KAYL
Frequency990 (kHz)
BrandingJuan
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerCommunity First Broadcasting
History
First air date
November 14, 1948 (1948-11-14)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49744
ClassD
Power250 watts (daytime)
6 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
42°38′5″N 95°10′10″W / 42.63472°N 95.16944°W / 42.63472; -95.16944
Translator(s)K260BS (99.9 FM)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.stormlakeradio.com

KAYL (990 AM, JUAN) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Storm Lake, Iowa. The station broadcasts a Regional Mexican format in Spanish. KAYL has been owned by Community First Broadcasting since 2010.

History

KAYL signed on November 14, 1948.[2] It was owned by Cornbelt Broadcasting Company with the original shareholders of Oscar Grau, Joe Kevane, Paul Dlugosh, Dr. R.E. Malliard and Z.Z. White, operating on a daytime-only basis with 250 watts.[3]

990 kHz is a clear-channel frequency assigned to CBW in Winnipeg, Canada, which resulted in KAYL being licensed as a daytime-only broadcaster to avoid interference. KAYL received its continuous power broadcast license in September 1992, enabling the station to remain on the air 24 hours a day with reduced power between sunset and sunrise.

The broadcast tower, located east of Storm Lake, collapsed on August 8, 1969, during a severe storm.[4] The station was back on the air with a temporary antenna within about six hours.

In November 1997, KBVU-FM at Buena Vista University started broadcasting from the KAYL tower.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KAYL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Storm Lake Radio Station Opens Today". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 14, 1948. p. 49. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ FCC History Cards for KAYL
  4. ↑ "Wild Night Of Storms Over Iowa: Twister Funnels, High Winds, Hail". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. August 9, 1969. p. 1, 16. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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