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| Broadcast area | Fresno-Visalia, California |
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| Frequency | 1130kHz |
| Branding | KRDU 1130am |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KALZ,KBOS-FM,KCBL,KFBT,KFSO-FM,KHGE,KRZR,KSOF | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 (1947) |
Call sign meaning | KRadioDinUba (original owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54559 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts day 6,200 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°29′3″N119°15′57″W / 36.48417°N 119.26583°W /36.48417; -119.26583 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | krdu1130.iheart.com/ |
KRDU (1130AM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed toDinuba, California, and serving theFresno-Visaliaradio market. It airs areligiousradio format and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. KRDU is regarded as America's first commercial Christian radio station. Thestudios and offices are located on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno.
KRDU broadcasts at 5,000watts by day and is a rare AM station that increases its power at night to 6,200 watts. It uses adirectional antenna at all times. Thetransmitter towers are off Road 136 inCutler, California.[2] As of 2019, KRDU is the radio home of theFresno Grizzlies, aPacific Coast League Triple Aminor league baseball team connected with theColorado Rockies.
KRDUsigned on the air on December 26, 1948, at 1130kilocycles.[3] It was owned by the Radio Dinuba Company with studios on L Street. Thecall sign representsRadioDinUba. At first it was adaytimer, required to go off the air at night and powered at only 250 watts. In 1949, it moved to 1240 kHz with 250 watts full-time.
In 1961, it moved back to 1130 kHz with full-time authorization, powered at 1,000 watts around the clock.[4] In 1975, it added an FM station, KLTA (nowKSOF, still co-owned with KRDU).
In the 1990s, the power was increased to its current 5,000 watts days and 6,200 watts nights. In 1999, KRDU was acquired by AMFM, Inc.[5] AMFM was acquired byClear Channel Communications, which later changed its name to iHeartMedia.
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