KLOC
KLOC (1390 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Turlock, California, and serving the Modesto metropolitan area. It airs a Spanish-language Catholic radio format and is owned by La Favorita Radio Network, Inc.[3]
| Broadcast area | Modesto metropolitan area | 
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1390 kHz | 
| Branding | Radio Catolica | 
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Catholic Radio | 
| Ownership | |
| Owner | La Favorita Radio Network, Inc. | 
| History | |
First air date  | 1949 | 
Former call signs  | KTUR (1949-1962)[1] KCEY (1962-[1] 1986) KYES (1986-1987)[2] KMIX (1987-1994)[2] KCDR (1994-1987)[2] KVIN (1997-2003)[2]  | 
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 60426 | 
| Class | B | 
| Power | 5,000 watts | 
Transmitter coordinates  | 37°31′48″N 120°41′37″W | 
| Translator(s) | 105.9 K290CN (Hughson) | 
| Links | |
| Website | UnidosPorCristoYMaria.org | 
KLOC is powered at 5,000 watts using a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on AM 1390. The transmitter is on North Montpelier Road in Montpelier, California.[4] Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K290CN at 105.9 MHz in Hughson, California.[5]
History
    
The station signed on as KTUR in 1949.[1] In 1962, the station changed its call letters to KCEY.[1] In 1977, when an FM station was added, a new building went up. KCEY played modern country music and had local news and ABC Radio News.[6]
The station was assigned the KYES call letters on March 1, 1986.[2] On March 23, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KMIX and on November 10, 1997, to KVIN.[2] On April 17, 2003, the station became the current KLOC.[2]
References
    
- History Cards for KLOC, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
 - "KLOC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
 - FCC.gov/KLOC
 - Radio-Locator.com/KLOC
 - Radio-Locator.com/K290CN
 - Sweetland, Richard. "KCEY / K-MIX: First New Building in 29 Years, Worth Waiting For". Modesto Radio Museum. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
 
External links
    
- KLOC in the FCC AM station database
 - KLOC on Radio-Locator
 - KLOC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
 - K290CN in the FCC FM station database
 - K290CN on Radio-Locator