Frequency | 1100kHz |
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Programming | |
Language | Spanish |
Format | Catholic |
Ownership | |
Owner | El Sembrador Ministries |
History | |
First air date | 2000 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 36027 |
Class | B |
Power | 4,200watts day 800watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°27′0″N118°56′48″W / 35.45000°N 118.94667°W /35.45000; -118.94667 |
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Public license information |
KAFY (1100AM) is aradio station broadcasting a Spanish-languageCatholic format. Licensed toBakersfield, California, United States, the station is owned by El Sembrador Ministries ofLos Angeles and is an affiliate of the ESNE (El Sembrador Nueva Evangelización) Network.[2]
KAFY signed on in 1946. In the 1960s & 1970s, KAFY was the top-rated rock station in the Bakersfield area, as well as the largest per capita in the country. At that time it was located at 550 AM. KAFY was among the several stations in California using the "Boss Radio" format, similar toKHJ inLos Angeles,KFRC inSan Francisco,KGB inSan Diego andKYNO inFresno. In a business deal withBuck Owens, the owner of KUZZ (a country station), the station switched frequencies. On November 9, 2000, the station on 1100 kHz was granted the KAFY call letters.[3]
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