| Broadcast area | WesternSan Diego County |
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| Frequency | 1000kHz |
| Branding | Relevant Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholictalk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Relevant Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | March 13, 1968; 57 years ago (1968-03-13) |
Former call signs | KMLO (1968–January 1986), KKOS (January–April 1986), KVSD (April 1986–1990) |
Call sign meaning | KChiefExecutiveOfficer (from former business talk format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67666 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000watts day 900 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°13′58″N117°16′11″W / 33.23278°N 117.26972°W /33.23278; -117.26972 |
| Translator(s) | 99.3 K257FV (San Diego) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | relevantradio.com |
KCEO (1000AM) is anon-commercial, listener-supportedradio stationlicensed toVista, California, and servingSan Diego County. The studios are located inCarlsbad, California. It is anowned-and-operated station ofRelevant Radio, based inWisconsin. It airs aCatholictalk and teachingradio format.
KCEO broadcasts by day with 10,000watts and 900 watts at night. It uses adirectional antenna with a four-tower array. Thetransmitter is off Sagewood Drive inOceanside, near Guajome County Park.[2] Programming is also heard on 250-wattFM translatorK257FV inSan Diego at 99.3MHz.[3]
This stationsigned on the air on March 13, 1968; 57 years ago (March 13, 1968). The originalcall sign was KMLO. Because1000 AM is aclear channel frequency, to avoid interference, the station was limited to 1,000 watts and was adaytimer, required to go off the air at night. It was owned by the North County Broadcasting Company.
In 1976, the FCC granted aconstruction permit to increase the power to 5,000 watts days and 1,000 watts nights. But it had to set up a directional antenna to keep the signal from interfering withClass A stationsKNWNSeattle,WMVPChicago andXEOYMexico City, all broadcasting on 1000 kHz.
Tri-Cities Broadcasting, owner of KKOS-FM inCarlsbad (nowKSSX), bought KMLO in 1985. It relaunched the station as KKOS AM in January 1986. The call letters changed to KVSD, "The Voice of San Diego," in April.[4]
In August 2005, the station began broadcasting a business news format. Until August 2007, KCEO had competition with another business talk station,Cash 1700, with its studios in San Diego and its transmitter inTecate, Baja California. On August 1, 2007, Cash 1700 became "San Diego 1700." It began airing atalk radio format, while still retainingRay Lucia and a few other, one-hour business talk shows.
KCEO was one of the first stations to carryRush Limbaugh after his show becamenationally syndicated. KCEO was the formerflagship station for business talk host Ray Lucia.[5]
Effective March 7, 2012, KCEO changed its format. It began airingCatholictalk and teaching full-time. Originally, the shows were provided byImmaculate Heart Radio.[6]
The station switched to theRelevant Radio branding when the two organizations merged on June 30, 2017.[7] It now carries most of the Relevant Radio line-up around the clock.
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