KACH

KACH (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format to the Preston, Idaho, United States area. The station is currently owned by Val Cook, through licensee Preston Broadcasting, LLC.[3]

KACH
Frequency1340 kHz
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Val R. Cook
  • (Preston Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
September 6, 1948 (1948-09-06)
Former call signs
KPST (1948–1976)[1]
Call sign meaning
Cache Valley
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74476
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°7′45″N 111°51′0″W
Translator(s)106.1 K291CV (Preston)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekachradio.com

History

The station signed on the air September 6, 1948, as KPST.[4] In 1976, the station's current call letters were adopted.[1] In April 1998, the station was purchased by Alan J. White, who had previously worked with KVEL. KACH also began broadcasting via FM, on a translator station K288AG, which is also licensed to Preston. The FM frequency is 105.5 MHz. The FM signal covers roughly the same area as the AM signal, except during nighttime hours when skywave propagation is present for KACH.

Effective August 28, 2018, Alan White sold KACH and the construction permit for as-yet-unlicensed translator K291CV to Val Cook's Preston Broadcasting for $235,000.

Translator

In addition to the main station, KACH is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator broadcasts from a peak located west of the KACH studios.

Broadcast translator for KACH
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseERP (W)ClassFCC info
K291CV 106.1 FMPreston, Idaho250DFMQ

References
  1. FCC History Cards for KACH
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KACH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "KACH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. Chase, Palmer (August 26, 1948). "New Radio Station Takes Air Labor Day". The Deseret News. p. A-9. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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