KCSP (AM)
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Broadcast area | Kansas City metropolitan area |
Frequency | 610 kHz |
Branding | 610 Sports |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Sports radio |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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Facility ID | 11270 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°59′3.02″N 94°37′42.85″W / 38.9841722°N 94.6285694°W |
Repeater(s) | 106.5 WDAF-FM HD2 (Liberty) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
KCSP (610
KCSP is a
Local sports shows are heard from mornings to early evenings on weekdays, with programming from
History
Early years (1922-1967)
On February 19, 1922, the
WDAF became an
WDAF increased power to 5,000 watts daytime in 1935, and 5,000 watts nighttime in 1940. In 1949, WDAF signed on WDAF-TV the second in Missouri and the first in Kansas City.[7] Like WDAF (AM), it primarily was an NBC affiliate, although it carried shows from other networks as well; it became a Fox station in 1994.
In 1958, the Kansas City Star sold WDAF-AM-TV to National Missouri TV. In 1960, National Missouri TV merged with Transcontinent Television. On March 5, 1961, Transcontinent signed on an FM station at 102.1 MHz, which today is KCKC.[2] Taft Broadcasting merged with Transcontinent in 1965, bringing WDAF-AM-FM-TV under its control.[6]
Middle of the road music (1967-1977)
Taft changed WDAF to a
61 Country (1977-2003)
WDAF flipped to
610 Sports (2003–present)
In 2003, Entercom announced it would move WDAF to
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-122
- ^ "AM Query Results - KCSP". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "KCSP 610 AM". radio-locator.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "History of WDAF". route56.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e KCSP (AM) History
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook page B-114
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998 page D-256
- ^ Hearne Christopher, Jr., "Radio station to drop 'smooth jazz' format", The Kansas City Star, July 19, 2003.
- ^ Jeffrey Flanagan, "CBS analysts say the AFC West race too close to call", The Kansas City Star, September 7, 2003.
- ^ Jeffrey Flanagan, "Entercom plans to keep Jayhawks on KMBZ", The Kansas City Star, September 4, 2003.
- ^ Jeffrey Flanagan, "Enjoy KC's three all-sports stations now because they may not last", The Kansas City Star, September 26, 2003.
External links
- Official website
- KCSP in the FCC AM station database
- KCSP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KCSP
See also
- WDAF-FM
- Entercom