| City of license | Palo Alto, California |
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| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Slogan | "Bay Area's Business Leader" |
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| First air date | 1949 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 145 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 65485 |
| Former callsigns | KIBE (1949-1984) KDFC (1984–1997) KBPA (1997–1999) KBZS (1999–2001) KSFB (2001–2004) KNTS (2004–2008) |
| Affiliations | SRN News, CNBC Radio |
| Owner | Sca-Palo Alto, LLC (Salem Communications) |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | http://www.kdow.biz |
KDOW (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a financial news/talk format. Licensed to Palo Alto, California, USA, the station serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The station is currently owned by SCA-Palo Alto, LLC (Salem Communications).[1] The station transmits in Palo Alto, California west of the Dumbarton Bridge approach at 5,000 watts during the day and 145 watts during the night.[2] The station's studio is located in San Francisco, California. Its slogan is "Bay Area's Business Leader." The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 50,000 watts day and 50,000 watts night.[3]
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The station began in 1949 as KIBE, operating daytime only with 250 watts as it simulcast the classical music programming of KDFC-FM. It was owned and operated by Millard Kibbe.[4] It became known as KDFC-AM on March 1, 1984. On August 29, 1997, the station changed its call sign to KBPA and then on February 15, 1999 the station became KBZS. On July 24, 2001, the station changed to KSFB. On July 1, 2004, the station became KNTS. On July 1, 2008, four years after becoming KNTS the station finally became known as KDOW, providing business news and financial advice programming 24/7.[5]
The station features many business talk shows such as Ray Lucia, Invest Talk, and Market Wrap with Moe Ansari.
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