- KFRN
Infobox Radio Station
name = KFRN
city =Long Beach, California
area =Los Angeles, California
branding =Family Radio
slogan =
airdate =March 5 ,1924 (as KFON), 1977 (as KFRN)
frequency = 1280 (kHz)
format =Christian radio
power = 1000watt s
class = B
owner = Family Stations Inc.
website = [http://www.familyradio.com/ www.familyradio.com]
callsign_meaning = K Family Radio NetworkKFRN 1280 AM is a
non-commercial traditionalChristian radio station licensed toLong Beach, California and serving theLos Angeles market, which runs programming fromFamily Radio . Its transmitter is located inWilmington, California .The station first broadcast from the Jergins Trust Building in Long Beach in 1924 as KFON. It later changed its call letters to KFOX, intending to be acquired by 20th Century Fox. But the deal evaporated, and the partnership of Nichols and Warriner operated the station until the remaining partner, Hal Nichols, died in 1952.
As KFOX, it was one of the first stations in the Los Angeles area to broadcast a
country music format, featuringTennessee Ernie Ford and Cliffie Stone in its early days. Sonderling Broadcasting bought the station from the Nichols estate and adopted a full-time country format. The station moved from its long-time facilities at 220 East Anaheim to the International Tower.In 1977 the station was sold to the
non-profit Family Stations Inc., and became KFRN.External links
* [http://www.familyradio.com/ Family Radio]
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