KXLQ (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Indianola, Iowa. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting. The station had been silent; however, it returned to the air on April 21, 2010. As of January 18, 2013, it was carrying a sports format, featuring programming from SB Nation Radio and ESPN Radio.
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| Broadcast area | Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | La Patrona 1490 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
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| History | |
First air date | 1963 (as KBAB) |
Former call signs | KBAB (1963–1984)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70891 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 500 watts (day) 1,000 watts (Night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°21′24″N 93°35′16″W / 41.35667°N 93.58778°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.7 K239CR (Indianola) |
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Public license information | |
In May 2017 KXLQ changed their format from sports to regional Mexican, branded as "La Patrona 1490". (info taken from northpine.com)
The station was assigned the KXLQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 8, 1984.[1]
Ownership
editIn July 2004, KXLQ Insight Sports LLC, which had been operating the station under a time brokerage agreement since March 26, 2004, made an agreement to buy the station from Warren Broadcasting for $360,000.[3][4] This deal ultimately collapsed and the station was put back on the market.
In September 2005, Davidson Media Group (Peter Davidson, president) reached an agreement to buy KXLQ from Warren Broadcasting Inc. (Dwaine F. Meyer, president) for a reported sale of $425,000. [5]
In March 2007, Birach Broadcasting Corporation, headed by President Sima Birach, reached an agreement to acquire KXLQ from Davidson Media Group as part of a two-station deal worth a reported $800,000.[6][7]
In 2012, it began broadcasting Yahoo! Sports Radio and simulcasting local host Mary Tirrell's program from KBGG. In early 2013, it added ESPN Radio programming. It also serves as an affiliate for the New York Yankees, Chicago Bears, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and Nebraska Cornhuskers football.
On January 8, 2016, Radio Insight reported that 62 And Even II is acquiring KXLQ from Birach Broadcasting for $300,000. The buyers are made up of the owners and management team of Iowa-based construction company The Rasmussen Group. However, FCC reports indicated that the sale was never consummated and Birach Broadcasting remains the owner.
References
edit- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXLQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "July 2004". Upper Midwest Broadcasting News. 2004-07-20.
- ^ "Transactions". Radio Business Report. 2004-09-04.
- ^ "Deals 9/19/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-09-19.
- ^ "Transactions for Mar. 22, 2007". Radio & Records. 2007-03-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Deals 4/9/2007". Broadcasting & Cable. 2007-04-09.
External links
edit- La Patrona 106.9 & 1490 Facebook
- Birach Broadcasting Corporation
- Facility details for Facility ID 70891 (KXLQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KXLQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 201416 (K239CR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K239CR at FCCdata.org
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