KEAR (AM)

KEAR
San Francisco, California; United States;
Broadcast area	San Francisco Bay Area
Frequency	610 kHz
Branding	Family Radio
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Christian radio
Affiliations	Family Radio
Ownership
Owner	Family Radio; (Family Stations, Inc.);
History
First air date	September 24, 1924; 100 years ago
Former call signs	KFRC (1924–2005)
Call sign meaning	The human ear; the original KEAR was the station on which Family Radio began broadcasting in 1959
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1082
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	37°50′57.73″N 122°17′47.89″W / 37.8493694°N 122.2966361°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.familyradio.org

KEAR (610 kHz), is a non-commercial Christian AM radio station in San Francisco, California and is the flagship station of the Family Radio network. KEAR's transmitter facilities are diplexed at the KVTO tower located in Berkeley, California. Until 2005, KEAR was broadcasting on 106.9 MHz FM. The station's format contains music by artists such as Fernando Ortega, Keith & Kristyn Getty, CityAlight, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sovereign Grace Music, and Don Moen as well as teaching by religious leaders & pastors such as R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, and John Piper.