KKLO
KKLO (1410 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Leavenworth, Kansas, and serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian radio format and is owned by Radio Vida Kansas, Inc.[1] The station is non-commercial and seeks donations on the air and on its website.
| Broadcast area | Kansas City metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Vida |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish-language Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Vida Kansas, Inc. |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts days 500 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°16′24″N 94°54′27″W |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 K224FF (Lenexa) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | RadioVida.com |
By day, KKLO broadcasts at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 1410 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 500 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on the corner of Muncie Road at Hughes Road in Leavenworth.[2] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator K224FF at 92.7 MHz in Lenexa, Kansas.[3]
History
The station signed on the air in 1948. The original call sign was KCLO and it was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. It was owned by the Leavenworth Broadcasting Company, with studios on 418 1/2 Cherokee Street.[4]
In 1968, it added an FM sister station, 98.1 KKLO-FM (today KMBZ-FM). In the 1980s, KKLO 1410 received authorization to broadcast around the clock.
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