KKAY

KKAY
City White Castle, Louisiana
Broadcast area Baton Rouge area
Slogan Liberty Radio
Frequency 1590 kHz
Format Urban Gospel Music / Christian talk and teaching
ERP 1,000 watts daytime
67 watts nighttime
Class D
Facility ID 36232
Transmitter coordinates 30°11′1″N 91°6′27″W / 30.18361°N 91.10750°W / 30.18361; -91.10750Coordinates: 30°11′1″N 91°6′27″W / 30.18361°N 91.10750°W / 30.18361; -91.10750
Owner Liberty in Christ Jesus Ministry
Webcast KKAY_webstream
Website kkay1590.com
KBRS
City Belle Rose, Louisiana
Broadcast area Baton Rouge area
Slogan Liberty Radio
Frequency 106.9 MHz
Format Urban Gospel Music / Christian talk and teaching
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 86 meters (282 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 36232
Transmitter coordinates 30.126587, -91.215662
Callsign meaning K Belle RoSe (city of license)
Owner Alex Media, Inc.
Webcast KKAY_webstream
Website kkay1590.com

KKAY (1590 kHz AM) and KBRS (106.9 MHz FM) are two commercial radio stations in Louisiana. KKAY 1590 is licensed to White Castle, Louisiana, and is owned by Liberty in Christ Jesus Ministry.[1] KBRS 106.9 is licensed to Belle Rose, Louisiana, and is owned by Alex Media, Inc.[2] Both stations simulcast their programming, directed at the region of Louisiana between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

The stations' studios and offices are on Railroad Avenue in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. KBRS's transmitter is off Ridge Road in White Castle.[3] KKAY's transmitter is in a different part of White Castle, off Route 405.[4]

Programming

KKAY and KBRS broadcast a blend of urban gospel music and classic old time favorites, as well as airing Christian talk and teaching programs. Religious leaders pay KKAY and KBRS for their time on the stations, and may seek donations on the air for their ministries.

KKAY and KBRS carry sports from several historically black colleges and universities. KKAY and KBRS also cover local high school sports and are the only radio stations in the Gulf South that carry girls high school softball.

History

KKAY first signed on the air in November 1976.[5] KBRS first signed on the air in January 2013.

References

  1. ↑ [cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KKAY |title=KKAY Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
  2. ↑ FCC.gov/KBRS
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KBRS-FM
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KKAY
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-99


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