KCEO

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KCEO

Vista, California
Broadcast area	WesternSan Diego County
Frequency	1000kHz
Branding	Relevant Radio
Programming
Format	Catholictalk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	Relevant Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	March 13, 1968(1968-03-13)
Former call signs	KMLO (1968–January 1986), KKOS (January–April 1986), KVSD (April 1986–1990)
Call signmeaning	KChiefExecutiveOfficer(from former business talk format)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	67666
Class	B
Power	10,000wattsday 900 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	33°13′58″N117°16′11″W
Translator(s)	99.3 K257FV (San Diego)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	relevantradio

KCEO(1000AM) is anon-commercial,listener-supportedradio stationlicensedtoVista, California,and servingSan Diego County.The studios are located inCarlsbad, California.It is anowned-and-operated stationofRelevant Radio,based inWisconsin.It airs aCatholictalk and teachingradio format.

KCEO broadcasts by day with 10,000wattsand 900 watts at night. It uses adirectional antennawith a four-tower array.Thetransmitteris off Sagewood Drive inOceanside,near Guajome County Park.Programming is also heard on 250-wattFM translatorK257FVinSan Diegoat 99.3MHz.

History

KMLO, KKOS, KVSD

This stationsigned onthe air on March 13, 1968(March 13, 1968).The originalcall signwas KMLO. Because1000 AMis aclear channel frequency,to avoid interference, the station was limited to 1,000 watts and was adaytimer,required to go off the air at night. It was owned by the North County Broadcasting Company.

In 1976, the FCC granted aconstruction permitto increase the power to 5,000 watts days and 1,000 watts nights. But it had to set up a directional antenna to keep the signal from interfering withClass AstationsKNWNSeattle,WMVPChicagoandXEOYMexico City,all broadcasting on 1000 kHz.

Tri-Cities Broadcasting, owner of KKOS-FM inCarlsbad(nowKSSX), bought KMLO in 1985. It relaunched the station as KKOS AM in January 1986. The call letters changed to KVSD, "The Voice of San Diego," in April.

Business News and Talk

In August 2005, the station began broadcasting a business news format. Until August 2007, KCEO had competition with another business talk station,Cash 1700,with its studios in San Diego and its transmitter inTecate, Baja California.On August 1, 2007, Cash 1700 became "San Diego 1700." It began airing atalk radioformat, while still retainingRay Luciaand a few other, one-hour business talk shows.

KCEO was one of the first stations to carryRush Limbaughafter his show becamenationally syndicated.KCEO was the formerflagshipstation for business talk host Ray Lucia.

Catholic programming

Effective March 7, 2012, KCEO changed its format. It began airingCatholictalk and teachingfull-time. Originally, the shows were provided byImmaculate Heart Radio.

The station switched to theRelevant Radiobranding when the two organizations merged on June 30, 2017.It now carries most of the Relevant Radio line-up around the clock.

External links

• FCC History Cards for KCEO
• AM 1000 KCEO official website
• SDRadio.net
• Facility details for Facility ID 67666 (KCEO)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KCEOinNielsen Audio's AM station database