KEAR (AM)
Family Radio flagship station in San Francisco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with WEAR-TV.
KEAR (610 kHz), is a non-commercial Christian AM radio station in San Francisco, California and is the flagship station of the Family Radio network.
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Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
Frequency | 610 kHz |
Branding | Family Radio |
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Language(s) | English |
Format | Christian radio |
Affiliations | Family Radio |
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History | |
First air date | September 24, 1924; 99 years ago (1924-09-24) |
Former call signs | KFRC (1924–2005) |
Call sign meaning | The human ear; the original KEAR was the station on which Family Radio began broadcasting in 1959 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 1082 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°50′57.73″N 122°17′47.89″W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
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KEAR's transmitter facilities are diplexed at the KVTO tower located in Berkeley, California. Until 2005, KEAR was broadcasting on 106.9 MHz FM.