KALA (FM)

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KALA
KALA 88.5FM logo.jpg
Broadcast area Quad Cities
Frequency 88.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format Public Radio - News, Jazz and Variety
Subchannels
  • HD1: Analog simulcast
  • HD2: KALA Alternative Programming [+ 106.1 FM]
  • HD3: The Stinger
Affiliations National Public Radio
Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
Owner St. Ambrose University
History
First air date
November 4, 1967;55 years ago (1967-11-04)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 62090
Class C3
ERP 10,000 watts
HAAT 98.5 meters (323 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°32′28″N90°34′57″W / 41.54111°N 90.58250°W / 41.54111; -90.58250
Translator(s) HD2: 106.1 K291BP (Bettendorf)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website KALA Online

KALA (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial public FM radio station in Davenport, Iowa, serving the Quad Cities radio market. It is owned by St. Ambrose University with studios on West Locust Street. It airs a mix of news and specialty music shows. Most of the news programs come from National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). The station's musical lineup includes mainstream and fusion jazz, blues, Americana music, Southern gospel, urban gospel, Latin contemporary, classic rock, oldies, urban contemporary, world music, classic R&B, indie rock and alternative rock. KALA carries the syndicated weekly Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip."

Contents

KALA has an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts, using a directional antenna. Its transmitter is on West 76th Street and West Kimberly Road, near Interstate 280 in Davenport. [1] KALA broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel feeds 250-watt FM translator K29BP at 106.1 MHz in Bettendorf. [2]

During the week, KALA features public service programming (both syndicated and locally produced). There are local, state, and national newscasts. The station also features live radio programs, St. Ambrose University campus news, a local calendar of events, daily weather updates, and student-run music shows. A mainstay of the station's commitment to the university community is its live coverage of St. Ambrose University sports events. This includes SAU's Fighting Bees/Queen Bees basketball, football, and baseball.

KALA also features an online station by students for students. "The Stinger" plays Top 40 hits, country, alternative, and rock music, along with music and talk shows hosted by student DJs.

History

The station signed on the air on November 4, 1967;55 years ago. [3] It was originally powered at 10 watts, only heard on campus. But it later got a boost to its current power.

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References

  1. Radio-Locator.com/KALA
  2. "KALAHD2 on USTREAM: KALA HD-2 programming is featured provided by The Public Radio Station From St. Ambrose University, in Davenport, IA-Quad Cities". Ustream.tv. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-76. Retrieved Aug. 5, 2023