KKNS
| Broadcast area | Albuquerque Metropolitan |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1310 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
Former call signs | KARA 1959-?? KXAK ??-1987 KIVA 1987-1988 KZRQ 1988-1992 KIVA 1992-1999 KBTK 1999-2003 KKNS 2003-2015 |
Call sign meaning | KK News Source |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
KKNS (1310 AM) was an American radio station licensed to Corrales, New Mexico, and served the Albuquerque metropolitan area. This station had been off the air since fall 2012. It was last owned by El Camino Communications and last aired a Spanish-language Christian Contemporary music format branded as "El Camino" (The Way). On July 23, 2015 the license for this station was cancelled by the FCC. [1]
El Camino had purchased the station from Simmons Media Group in early 2007. It started a new Spanish Oldies format in January 2007 as "La Nortenita 1310". In June 2008 the station began a rebroadcast on FM translator K240BL on 95.9 in Albuquerque. It has also changed its format to Regional Mexican and rebranded as "La Ley" a brand previously used by KZNM 106.7 for several months in 2007. In the fall of 2011 the format was changed to Spanish Christian Contemporary as "El Camino". By fall 2012 the AM station went silent but had continued to broadcast on the 95.9 translator until June 2013 when it changed to airing programming from KIVA 1600 AM. On February 7, 2014 it was observed that 1310 AM was broadcasting in Albuquerque in Spanish.
Station history
- KARA Adult Standards 1960?-?
- KXAK Religious ??-1987
- KIVA Top 40 (simulcast with 105.1 FM) 1987-1988
- KZRQ Hard rock/Heavy metal "Z-Rock" 1988-1992 (moved to 105.1 FM)
- KIVA Adult Standards 1992-1999
- KBTK Talk "Citytalk" 1999-2003
- KKNS News/Talk "News Source 1310" 2003-2005
- KKNS Sports Talk "The Ticket" 2005-2007
- KKNS Spanish Oldies "La Nortenita" 2007-2008
- KKNS Regional Mexican "La Ley 95.9" 2008-2011
- KKNS Spanish Christian Contemporary "El Camino" 2011-??
References
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID DKKNS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
35°12′00″N 106°35′59″W / 35.20000°N 106.59972°W
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