KMNY (AM)

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KMNY
City of license	Hurst, Texas
Broadcast area	Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Branding	Biz Radio 1360 AM
Slogan	The Sound of Your Money Growing
First air date	1947 as KXOL
Frequency	1360 kHz
Format	Business News/Talk (6AM-6PM) Big Band (6PM-6AM)
Power	50,000 watts daytime 890 watts nighttime
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Money
Former callsigns	KXOL (1947-1985), KWJS (1985-1988), KNRB (1988-1993), KAHZ (1993-2005)
Affiliations	Biz Radio Network
Owner	Multicultural Broadcasting
Website	bizradio1360.com

KMNY is an AM radio station in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, which broadcasts on 1360 kHz and is under ownership of Multicultural Broadcasting.

From 6AM to 6PM, KMNY features business-related programming from its network parent, Biz Radio Network. The remaining hours feature either brokered programming in Spanish, Chinese and other languages, or automated Adult Standards music during non-sponsored times, and the station's night signal is much weaker.

[edit] History

KMNY was established in 1947 as KXOL and featured a variety of entertainment programs and country music during its early years. From 1956 to 1976, KXOL played Top 40 music, competing with 1270 KFJZ. With the rise of FM radio and a decrease in ratings and revenue after the combination of Dallas and Fort Worth into one radio market, KXOL switched back to country music in 1976.

KXOL continued as a country station until it was sold in 1985 and became KWJS, featuring Christian oriented programming. KWJS became KNRB in 1988, featuring country and then religious formats, and then became KAHZ in 1993, airing children's programming from the Radio AAHS network. After Radio AAHS went under, KAHZ switched to Catholic religious programming in 1998 and later to Spanish-language talk programming. The KMNY calls were established in March 2005, and the business talk format the following month.

[edit] External Links

• Station website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KMNY