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| Frequency | 1020 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Vision Cristiana Subsidiary Corp. |
| History | |
First air date | 1965 (as KSWS) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Kickin" (former country format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57721 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°27′53.35″N 104°29′59.89″W / 33.4648194°N 104.4999694°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KCKN (1020 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian radio format in Roswell, New Mexico.[2] It is owned by Radio Vision Cristiana Subsidiary Corp.[3] Much of the programming is also heard on co-owned WWRV (1330 AM) in New York City.
KCKN is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It is a Class B outlet, required to protect Class A clear channel station KDKA in Pittsburgh. KCKN uses a directional antenna at all times, with a three-tower array by day and a six-tower array at night. KCKN's transmitter is on La Luz Road at Old Clovis Highway in Roswell.[4]