Who's broadcasting Spanish-language religious programming on 1430 AM?

[bulwnkl]

Some time in the past few to several days (est.), KLO's skywave has been 'replaced' so-to-speak by a Spanish-language religious station on 1430. I can reasonably often pull KLO in overnight, and pre-dawn in the car, but not now. I have only heard spill-over from 1440 in the daytime thus far, but I haven't been really listening to that freq. enough to tell, in the daytime.

Anyone know who it is that wiped out KLO for me?

 

[Sammi Brie]

Some time in the past few to several days (est.), KLO's skywave has been 'replaced' so-to-speak by a Spanish-language religious station on 1430. I can reasonably often pull KLO in overnight, and pre-dawn in the car, but not now. I have only heard spill-over from 1440 in the daytime thus far, but I haven't been really listening to that freq. enough to tell, in the daytime.

Anyone know who it is that wiped out KLO for me?

Probably, uh, KLO itself, since it got sold to El Sembrador Ministries (which operates the ESNE Catholic radio network, not heard here) and will soon have the new call letters KMES. (KLO remained with the seller.)

 

[bulwnkl]

Well, I considered that, and thought that was what happened when I heard them talking about something that I believe is specific to Utah. However, the web stream remains "Unforgettable 1430, KLO," and the music they've played for quite a while now. I've even tried it same-time and the programming is completely different. Perhaps there's a purposeful disconnect between the two?

 

[davideduardo]

Well, I considered that, and thought that was what happened when I heard them talking about something that I believe is specific to Utah. However, the web stream remains "Unforgettable 1430, KLO," and the music they've played for quite a while now. I've even tried it same-time and the programming is completely different. Perhaps there's a purposeful disconnect between the two?

The seller sold an "empty house" with just the license and technical plant. The seller kept the intellectual property to use elsewhere, including the use of the call letters for another station.

The new owner got new calls and established a new format. The seller "owns" the old brand and format.

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

Well, I considered that, and thought that was what happened when I heard them talking about something that I believe is specific to Utah. However, the web stream remains "Unforgettable 1430, KLO," and the music they've played for quite a while now. I've even tried it same-time and the programming is completely different. Perhaps there's a purposeful disconnect between the two?

ESNE Spanish catholic radio has their own website and stream

 

[bulwnkl]

Okay, thanks. Does seller's "intellectual property" include the frequency of the AM radio broadcast (which is part of the branding on the site), or are they simply delinquent in removing that bit from the website?

 

[davideduardo]

Okay, thanks. Does seller's "intellectual property" include the frequency of the AM radio broadcast (which is part of the branding on the site), or are they simply delinquent in removing that bit from the website?

They can call it anything legal they want. If "KLO 1430" is the band they want to preserve, then they don't have to have an AM 1430 license to sustain it.

In a similar fashion, iHeart (Clear Channel) called a number of AMs around Florida "WFLA" even though WFLA was not those station's legal call letters: WFLA was just a brand.

 

[Kent]

The new owner got new calls and established a new format. The seller "owns" the old brand and format.

And the former owner of 1430 applied 10 days ago to put the calls on an FM. I couldn't begin to guess how long the webcast will continue, but I'm guessing neither of its FM stations in Salt Lake City will drop their current formats.

 

[NoMoreLurking]

Probably, uh, KLO itself, (which) will soon have the new call letters KMES.

"K-Mess."

It's as if there's a competition for the most unfortunate call letters. How anyone thinks that they can lick KKNT 9~Sixty when it comes to that distinction is beyond me.

 

[davideduardo]

"K-Mess."

It's as if there's a competition for the most unfortunate call letters. How anyone thinks that they can lick KKNT 9~Sixty when it comes to that distinction is beyond me.

However, in Spanish KMES sounds almost exactly like KMEX, the best call letters possible for a Spanish language station in the Southwest.

 

[Kent]

I was under the impressions KMES was supposed to be an abbreviation for “Ministerios El Sembrador,” which is its ownership, though I'll admit I'm not particularly plugged into that organization or it’s pulse.

 

[davideduardo]

I was under the impressions KMES was supposed to be an abbreviation for “Ministerios El Sembrador,” which is its ownership, though I'll admit I'm not particularly plugged into that organization or it’s pulse.

Even more logical, but it does approximate "KMAX" phonetically in Spanish. One would assume that they will ID in Spanish, so how it may sound in English is not relevant.