Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
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Frequency | 1310 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | South Asian |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1922 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Mickey Mouse (from the former Radio Disney format) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 96 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°49′27″N 122°19′10″W / 37.82417°N 122.31944°W |
Translator(s) | K225CK (92.9 MHz Union City) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | radiopunjabusa |
KMKY (1310 AM) is a radio station licensed to Oakland, California that broadcasts with 5,000 watts. It calls itself "Radio Punjab" and airs programming in Hindi and Punjabi aimed at the San Francisco Bay Area's South Asian community. It is owned by Charanjit Batth, through licensee Radio Punjab AM 1310 Inc. Its transmitter is located in Oakland near the toll plaza for the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.
The 1310 AM frequency from 1959 to 1997, was the home of urban adult contemporary and gospel music station KDIA. It later served as the San Francisco home of Radio Disney from 1997 to 2015, using the call sign KMKY, the last three letters standing for the Disney character Mickey Mouse.