Broadcast area | Monterey - Salinas - Santa Cruz - Central California Coast |
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Frequency | 1460 kHz |
Branding | Powertalk Central Coast 1460 AM and 101.1 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Network | Fox News Radio |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One Golden State Warriors San Francisco 49ers San Jose Sharks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KDON-FM, KOCN, KPRC-FM, KTOM-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Former call signs | KRUZ CP (1947-1949) KLCZ (1986–1987) KDON (1987–1990) KZXR (1990–1991) KHTX (1991–1992) KRQC (1992–1995) KHTX (1995–1997) KDON (1997–1998) KTXX (1998–2002) KION (2002–2004) KABL (2004–2006) |
Call sign meaning | Station was formerly a sister station to KION-TV, whose calls allude to the CBS Eyemark |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 26925 |
Class | B |
Power | 10,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°43′59″N 121°35′32″W / 36.73306°N 121.59222°W |
Translator(s) | 101.1 K266BD (Carmel Valley, relays KOCN-HD2) |
Repeater(s) | 105.1 KOCN-HD2 (Pacific Grove) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | powertalk1460.iheart.com |
KION (1460 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Salinas, California, and serving the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz region of the Central California Coast. It broadcasts a talk radio format and owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[2][3]
The studios are shared with KION-TV in Salinas.[4]
KION transmits with 10,000 watts. To protect other stations from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Natividad Road at Old Stage Road in Natividad, California.[5] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator 101.1 K266BD in Carmel Valley.[6]