KMRB
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| Broadcast area | Greater Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1430 (kHz) |
| Branding | KMRB AM 1430 tiếng Quảng Đông đài phát thanh |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAHZ,KALI,KALI-FM,KAZN,KBLA | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1942 |
Former call signs |
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Call signmeaning | MulticulturalRadioBroadcasting |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 52913 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000wattsday 9,800 watts night |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
| KMRB | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | KMRB AM 1430 tiếng Quảng Đông đài phát thanh |
| Simplified Chinese | KMRB AM 1430 tiếng Quảng Đông đài phát thanh |
| Hanyu Pinyin | KMRB AM 1430 Yuèyǔ guǎngbò diàntái |
| Jyutping | KMRB AM 1430 Jyut6jyu5gwong2bo3din6toi4 |
KMRB(1430AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed toSan Gabriel, California,KMRB serves theGreater Los Angelesarea with aCantoneselanguage format. It is owned and operated byMulticultural Broadcasting.
The station originally signed on in 1942 as KWKW. From 1950 to 1999, the station had call sign KALI; it launched a Spanish format in the late 1950s. In 1994, Multicultural Broadcasting purchased KALI and converted it to its present Chinese format.
History[edit]
As KWKW (1942–1950)[edit]
The Southern California Broadcasting Company, headed by president Marshall S. Neal, obtained call sign KWKW on August 22, 1941 for a station to be licensed inPasadena, California.In July 1942, Southern California Broadcasting announced plans to start broadcasting KWKW on August 1 with acommunity formatfocusing on business, culture, and civics in Pasadena.[1]KWKW was first licensed September 30, 1942 as a 1,000 watt daytime only station.[2]
In 1945, KWKW broadcastPacific Coast Professional Football Leaguegames.[3]KWKW also sponsored a "Miss KWKW" beauty pageant.[4]Some KWKW programs were in foreign languages, including Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.[5]
On January 18, 1950, John H. Poole purchased KWKW for $57,500.[6]
As KALI (1950–1999)[edit]
Nearly a month after its purchase by John H. Poole, KWKW became KALI on February 16, 1950.[7]In November 1951, Poole sold KALI to the Consolidated Broadcasting Company for $37,700 plus 85 percent of accounts receivable.[8]
Tele-Broadcasters Inc. purchased KALI for nearly $300,000 in December 1956.[9]
On June 3, 1959, KALI officially increased its power to 5,000 watts and began broadcasting at night; its city of license changed toSan Gabriel.[2]By the late 1950s, KALI had over 100 hours a week of Spanish language programming and 55 hours a week of programming geared towards black listeners.[10]By 1960, KALI broadcast full time in Spanish.[11]
In April 1966, United Broadcasting Company purchased Tele-Broadcasters and its four TV and radio stations including KALI for a total $1.9 million.[12]
KALI had the brand "Radio Variedades" in the 1980s, featuring music ranging from contemporary Latin pop such asDaniela Romoto oldies from the 1940s.[13]In addition, KALI broadcast live Spanish translations ofKNBC's 11 p.m. news.[14]Following the1985 Mexico City earthquakeKALI held an on-air disaster relief fundraiser.[15]
TheLos Angeles Timesreported in 1991 that residents of Sunnyslope, a neighborhood located near KALI's transmitter, were receiving KALI's signal from televisions, ovens, and other household appliances.[16]
In 1994,Multicultural Broadcastingpurchased KALI and changed it to a Chinese format, with programs in bothMandarinandCantonese.[17]By 1998, Multicultural Broadcasting purchased another local station,KAZN.It moved the Mandarin programming to KAZN and made KMRB an all-Cantonese station.[17]
As KMRB (1999–present)[edit]
On June 10, 1999, KALI changed its call sign to KMRB.[7]
In June 2006,Arbitronratings in Los Angeles and Orange counties found KAZN and KMRB to be the most popular non-English stations in the Los Angeles market.[18]
References[edit]
- ^"KWKW, Pasadena, to start Aug. 1"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.Vol. 23, no. 3. July 20, 1942. p. 54.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^ab"History cards for KMRB"(PDF).Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^"Sponsors"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.Vol. 29, no. 22. November 26, 1945. p. 64.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^"Crowned"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.Vol. 29, no. 20. November 12, 1945. p. 83.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^"Foreign Language Broadcasting in Major U.S. Cities"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.Vol. 37, no. 7. August 15, 1949. p. 31.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^"Non-Docket Actions"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.Vol. 38, no. 4. January 23, 1950. p. 84.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^ab"KMRB - SAN GABRIEL CA".
- ^"November 8 Applications"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.Vol. 41, no. 20. November 12, 1951. p. 103.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^"Seven Station Deals Come to $1.5 Million"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.Vol. 51, no. 24. December 10, 1956. p. 86.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^1959 Broadcasting Yearbook(PDF).Washington: Broadcasting Publications. p. B-118.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^1960 Broadcasting Yearbook(PDF).Washington: Broadcasting Publications. p. A-121.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^"A bumper crop of station sales"(PDF).Broadcasting.Vol. 70, no. 17. April 25, 1966.RetrievedMay 1,2021– via World Radio History.
- ^McDougal, Dennis (April 6, 1986)."Radio in the afternoon".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^Krier, Beth Ann (March 4, 1985)."Immigrants Adjust to America via TV".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^McMillan, Penelope (September 20, 1985)."Worried Angelenos Turn to Latin Media for News on Quake".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^Rainey, James (January 31, 1991)."This Wall Doesn't Have Ears, but It Talks".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^ab"Chinese Radio Rides Demographic Wave".Los Angeles Business Journal.June 13, 2005.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^Lycan, Gary (June 18, 2006)."Miller's KTLK show rates a No. 2 ranking radio".The Orange County Register.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
External links[edit]
- Official websitein Chinese
- KMRBin theFCCAM station database
- KMRBin theFCCAM station database
- KMRBinNielsen Audio's AM station database