KASI (1430 AM, "News Talk 1430") is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

licensed to serve

Ames, Iowa Ames () is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medici ...

. The station is owned by

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and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. It airs a

News News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the tes ...

Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

format. The station was assigned the KASI call letters by the

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. The transmitter and tower are located in northwest Ames. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is tall.FCC Antenna Structure Registration data
/ref> In January 2016 KASI applied for an FM translator to rebroadcast the AM signal at 94.1 MHz. That application has since been approved to KASI by the FCC as of February 2016.

References

External links

KASI official website

FCC History Cards for KASI
ASI News and talk radio stations in the United States Ames, Iowa Radio stations established in 1974 1974 establishments in Iowa IHeartMedia radio stations {{Iowa-radio-station-stub