KCAL (1410

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) is a

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, and serving the Riverside-

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radio market. It is owned by Lazer Broadcasting, with

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s and offices in San Bernardino. Lazer owns a number of small Spanish language outlets throughout

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. There is also a

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at 96.7 MHz and

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9, but they are not connected with AM 1410 KCAL. Although most of its programming is in Spanish as "La Mejor," KCAL does air the games of the

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of the California League ( Minor League Baseball) in English. The rest of KCAL's schedule consists of Spanish-language programming, with a Classic

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History

The station

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in 1961 on 960 AM before moving to 1410 AM. It added an FM station at 96.7 MHz in the 1970s. KCAL had a

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format from the 1960s to the 1990s, and was the leading radio station in the

in the 1970s and 1980s. On October 28, 2015, KCAL was granted a

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to change the

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, decrease day power to 3,000 watts, decrease night power to 2,200 watts and move the transmitter site to a diplex at KKDD in San Bernardino. The construction permit expired unbuilt in 2018.

References

External links

Radio Lazer Website
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