KCBL
KCBL is an American sports talk radio station broadcasting on 1340 AM. Established in 1953 (As KMAK - cf. Fresno Bee Radio Log) and licensed to serve Fresno, California, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[2] The station switched to the current "KCBL" call sign on December 16, 1996.[1] Its studios are located on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno, and the transmitter tower is north of downtown near Fresno City College.
City | Fresno, California |
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Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
Branding | Fox Sports AM1340 |
Slogan | Fresno's Sports Station |
Frequency | 1340 kHz |
First air date | 1953 |
Format | Sports |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 9749 |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°45′51″N 119°47′08″W |
Former call signs | KMAK (1953-1988) KKAM (1988-1992) KBOS (1992-1993) KKTR (1993-1996)[1] |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio, NBC Sports Radio, Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network |
Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
Sister stations | KALZ, KBOS-FM, KRZR, KFSO-FM, KHGE, KRDU, KFBT, KSOF |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | https://foxsportsradio1340.iheart.com/ |
The first station to occupy 1340 kHz in Fresno was KFRE (cf. White's Radio Log, May 1942) which later took over 940 kHz from KTKC, Visalia.
KCBL serves as the local affiliate for Fox Sports Radio and NBC Sports Radio.
References
- "KCBL Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- "Directory of AM and FM Stations and Market Data for the United States". 1954 Broadcasting Yearbook-Marketbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1954. p. 84.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KCBL
- Radio-Locator Information on KCBL
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KCBL
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