| Broadcast area | Kansas City metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1090kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Roman Catholicreligious broadcasting |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Catholic Radio Network |
| KMVG,KDMR | |
| History | |
First air date | August1968 |
Call sign meaning | K EXcelsiorSprings (city of license) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14620 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000watts day 4,000 wattscritical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°17′39″N94°15′37″W / 39.29417°N 94.26028°W /39.29417; -94.26028 39°20′25″N94°14′26″W / 39.34028°N 94.24056°W /39.34028; -94.24056 auxiliary (backup) |
| Translator | 92.9 K225CI (Kansas City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.kexs.com |
KEXS (1090AM) is aradio stationlicensed toExcelsior Springs, Missouri, and serving theKansas City metropolitan area. The station is owned by the Catholic Radio Network, and airs aRoman Catholicreligiousradio format. Thecall letters stand for itscity of license,EXcelsiorSprings. To support the station, KEXS periodically holds on-airpledge drives.
KEXS broadcasts at 10,000watts by day. But becauseAM 1090 is aclear-channel frequency, reserved forClass A stationsKAAYLittle Rock,WBALBaltimore andXEPRSRosarito-Tijuana, the station must reduce power to 4,000 watts during critical hours andsign-off at night, to avoid interference. Programming issimulcast onsister station 890KMVG and onFMtranslatorK225CI at 92.9MHz. The Catholic Radio Network also owns 1190KDMR in Kansas City, which airsSpanish-language Catholic programming.
KEXS first signed on the air in August 1968, operating as a daytime-only station, licensed to Excelsior Springs, Missouri. In its early years, the station broadcast at a low power of just 250 watts and served as a local community station for Excelsior Springs, featuring a format of country music and local news.[2] In recent decades, prior to its current format, the station featured Southern Gospel music.[3]The station's current format is Roman Catholic religious broadcasting, which the station promotes as providing "the truth of the Gospel message reflected in Catholic teaching on Sacred Scripture and Apostolic Tradition".[4] To support its operations, the station periodically holds on-air pledge drives.[5] The Catholic Radio Network, which owns KEXS, also operates sister stationsKMVG (890 AM) andKDMR (1190 AM), which also serve the greater Kansas City area with religious programming.[6]
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