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KASA (AM)

Coordinates: 33°22′36″N 112°5′25″W / 33.37667°N 112.09028°W / 33.37667; -112.09028
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KASA
Broadcast areaPhoenix area
Frequency1540 kHz
BrandingLa Indiscreta FM
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerKASA Radio Hogar, Inc.
History
First air date
1966
Call sign meaning
Derived from "casa" ("house" in Spanish)
Technical information
Facility ID33451
ClassD
Power10,000 watts (day)
19 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
33°22′36″N 112°5′25″W / 33.37667°N 112.09028°W / 33.37667; -112.09028
Translator(s)K294CW (106.7 MHz, Phoenix)
Links
Websitewww.laindiscretafm.com

KASA (1540 AM and K294CW 106.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Phoenix, Arizona, United States, the station serves the Phoenix area. The station is currently owned by Kasa Radio Hogar, Inc.[1]

History

KASA signed on in 1966, reviving a callsign that had once been assigned to a radio station in Elk City, Oklahoma.[2] It was a religious station, the second in Phoenix behind KHEP at 1280, and was built by Seattle-based Eastside Broadcasting, which also owned four religious radio stations in Washington state.[3]

In April 1980, it built and signed on an FM sister station, KMLE, which broadcast a mix of religious programs and easy-listening music.[4] The station switched from English to Spanish, retaining its religious format, in the mid-1990s.

In 2018, this station relaunched as "La Indiscreta FM" with a Regional Mexican format.

References

  1. ^ "KASA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "New Okla. Network" (PDF). Radio Daily. February 9, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Lynch, Dudley (January 3, 1967). "Religious Radio". Arizona Republic.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Bud (April 10, 1980). "'Over-radioed' Valley soon to have another station on crowded dial". Arizona Republic.