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| Broadcast area | San Diego metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1210kHz |
| Branding | "K-Praise 106.1 and 1210" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network SRN News |
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| History | |
First air date | 1986 (1986) (39 years ago) |
Former call signs | KNEF (9/1984–12/1984) |
Call sign meaning | KPRaiZe (praise; on air name) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54461 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 20,000watts daytime, 10,000 watts nighttime |
| Translator(s) | K291CR (106.1MHz,Encinitas) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kprz.com |
KPRZ (1210kHz "K-Praise 106.1 and 1210") is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toSan Marcos–Poway,California and serving theSan Diego metropolitan area. It is owned by theSalem Media Group and broadcasts aChristian talk and teachingradio format. National religious leaders heard on KPRZ includeDavid Jeremiah,Jim Daly,Chuck Swindoll andCharles Stanley. Secularconservative talk hosts includeEric Metaxas,Charlie Kirk andJay Sekulow. Thestudios and offices are on Towne Centre Drive in San Diego.
By day, KPRZ is powered at 20,000watts. But1210 AM is aclear channel frequency, so to reduce interference at night to other stations, KPRZ cuts its power to 10,000 watts. KPRZ has adirectional signal using a three-tower array. Thetransmitter site is on Canyon de Oro Drive near theSan Elijo Hills.[2] Programming is also heard on a 250 wattFM translator,K291CR at 106.1MHz, inEncinitas.[3]
This station received aconstruction permit on May 8, 1984. On September 12, the station was assigned thecall sign KNEF, only to change to the current KPRZ call letters on December 18. KPRZ signed on in the summer of 1986 with a Christian radio format.
In late 2005, the station was put up for sale. On December 16 that year, it was announced that theSalem Media Group (through licensee New Inspiration), would acquire the station.[4] It was approved on December 22, and the sale was consummated on February 23, 2006.
In August 2018, KPRZ received a translator, using the call signK291CR.[5] K291CR rebroadcasts KPRZ's programming to the North County area on 106.1 FM at 250 watts, the maximum power rating allowed for a translator.
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