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| Broadcast area | Sacramento metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 710kHz |
| Branding | 710 AM and 105.7 FM The Word |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Affiliations | SRN News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KTKZ | |
| History | |
First air date | January 11, 1979 |
Call sign meaning | KeepingFaithInAmerica |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50300 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 25,000watts day 1,000 watts night 250 watts (FM translator) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°49′58″N121°19′3″W / 38.83278°N 121.31750°W /38.83278; -121.31750 |
| Translator | 105.7 K289CT (Sacramento) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thewordsacramento.com |
KFIA (710kHz) is acommercialAMradio station broadcasting aChristian talk and teachingformat.Licensed toCarmichael, California, the station serves theSacramento metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by New Inspiration Broadcasting Company, Inc. which is a part ofSalem Media Group.[2]
KFIA is powered at 25,000watts by day. But because710 AM is aclear channel frequency reserved forClass A stationsKIROSeattle andWORNew York City, KFIA must greatly reduce power at night to 1,000 watts. It uses adirectional antenna at all times. Thetransmitter is off North Foothills Boulevard at Athens Avenue inRocklin.[3] KFIA programming is also heard on 250 wattFM translatorK289CT 105.7MHz inSacramento.[4]
Most of KFIA's schedule isbrokered programming where religious leaders pay for time on the station and may seek donations to their ministries during their shows. Some national Christian shows heard on KFIA includeThrough the Bible withJ. Vernon McGee,Grace to You withJohn MacArthur,Truth for Life withAlistair Begg,Insight for Living withChuck Swindoll andFocus on The Family withJim Daly. Until August 2009, it airedBible Answer Man withHank Hanegraff. News updates are supplied bySRN News.
On January 11, 1979, the stationsigned on the air.[5] It was owned by Olympic Broadcasters and was powered at only 250 watts. KFIA has maintained the samecall sign and religious format for its entire time on the air.
New Inspiration Broadcasting, asubsidiary of theSalem Media Group, acquired the station in 1995.[6]
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