KEXS (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Kansas City metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1090 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Roman Catholic religious broadcasting |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Catholic Radio Network |
| KMVG, KDMR | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1968 |
Call sign meaning | K EXcelsior Springs (city of license) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14620 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 4,000 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°17′39″N 94°15′37″W / 39.29417°N 94.26028°W 39°20′25″N 94°14′26″W / 39.34028°N 94.24056°W auxiliary (backup) |
| Translator | 92.9 K225CI (Kansas City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.kexs.com |
KEXS (1090 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. The station is owned by the Catholic Radio Network, and airs a Roman Catholic religious radio format. The call letters stand for its city of license, EXcelsior Springs. To support the station, KEXS periodically holds on-air pledge drives.
KEXS broadcasts at 10,000 watts by day. But because AM 1090 is a clear-channel frequency, reserved for Class A stations WBAL Baltimore and XEPRS Rosarito-Tijuana, the station must reduce power to 4,000 watts during critical hours and sign-off at night, to avoid interference. Programming is simulcast on sister station 890 KMVG and on FM translator K225CI at 92.9 MHz. The Catholic Radio Network also owns 1190 KDMR in Kansas City, which airs EWTN Radio Catholic programming.
History
KEXS first signed on the air in August 1968, operating as a daytime-only station, licensed to Excelsior Springs, Missouri. In its early years, the station broadcast at a low power of just 250 watts and served as a local community station for Excelsior Springs, featuring a format of country music and local news.[2] In recent decades, prior to its current format, the station featured Southern Gospel music.[3] The station's current format is Roman Catholic religious broadcasting, which the station promotes as providing "the truth of the Gospel message reflected in Catholic teaching on Sacred Scripture and Apostolic Tradition".[4] To support its operations, the station periodically holds on-air pledge drives.[5] The Catholic Radio Network, which owns KEXS, also operates sister stations KMVG (890 AM) and KDMR (1190 AM), which also serve the greater Kansas City area with religious programming.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KEXS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1977" (PDF). Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1977. p. C-121. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KEXS". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
- ^ "Listen to Catholic Radio - Kansas City". Catholic Faith and Reason Association. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
- ^ "Support KEXS". KEXS. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
- ^ "Station Finder - Catholic Radio Network". Catholic Radio Network. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 14620 (KEXS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KEXS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 153989 (K225CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K225CI at FCCdata.org