KIRN
Broadcast area | Greater Los Angeles |
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Frequency | 670 kHz |
Branding | Radio Iran |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Persian |
Format | Ethnic Iranian |
Affiliations | SRN News |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | September 19, 1984 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Iran |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 69743 |
Class | B |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°19′10″N 118°42′56″W / 34.31944°N 118.71556°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KIRN (670
History
The station on 670 AM first signed on September 19, 1984 as KWNK, originally owned by Manuel A. Cabranes/Valley Radio LLC.
KWNK started as a top 40 station as "Top Hits 67 K-Wink", with music from such prominent 1980s artists as Prince and Duran Duran. Program directors during that period included Jim Conlee (former PD of KHTZ, "K-Hits")[4] and Steve Smith.[5] In mid-1986, KWNK began adjusting its format toward adult contemporary music, playing music from the likes of Amy Grant, due to direct competition from top 40 station KIIS-FM. KWNK also aired talk shows on Sundays; the station eventually adopted a full-time talk format.
In the mid-1990s, KWNK flipped to
The XETRA-AM simulcast ended in 2001 when KIRN began airing brokered-time programs for a brief period, after which the station became "Radio Iran". KIRN is the first, and as of 2013, only, Persian-language radio station in the United States.[citation needed]
Notable on-air personalities
- Dr. Laura Schlessinger
- Hurricane
- Joe Light
- Gary Butterworth
- Kidd Kelly (later known as Maverick on KFYV)
- William (Bill Roberts) Brady
- Anthony Edwards (not to be confused with the actor)
- Dave Skylar (Dave Montoya)
- Phyllis West (who died in 2008)
- Al Lohman (of Lohman & Barkely fame)
- Lida Hanaie and Sassan Kamali
- Dr. Farhang Holakouee (now on Radio Hamrah)
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIRN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF), Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985, Broadcasting Publications Inc., 1985, retrieved January 31, 2019
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. March 18, 1991. pp. 64, 66. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Street Talk" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 9, 1984. p. 18. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "1985: CHR's Finest Hour" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 13, 1985. p. 68. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Z Spanish Radio Enters Phoenix Via Auction" (PDF). Radio & Records. August 23, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Co. May 5, 1997. p. 87. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- KIRN in the FCC AM station database
- KIRN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database