KFRN

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KFRN
City of license Long Beach, California
Broadcast area Los Angeles, California
Branding Family Radio
First air date March 5, 1924 (as KFON), 1977 (as KFRN)
Frequency 1280 (kHz)
Format Christian radio
Power 1000 watts
Callsign meaning K Family Radio Network
Owner Family Stations Inc.
Website www.familyradio.com

KFRN 1280 AM is a non-commercial traditional Christian radio station licensed to Long Beach, California and serving the Los Angeles market, which runs programming from Family Radio. Its transmitter is located in Wilmington, California. The station first went on the air in 1924 as KFON. It later changed its call letters to KFOX, and in 1977 the station was sold to the non-profit Family Stations Inc., and became KFRN.

As KFOX, it was one of the first stations in the Los Angeles area to have a country music format.

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