| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1050kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | South Asian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | August 2, 1968; 57 years ago (1968-08-02) (as KPXELiberty, Texas) |
Former call signs | KPXE (1968–1997) |
Call sign meaning | CHiNese Radio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68124 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 410watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°52′45″N96°2′8″W / 29.87917°N 96.03556°W /29.87917; -96.03556 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | KCHN Website |
KCHN (1050AM) is aHouston, Texas, arearadio station, licensed toBrookshire, Texas serving mostly Asian listeners with broadcasts in a mix ofIndian,Chinese,Mandarin,Vietnamese andPakistani languages. Sports programming includes coverage ofHouston Rockets games. The station also provides religious programs inPolish. It is under ownership ofMulticultural Broadcasting.
Originally licensed to Liberty, Texas in 1967 as KPXE. In 1990, Trinity River Valley Broadcasting built an FM facility and started on (the currentKHIH) as of August 29, 1991, the 24 hour FM sister to KPXE. KPXE was sold to Arthur Liu in 1997, which included the move of the facility to Brookshire, as a station targeting the southwestern and western areas of Houston, which have a significant Asian populace.
Because KCHN shares the same frequency as "clear channel" stationXEG-AM inMonterrey,Nuevo León,Mexico; it broadcasts only during thedaytime hours.
Kalakkal Kadambam,Kannada Karunji,Andhra Mirchi, andTamil Mirchi programs are aired from KCHN on Saturdays.
Texas Chinese Radio (德州中文台) program is aired from KCHN on Monday through Friday from 7a.m. to 12p.m.
Texas Chinese Radio (德州中文台) moved from KCHN to its sister stationKXYZ in 2017 and on knth?
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