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Spanish-language radio station in Heber, California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KGBA (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Heber, California, and serving the Imperial Valley as well as Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The station is owned by The Voice of International Christian Evangelism, Inc.[2] It airs a Spanish-language Christian radio format.
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Broadcast area | Imperial Valley |
Frequency | 1490 kHz |
Branding | KGBA 1490 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish Christian Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Voice of International Christian Evangelism, Inc. |
KGBA-FM, KROP | |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 8174 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°44′32″N 115°33′11″W |
Translator(s) | 100.5 K263CC (Heber) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1490am.kgba.org |
KGBA has an FM counterpart, 100.1 KGBA-FM in Holtville. It airs an English-language Christian radio format. Both stations depend on listeners sending in donations to support the radio ministries heard on the stations.
The station signed on as KICO in 1947.[3] It was originally licensed to Calexico and was only powered at 250 watts. KICO was owned by Charles Love, who also served as the General Manager.
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