KAYL (AM)
History
KAYL signed on November 14, 1948. 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.
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. 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
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAYL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Storm Lake Radio Station Opens Today". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 14, 1948. p. 49. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ FCC History Cards for KAYL
- ^ "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.
External links
- KAYL website
- Facility details for Facility ID 49744 (KAYL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KAYL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database