KAYL (990 AM, ''JUAN'') is a

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licensed to serve the community of

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. The station broadcasts a

Regional Mexican Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...

format in Spanish. KAYL has been owned by Community First Broadcasting since 2010.

History

KAYL signed on November 14, 1948. It was owned by Cornbelt Broadcasting Company with the original shareholders of Oscar Grau, Joe Kevane, Paul Dlugosh, Dr. R.E. Malliard and Z.Z. White, operating on a daytime-only basis with 250 watts. ( Guide to reading History Cards) 990 kHz is a

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frequency assigned to CBW in

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, which resulted in KAYL being licensed as a daytime-only broadcaster to avoid interference. KAYL received its continuous power broadcast license in September 1992, enabling the station to remain on the air 24 hours a day with reduced power between sunset and sunrise. The broadcast tower, located east of Storm Lake, collapsed on August 8, 1969, during a severe storm. The station was back on the air with a temporary antenna within about six hours. In November 1997,

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started broadcasting from the KAYL tower.

References

External links

KAYL website
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