KRXA
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Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 540 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Network | ESNE Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | El Sembrador Ministries |
| History | |
First air date | July 10, 1989 |
Former call signs | KPUP, KHKN, KIEZ, KSRK, KYAA, KMEO, KXME |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 9849 | |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°39′35.9″N 121°32′32.8″W / 36.659972°N 121.542444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | elsembradorministries |
KRXA (540 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Catholic format. Licensed to Carmel Valley, California, the station serves the Salinas, Monterey and Santa Cruz areas of Central California. It is owned by El Sembrador Ministries and broadcasts its Spanish-language ESNE Radio Catholic radio network.[2]
KRXA 's transmitter is sited on Old Stage Road in Salinas.
History
On July 19, 1987, the station signed on the air.[3] Its original call sign before it went on the air, as a construction permit, was KJCC.
In 1995, after being purchased by Cypress Communications, KIEZ switched from a Spanish language KKLF simulcast to its own adult standards format.[4] From 2005 to 2012, the station had a progressive talk format.
When KRXA was sold to El Sembrador, the progressive talk moved to RadioMonterey.com.[5][6] With the sale, KRXA switched to a Spanish Catholic format.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRXA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KRXA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Information from Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1992 page A-31
- ^ "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 30. July 29, 1995. p. 114.
- ^ Monterey Peninsula's KRXA talk radio station going online only
- ^ Radio Monterey
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 9849 (KRXA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRXA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database