KNSN (AM)

KNSN
Simulcast with KBRT Costa Mesa
Broadcast areaSan Diego, California
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingK-BRITE
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
Owner
KBRT
History
First air date
1947 as KSON
Former call signs
KSON (1947–1996)
KDDZ (1996–1997)
KSON (1997–2009)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID30831
ClassC
Power550 watts
Transmitter coordinates
32°41′39″N 117°7′17″W / 32.69417°N 117.12139°W / 32.69417; -117.12139
Translator(s)103.3 K277DG (San Diego)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekbriteradio.com

KNSN (1240 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to San Diego, California, United States. The station is owned by Crawford Broadcasting, through licensee Kiertron, Inc. It airs a brokered Christian radio format, mostly simulcast with co-owned KBRT (740 AM) in Costa Mesa. Programs include half-hour weekday shows from Charles Stanley, Joyce Meyer and David Jeremiah. Studios for KBRT and KNSN are on Airway Avenue in Costa Mesa.[3]

KNSN transmits with a power of 550 watts, day and night, with its transmitter off Newton Avenue in San Diego, at the intersection of Route 15 and Interstate 5.[4] KNSN shares the tower with KURS (1040 AM). Programming on KNSN is also heard on 15-watt FM translator station K277DG at 103.3 MHz in San Diego.[5]

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNSN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ KBriteRadio.com/employment
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KNSN
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K277DG