KALI-FM (106.3 FM) is a

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licensed by the

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(FCC) to serve the community of

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. KALI airs musical and entertainment shows. This station directly competes with

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1480 AM, which also airs Vietnamese-language programming.

History

In 1958, Phillip F. Brestoff received the construction permit to build 106.3 FM in Santa Ana. After selling the permit to Gus Malpee, KFIL signed on February 6, 1960.History Cards for KALI-FM
fcc.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2019. Malpee went bankrupt in 1963, and KFIL went silent. George W. Smith bought the station out of bankruptcy the next year and changed its call sign to KYMS. The new station broadcast from studios in the Saddleback Inn Hotel in Santa Ana, with "prestige-type"

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music. It also received a first-of-its-kind authorization from the

to rebroadcast news programs from the

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received via shortwave. In 1968, KYMS was sold to Southwestern Broadcasters. The station aired a

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format in the early 1970s. On March 15, 1975, with the station $10,000 in debt a month, KYMS adopted a

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format.Baker, Paul (1979). ''Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Jesus Music--Where it Began, Where it Is, and Where it Is Going.'' Word Books. p. 158.Eskridge, Larry (2013).
God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America
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. Retrieved June 10, 2019. Cusic, Don (2009).
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship
'. p. 69. Retrieved June 10, 2019. The station aired music by

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and carried some of Calvary Chapel's concerts. It also carried block programming from Christian ministries, including ''

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''. April 19, 1985. Retrieved June 10, 2019. General manager Arnie McClatchey later joined with Paul Toberty to form Interstate Broadcasting System, buying KYMS as well as Christian AM stations, KRDS in Phoenix and KBRN (which would have its calls changed to KLTT) in Denver, for $3.8 million in late 1981. In 1985, the amount of programming devoted to Christian ministries was reduced and inspirational songs by secular artists were added to the station's playlist. In 1995, KYMS was sold to Multicultural Broadcasting for $9.1 million and it switched to a brokered Asian format.Format Changes & Updates
, ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 12, No. 24. June 14, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2019. On January 22, 1996, the station's call sign was changed to KALI-FM.

References

External links

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Great Great Joy! - Article about KYMS
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