KCBL (1340 AM is an American

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. Established in 1953 as KMAK and licensed to serve

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, United States, the station is currently owned by

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The station switched to the current "KCBL"

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on December 16, 1996. Its studios are located on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno, and the transmitter tower is north of downtown near

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. The first station to occupy 1340 kHz in Fresno was KFRE (cf. White's Radio Log, May 1942) which later took over 940 kHz from KTKC, Visalia. KCBL serves as the local affiliate for

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and NBC Sports Radio. In 2021, the

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announced that KCBL would become the new flagship of Fresno State athletics.

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External links

FCC History Cards for KCBLKCBL official website
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