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City | Storm Lake, Iowa, United States |
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Frequency | 990 (kHz) |
Branding | Juan |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner | Community First Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | November 14, 1948 |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 49744 |
Class | D |
Power | 250 watts (daytime) 6 watts (nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′5″N95°10′10″W / 42.63472°N 95.16944°W Coordinates: 42°38′5″N95°10′10″W / 42.63472°N 95.16944°W |
Translator(s) | K260BS (99.9 FM) |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | www |
KAYL (990 AM, JUAN) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Storm Lake, Iowa. The station broadcasts a Regional Mexican format in Spanish. KAYL has been owned by Community First Broadcasting since 2010.
KAYL signed on November 14, 1948. [1] It was owned by Cornbelt Broadcasting Company with the original shareholders of Oscar Grau, Joe Kevane, Paul Dlugosh, Dr. R.E. Malliard and Z.Z. White, operating on a daytime-only basis with 250 watts. [2]
990 kHz is a clear-channel frequency assigned to CBW in Winnipeg, Canada, which resulted in KAYL being licensed as a daytime-only broadcaster to avoid interference. KAYL received its continuous power broadcast license in September 1992, enabling the station to remain on the air 24 hours a day with reduced power between sunset and sunrise.
The broadcast tower, located east of Storm Lake, collapsed on August 8, 1969, during a severe storm. [3] The station was back on the air with a temporary antenna within about six hours.
In November 1997, KBVU-FM at Buena Vista University started broadcasting from the KAYL tower.
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