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 1949
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-FM, KOCN, KPRC-FM, KTOM-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website powertalk1460.com

KION (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Salinas, California, United States, 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, America Now 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, San Jose Sharks and the Santa Cruz Warriors.

References

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


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