KNAI (AM)

KNAI
Broadcast areaPhoenix metropolitan area
Frequency860 kHz
BrandingLa Campesina 101.9
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerChavez Radio Group
History
First air date
1949 (as KIFN)
Former call signs
  • KIFN (1949–1982)
  • KVVA (1982–1996)
  • KMVP (1996–2017)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1326
ClassB
Power
  • 940 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
33°25′15.8″N 112°7′39.8″W / 33.421056°N 112.127722°W / 33.421056; -112.127722
Translator(s)
  • 101.9 K270BZ (Phoenix)
  • 101.9 K270CV (Santan)
  • 101.9 K270CW (Buckeye)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitecampesina.net/phoenix/

KNAI (860 kHz; "La Campesina 101.9") is a regional Mexican-formatted AM radio station in Phoenix, Arizona. KNAI is owned by the Chavez Radio Group.[2] Its studios are located in Phoenix near Piestewa Peak and its transmitter is in South Phoenix near Broadway and 27th Avenue.

KNAI operates by day with 940 watts non-directional and at 1,000 watts at night with a directional antenna. Its programming is also heard on two translator stations, K270BZ (101.9 FM) and K270CV (101.9 FM).

860 AM is a Canadian clear-channel frequency, on which CJBC in Toronto is the dominant Class A station.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNAI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KNAI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.