KURS (AM)

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KURS
City of license	San Diego, California
Broadcast area	San Diego, California
Branding	"Kool 1040"
Slogan	"The Oldies Channel" / "San Diego's Greatest Hits"
Frequency	1040 (kHz)
Format	Oldies
ERP	370 watts daytime, 63 watts nighttime
Class	D
Callsign meaning	originally the calls were supposed to be KIRS, back when it was a Spanish format and about to sign on for the first time. The AM dial position of 1040 was supposed to be a nod toward the 1040 form issued by the Internal Revenue Service. After the IRS did not see the joke, the calls were hastily changed to KURS just before sign-on.
Affiliations	Dial Global
Owner

KURS or Kool 1040 is an oldies radio station in San Diego, California. It flipped to its current format on March 16, 2007, after their previous gospel music format moved to AM 1240 KSON on January 15, 2007. This format switch marked the first time since September 1, 2005 that there has been an oldies station licensed to San Diego. Before September 1, 2005, oldies music was played on XHOCL-FM, "Kool 99.3," until they flipped to a Spanish Oldies format as "La Preciosa." Kool 1040 is supplied with their oldies music and hosts from Dial Global's "The Oldies Channel". KURS shares their antenna with AM 1240 KSON.

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for KURS