KMIA (AM)
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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KDDS-FM, KZNW, KZTM | |
History | |
First air date | 1958 |
Former call signs | KASY (1958–1989) KBSG (1989–2003) KNWX (2003–2004) KWMG (2004–2007) KTBK (2007–2011) |
Former frequencies | 1220 kHz (1958–1989) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 33683 |
Class | B |
Power | 27,500 watts day 220 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°18′20″N 122°14′53″W / 47.30556°N 122.24806°W |
Translator(s) | 92.1 K221FJ (Tacoma) 98.5 K253CG (Seattle) 102.1 K271BS (Auburn) |
Links | |
Website | radio-amor.com |
KMIA (1210
By day, KMIA is powered at 27,500
History
Edward and June Garre were the founders of this station, which began as KASY in 1958. It originally broadcast on 1220 AM as a 250 watt
In December 2004, after Bustos Media bought the station, 1210 switched to a Regional Mexican format, first as KWMG and later as KTBK. In September 2010, Bustos transferred most of its licenses to Adelante Media Group as part of a settlement with its lenders.[3] The station switched to a Spanish popular hits format on November 7, 2011, calling itself "Latino 1210" and operating under the call letters of KMIA.
Effective December 10, 2014, Bustos Media reacquired KMIA, along with eight other stations and a translator, from Adelante Media for $6 million. On December 31, 2014, KMIA returned to a Regional Mexican format, branded as "La Zeta 1210".
On November 29, 2016, KMIA was granted a
In March 2020, Bustos Media took KMIA silent, notifying the FCC that the COVID-19 pandemic made it economically unviable to keep the station on the air. Bustos characterized the shutdown as temporary.[5] The station eventually returned to the air.
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KMIA
- ^ "Seattle Tacoma Oldies Radio". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "NAP CLOSES ON BUSTOS, LAUNCHES ADELANTE". Radio Ink. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 29, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Three AM Signals Silenced Due to Pandemic-Related Financial Difficulties".
External links
- KMIA in the FCC AM station database
- KMIA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K221FJ in the FCC FM station database
- K221FJ at FCCdata.org
- K253CG in the FCC FM station database
- K253CG at FCCdata.org
- K271BS in the FCC FM station database
- K271BS at FCCdata.org