- KECR
Infobox Radio Station
name = KECR
city =El Cajon, California
area =San Diego, California
branding =Family Radio
slogan = "The sound of the new life."
airdate =
frequency = 910 (kHz)
format = religious radio
erp = 5,000watt s
affiliations =Family Radio
class = B
facility_id = 20977
owner =Family Radio
website = [http://www.familyradio.com/ www.familyradio.com]
callsign_meaning = El Cajon Radio "or" disambiguation of sister station KEARKECR or
Family Radio is the San DiegoFamily Radio affiliate. It has been on the AM band since the mid-1990s. It used to belong on the FM band with the KECR call letters where Channel 933 calls home on the FM band.Family Radio is a worldwideChristian ministry that broadcasts via AM or FM radio and a shortwave TV station inOkeechobee, Florida .Family Radio also broadcasts overseas in manyEurope an,Middle East ern, andAsia n countries.During the October 2003
Cedar Fire s, part of KECR's transmitter site was destroyed by flames. Luckily, only one antenna (out of a total of four antennas) and an 'electrical doghouse' were burnt beyond survival. The station has since been fully repaired and upgraded, mostly due to the efforts of the station's engineer.In the 1960s the station was a
Top 40 rocker known as KDEO, with the moniker "Radio Kay-dee-oh."In the mid 1970s the station was KMJC-AM Magic 91 based out of
El Cajon playingTop 40 . In 1980 KMJC-AM Magic 91 converted to Christian programming and changed their tag to KMJC King Majesty Jesus Christ. In the mid 1990s KECR-FM and KMJC-AM began simulcasting.External links
* [http://www.familyradio.com Family Radio]
*AMQ|KECR
*AML|KECR
*AMARB|KECR
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