KFIV
Radio station in Modesto, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former KFIV-FM radio station in Modesto, see KJSN.
KFIV (1360 AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to Modesto, California, it has a talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
Quick Facts Frequency, Branding ...
Frequency | 1360 kHz |
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Branding | Power Talk 1360 |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KJSN, KMRQ, KOSO, KWSX | |
History | |
First air date | March 20, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-03-20) (as KMOD) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | FIVe (backronym for former "K-5" branding) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 12959 |
Class | B |
Power | 4,000 watts day 950 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°41′23″N 120°57′12″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | PowerTalk1360.iheart.com |
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Founded in 1950 as KMOD, the station became KFIV in 1957 and had a hit music format branded "K-5" for much of its first four decades. From 1989 to 1991, the station had call sign KASH and a business news format. KFIV returned to its present call sign in 1991 and began broadcasting a news/talk format around 1994. Clear Channel Communications, predecessor to iHeartMedia, bought KFIV in 2000.