KVMI (1270 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Tulare, California, and serving the Tulare-Visalia area of Central California. The station is currently owned by Momentum Broadcasting, LP, and it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for part of November and December.
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| Broadcast area | Visalia-Tulare |
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| Frequency | 1270 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo |
| Branding | My 97.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Momentum Broadcasting, LP. |
| KCRZ, KIOO, KJUG-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 7, 1946 (as KCOK at 1240)[1] |
Former call signs | KCOK (1946[1]-1987)[2] KFIY (1987–1989) KJUG (1989–2015)[2] |
Former frequencies | 1240 kHz (1946–1949)[1] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71716 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°10′6″N 119°15′12″W / 36.16833°N 119.25333°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.5 K248BX (Visalia) 98.5 K253CI (Exeter) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | my975fm.com |
By day, KVMI transmits with 5,000 watts non-directional, but to avoid interference with other stations on 1270 AM, at night KVMI reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna. Programming is also heard on two FM translators: 97.5 K248BX in Visalia and 98.5 K253CI in Exeter.[4]
History
editOn January 7, 1946, the station signed on as KCOK. It initially transmitted with 250 watts on 1240 kHz.[1] It moved to 1270 kHz in 1949, and increased power to 1,000 watts.[1] In 1963, the station's daytime power was increased to 5,000 watts.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f History Cards for KVMI, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KVMI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KVMI
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 71716 (KVMI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KVMI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 147149 (K248BX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K248BX at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 71816 (K253CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K253CI at FCCdata.org
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