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KWST

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KWST
Broadcast area
Imperial Valley, California
Mexicali, Baja California
Frequency1430 kHz
Programming
LanguageSpanish
FormatCatholic radio
NetworkESNE Radio
Ownership
OwnerEl Sembrador Ministries
History
First air date
June 1, 1958 (1958-06-01)
Former call signs
KAMP
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
33298
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 36 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°48′27″N 115°32′18″W / 32.80750°N 115.53833°W / 32.80750; -115.53833
Translator93.7 K229CU (El Centro)
Links
Public license information

KWST (1430 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to El Centro, California, United States.[2] It is owned by El Sembrador Ministries, broadcasting to the Imperial Valley and Mexicali, Baja California. KWST is a part of El Sembrador's ESNE Radio, with a transmitter sited off of Dogwood Road in El Centro.

Programming is also heard on a low-power FM translator in El Centro, K229CU at 93.7 MHz.

History

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The station first signed on the air on June 1, 1958, as KAMP.[3] It was originally a daytimer, broadcasting at 1,000 watts but required to sign off at sunset to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1430. KAMP was owned by the El Centro Radio Corporation and was one of the leading stations in the Imperial Valley for the next few decades. It carried, at various times, programming from ABC Radio and NBC Radio. It sometimes aired country music and sometimes it had an oldies format.

The station changed its call sign from KAMP to the current KWST by the Federal Communications Commission on March 15, 2001.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page A-116[dead link]
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
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