KLOC

KLOC
	Turlock, California; United States;
Broadcast area	Modesto metropolitan area
Frequency	1390 kHz
Branding	Radio Catolica
Programming
Language	Spanish
Format	Catholic radio
Ownership
Owner	La Favorita Radio Network, Inc.
History
First air date	1949 (1949)
Former call signs	KTUR (1949–1962); KCEY (1962–1986); KYES (1986–1987); KMIX (1987–1994); KCDR (1994–1987); KVIN (1997–2003);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60426
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	37°31′48″N 120°41′37″W / 37.53000°N 120.69361°W / 37.53000; -120.69361
Translator	105.9 K290CN (Hughson)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	unidosporcristoymaria.org/Radio/radio.html

KLOC (1390 AM) is a radio station licensed to Turlock, California, United States, and serving the Modesto metropolitan area. It airs a Spanish-language Catholic format and is owned by La Favorita Radio Network, Inc.⁴

KLOC's transmitter is sited on North Montpelier Road in Montpelier, California. Programming is also heard on low-power FM translator K290CN at 105.9 MHz in Hughson, California.

History

The station signed on as KTUR in 1949.¹ In 1962, the station changed its call letters to KCEY.¹ In 1977, when an FM station was added, a new building went up. KCEY played modern country music and had local news and ABC Radio News.⁵

The station was assigned the KYES call letters on March 1, 1986.² On March 23, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KMIX and on November 10, 1997, to KVIN.² On April 17, 2003, the station became the current KLOC.²

References

History Cards for KLOC, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
"KLOC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
"Facility Technical Data for KLOC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
FCC.gov/KLOC
Sweetland, Richard. "KCEY / K-MIX: First New Building in 29 Years, Worth Waiting For". Modesto Radio Museum. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 60426 (KLOC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KLOC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 142802 (K290CN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
K290CN at FCCdata.org

[HistoryCards-1] History Cards for KLOC, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[Callsign-2] "KLOC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[FCC-LMS-60426-3] "Facility Technical Data for KLOC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[4] FCC.gov/KLOC

[5] Sweetland, Richard. "KCEY / K-MIX: First New Building in 29 Years, Worth Waiting For". Modesto Radio Museum. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

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Programming
Turlock, California United States
Broadcast area	Modesto metropolitan area
Frequency	1390 kHz
Branding	Radio Catolica
Language	Spanish
Format	Catholic radio
Ownership
Owner	La Favorita Radio Network, Inc.
History
First air date	1949 (1949)
Former call signs	KTUR (1949–1962) KCEY (1962–1986) KYES (1986–1987) KMIX (1987–1994) KCDR (1994–1987) KVIN (1997–2003)¹²
Technical information³
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60426
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	37°31′48″N 120°41′37″W / 37.53000°N 120.69361°W / 37.53000; -120.69361
Translator	105.9 K290CN (Hughson)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	unidosporcristoymaria.org/Radio/radio.html