| Broadcast area | Modesto -Manteca -Merced |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 840kHz |
| Branding | Relevant Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholictalk and teaching |
| Affiliations | Relevant Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Relevant Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | July 10, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07-10) |
Call sign meaning | From former station owners Mike, Pete and Harry Pappas; also used onFresno sister television stationKMPH-TV |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 137401 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°42′33.75″N120°43′37.74″W / 37.7093750°N 120.7271500°W /37.7093750; -120.7271500 |
| Translator(s) | 97.9 K250BR (Modesto) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | relevantradio.com |
KMPH (840AM) is aradio stationlicensed toModesto, California. It airs aCatholictalk and teachingformat and is owned byRelevant Radio, Inc.[2] Most programming is provided by theWisconsin-basedRelevant Radio Network.
KMPH is aClass B AM station. Its power is 5,000watts and covers a section ofCentral California.AM 840 is aclear channel frequency. To protect other stations from interference, it uses adirectional antenna with a five-tower array. Thetowers andtransmitter are off Claribel Road in Paulsell, California, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Modesto. Programming is also heard over 250-wattFM translatorK250BR on 97.9MHz.
KMPH signed on in July 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07). It had anadult standards andmiddle or the road (MOR) format, with sometalk programming.[3][4] It effectively replacedsister station 860KTRB. KTRB had operated from Modesto since 1933, but had justsigned off the previous month in preparation for a move to theSan Francisco Bay Area.[4] The station switched to an all-talk format on March 10, 2008.[3][4]
KMPH was on the air for four years but ran into money problems. Its owner,Pappas Telecasting, shut KMPH down on August 31, 2010.[3][4] It later returned to air withbrokered programming provided byPaulino Bernal Evangelism of Texas. It later switched to atalk format in May 2013simulcast withKOMY (1340 AM) inLa Selva Beach, California.
On July 1, 2013, KMPH switched to a 1950s and 1960s "Graffiti Gold"oldies format. It was re-launching as "Modesto's Power House" and drew on Modesto's connection to hometown heroGeorge Lucas's classic 1973 motion pictureAmerican Graffiti.[5] The oldies format lasted a year.
On July 30,2014,Immaculate Heart Radio'sCatholic programming began airing on KMPH.[6] IHR's purchase of the station was consummated on October 30, 2014, at a price of $50,000.
KMPH flipped to theRelevant Radio network programming when IHR Educational Broadcasting and Starboard Media Foundation consummated their merger on June 30, 2017.[7]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K250BR | 97.9 FM | Modesto, California | 143851 | 250 | D | 37°38′59.7″N121°1′27.8″W / 37.649917°N 121.024389°W /37.649917; -121.024389 (K250BR) | LMS |
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