of KECR's rural transmitter site was destroyed by flames. Fortunately, only one antenna (out of a total of seven antennas) and an 'electrical doghouse' were completely destroyed. The station has since been fully repaired and upgraded.

In the 1960s the station was a Top 40 rocker known as KDEO, with the moniker "Radio Kay-dee-oh." The station was also the first in the world to broadcast the legendary countdown program, American Top 40, on July 3, 1970. ^[1]

In the mid 1970s the station was KMJC, Magic 91, still playing Top 40. In 1980 KMJC flipped to Christian programming and changed their calls meaning to "King and Master, Jesus Christ". In 1995, KECR-FM and KMJC began simulcasting; this ended in 1996, when Jacor took control of the FM station.

References

^ Durkee, Rob. American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century. ISBN 0-02-864895-1. New York City: Schirmer Books, 1999, p.57. Accessed December 10, 2007.

KMJC meant "King and Master, Jesus Christ"