| Broadcast area | Kansas City metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1090kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Roman Catholicreligious broadcasting |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Catholic Radio Network |
| KMVG,KDMR | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1968 |
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(s) | 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.
In August 1968, KEXS firstsigned on the air as adaytime-only station.[2] It broadcast at just 250 watts in its early years and served as a community-based radio station for Excelsior Springs, playingcountry music and airing local news. In recent decades, the station playedSouthern Gospel music.
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