KLTX is a radio station licensed to
Long Beach, California
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, serving the
greater Los Angeles
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area, broadcasting at a frequency of 1390
kHz AM. The station airs a
Spanish
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Christian format, and is branded "Radio Inspiración".
History
KGER
The station began broadcasting on December 12, 1926, and held the call sign KGER.
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fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2019. The station was owned by C. Merwin Dobyns, and broadcast at 920 kHz, running 100 watts.
In 1930, following a series of frequency changes, the station began operating at 1360 kHz, running 1,000 watts.
Its frequency was changed to 1390 kHz in March 1941, as a result of the
North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement.
The station's power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1942.
In 1944, KGER became the originating station for
Wilbur Nelson's ''Morning Chapel Hour'' daily broadcast. The station was sold to
John Brown University of
Siloam Springs, Arkansas for $300,000 in 1949.
In 1986, the station was sold to
Salem Communications
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for $4,350,000.
KLTX
In 1997, the station's call sign was changed to KLTX.
The station was branded "K-Light" and aired a
Christian talk and teaching format.
The station also aired
Michael Reagan
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's talk show.
Spanish language religious programming aired at night.
In 2000, KLTX was sold to Hi-Favor Broadcasting for $30 million, and the station became an affiliate of the Spanish-language
evangelical
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network Radio Nueva Vida. By 2019, the station had disaffiliated from Radio Nueva Vida, but continued to air a Spanish language Christian format as Radio Inspiración.
References
External links
Official web site
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{{Religious Radio Stations in California
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Radio stations established in 1926
1926 establishments in California
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