KION (AM)

KION

City	Salinas, California
Broadcast area	Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz
Branding	Powertalk Central Coast 1460 AM and 101.1 FM
Frequency	1460 kHz
Translator(s)	101.1 K266BD (Carmel Valley)
First air date	1959
Format	News/Talk
Power	10,000 watts day 10,000 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	26925
Transmitter coordinates	36°43′59″N 121°35′32″W / 36.73306°N 121.59222°W / 36.73306; -121.59222Coordinates: 36°43′59″N 121°35′32″W / 36.73306°N 121.59222°W / 36.73306; -121.59222
Former callsigns	KHTX (1991-1992) KRQC (1992-1995) KHTX (1995-1997) KDON (1997-1998) KTXX (1998-2002) KION (2002-2004) KABL (2004-2006)
Affiliations	Fox News Radio, ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KDON, KOCN, KPRC-FM, KTOM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	powertalk1460.com

KION (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Salinas, California, USA, the station serves the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio, ABC Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.^[1]^[2]

KION's former logo using the AM/FM frequency from 2010 until April 2014

Its studios are in Salinas, and the transmitter is just northeast of the city.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KHTX on December 28, 1991. On January 10, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KRQC. In January 1995, the station reverted to KHTX. On May 1, 1997, the station became KDON, and on October 12, 1998, KTXX. In August 2002, the calls became the current KION; however, on October 19, 2004, the station changed again to KABL. On December 31, 2006, the station reverted to the current KION.^[3]

Programming

KION is the home of Armstrong & Getty, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Andy Dean and Coast to Coast AM. Weekend programming has various programming and time brokered paid programs including Bill Cunningham, Kim Komando and simulcasts NBC's Meet The Press. KION is the local over-the-air home of the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose State Spartans, Cal State Monterey Bay Otters and the Santa Cruz Warriors.

References

↑ "KION Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KION Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "KION Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

FCC History Cards for KION

Query the FCC's AM station database for KION

Radio-Locator Information on KION

Radio stations in the Santa Cruz/Monterey/Salinas, California area

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.450 162.550

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News/Talk radio stations in the state of California

All-News	KCBS – San Francisco KFRC-FM San Francisco KNX – Los Angeles

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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