KACH

Last updated
KACH
KACH 1340 Logo 2024.png
Frequency 1340 kHz
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Val R. Cook
  • (Preston Broadcasting, LLC)
KBRV, KADQ, KNYN
History
First air date
September 6, 1948 (1948-09-06)
Former call signs
KPST (1948–1976) [1]
Call sign meaning
Cache Valley
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 74476
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 42°7′45″N111°51′0″W / 42.12917°N 111.85000°W / 42.12917; -111.85000
Translator(s) 106.1 K291CV (Preston)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website kachradio.com

KACH (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format to the Preston, Idaho, United States area. The station is currently owned by Val Cook, through licensee Preston Broadcasting, LLC. [3]

Contents

KACH is an affiliate of the Utah State Aggies football team, carrying their games. [4]

History

Previous logo with older format KACH logo.jpg
Previous logo with older format

The station signed on the air September 6, 1948, as KPST. [5] In 1948, the station was owned by Voice of the Rockies, Inc. It was later sold in the 1970s to Cache Country Inc. The transmitter is located on Mink Creek Road in Preston. At sign on, KACH was limited to 250 watts, which was standard for "local" radio stations licensed by the FCC at the time. KACH upgraded to 1,000 watts on April 21, 1971. In the 1970s, the station operated under what are known as specified hours, which means the station did not operate during the entire day. The license was modified in 1978 so that the station could broadcast around the clock. On November 22, 1976, the station's current call letters were adopted. [1] [6]

In April 1998, the station was purchased by Alan J. White, who had previously worked with KVEL. [7] KACH also began broadcasting via FM on a translator station K288AG, which is also licensed to Preston. The FM frequency is 105.5 MHz. The FM signal covers roughly the same area as the AM signal, except during nighttime hours when skywave propagation is present for KACH.

Effective August 28, 2018, Alan White sold KACH and the construction permit for as-yet-unlicensed translator K291CV to Val Cook's Preston Broadcasting for $235,000. [8]

Translator

In addition to the main station, KACH is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator broadcasts from a peak located west of the KACH studios.

Broadcast translator for KACH
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) Class FCC info
K291CV106.1 FM Preston, Idaho 250D FMQ

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References

  1. 1 2 FCC History Cards for KACH
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KACH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KACH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Daniel Hansen (July 25, 2017). "New voice of Aggie football announced". The Statesman. Utah State University.
  5. ↑ Chase, Palmer (August 26, 1948). "New Radio Station Takes Air Labor Day". The Deseret News. p. A-9. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "FCC History cards for KACH". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ Rod Boam (August 22, 2018). "Alan White of KACH hangs up his mic". CacheValleyDaily.com.
  8. ↑ Jayda Maw (August 22, 2018). "KACH sold to Old West Media". The Preston Citizen. The Herald Journal.
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