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| Frequency | 1020kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Vision Cristiana Subsidiary Corp. |
| History | |
First air date | 1965 (1965) (as KSWS) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Kickin" (former country format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57721 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°27′53.35″N104°29′59.89″W / 33.4648194°N 104.4999694°W /33.4648194; -104.4999694 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KCKN (1020kHz) is anAMradio station broadcasting a Spanish-languageChristian radio format inRoswell, New Mexico.[2] It is owned by Radio Vision Cristiana Subsidiary Corp.[3] Much of the programming is also heard on co-ownedWWRV (1330 AM) inNew York City.
KCKN is powered at 50,000watts, the maximum for AM stations licensed by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC). It is aClass B outlet, required to protect Class Aclear channel stationKDKA inPittsburgh. KCKN uses adirectional antenna at all times, with a three-tower array by day and a six-tower array at night. KCKN'stransmitter is on La Luz Road at Old Clovis Highway in Roswell.[4]
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The stationsigned on the air for the first time in December 1965 under thecall sign KSWS. It was co-owned with KSWS-TV (now KOBR-TV). In 1987, the station changed its call letters to KCKN. On November 13, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KXEM and on December 1 of that year to KINF. As KINF, the station aired a news/talk format. The station reverted to the current KCKN calls on January 12, 2006.[5] A sister FM station was purchased in 1986.
In theKansas City market the station was using the call sign KBCQ at the time programmingTop 40 and the FM station had the KCKN call sign and acountry music format. In April 1987, the call signs and formats of the two stations were flipped and 1020 became KCKN Country and the FM became KBCQ-FM Top 40. In the early 90s, KCKN switched to asoft adult contemporary format with a large news commitment. Night time programming has been religion for years.
In late August 2005, while operating under alocal marketing agreement (LMA), the station was off the air due to technical problems. The LMA was ended and the station signed back on the air in early February, 2006, under the call sign KCKN programmingClassic Country music. In 2012, the station was sold to Radio Vision Cristiana Subsidiary Corp.[6] KCKN switched toSpanish languageChristian radio.
On June 11, 2018 the transmitter for KCKN caught fire and badly damaged the transmitter building. KCKN requested aspecial temporary authority (STA) to operate an auxiliary transmitter. The FCC approved the request; however, the fire department forbade using it until electrical inspections took place. KCKN remainedsilent until inspections took place.[7]