KANI
KANI (1500 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Wharton, Texas, United States, it serves the Houston, Texas area. The station is currently owned by Martin Broadcasting.
| City | Wharton, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | "Great Gospel 1500" |
| Frequency | 1500 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 104.7 MHz K284CS (Beasley) |
| First air date | September 1, 1978 |
| Format | Gospel |
| Power | 1500: 500 watts |
| ERP | 104.7: 100 watts |
| HAAT | 104.7: 93 meters |
| Class | 1500: B 104.7: D |
| Facility ID | 1500: 40487 104.7: 156325 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 1500: 29°19′22″N 96°3′32″W 104.7: 29°27′26″N 95°53′24″W |
| Owner | Martin Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KWWJ, KYOK, KZZB, KEES, KGLD |
History
KANI was first proposed, and a construction permit issued by the Federal Communications Commission in 1975 by Beverly Ann Irish, under the licensee name of Radio Wharton County, Inc. The facility was licensed on September 1, 1978 at its current 500 watts, from a transmission site 1.4 miles east & .4 miles north of Wharton Junior College.
Martin Broadcasting, the current owner of KANI, acquired the facility on September 12, 1990.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KANI
- Radio-Locator Information on KANI
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KANI
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