KFRN

KFRN
City of license	Long Beach, California
Broadcast area	Los Angeles, California
Branding	Family Radio
Slogan	The Sound of the New Life
Frequency	1280 (kHz)
First air date	March 5, 1924 (as KFON), 1977 (as KFRN)
Format	Christian radio
Power	1,000 watts
Class	B
Facility ID	21005
Callsign meaning	K Family Radio Network
Former callsigns	KFON (1924-1941?) KFOX (1941?-1977)
Owner	Family Radio (Family Stations, Inc.)
Website	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 broadcast from the Jergins Trust Building in Long Beach in 1924 as KFON on 1290 kHz. It moved to 1240 kHz in 1927. The 1928 frequency reallocation resulted in a move to 1250 kHz. It moved to its current 1280 kHz frequency as a result of the NARBA agreement in 1941.

It later changed its call letters to KFOX, intending to be acquired by 20th Century Fox. But the deal evaporated, and the partnership of Nichols and Warriner operated the station until the remaining partner, Hal Nichols, died in 1952.

As KFOX, it was one of the first stations in the Los Angeles area to broadcast a country music format, featuring Tennessee Ernie Ford and Cliffie Stone in its early days. Sonderling Broadcasting bought the station from the Nichols estate and adopted a full-time country format. The station moved from its long-time facilities at 220 East Anaheim to the International Tower.

In 1977 the station was sold to the non-profit Family Stations, Inc., and became KFRN.

The station - as well as staffers Hal McClain and Jonathan Fricke - were featured in the 1974 H. B. Halicki film Gone in 60 Seconds, both playing themselves.

External links

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Query the FCC's AM station database for KFRN

Radio-Locator Information on KFRN

Family Radio

AM Radio Stations	KARR^† KEAR KECR KFRN KKAA KQKD KYFR WCTF WCUE WFME WFSI WKDN

FM Radio Stations	KDFR KEBR KEFR KFNO KFRB KFRD KFRJ KFRP KFRS KFRW KFRY KHAP KJVH KPFR KPHF KPOR KPRA KQFE KTXB KUFR KXFR KYOR WBFR WBMD WEFR WFBF WFCH WFME-FM WFRC WFRH WFRJ WFRP WFRS WJCH WJFR WKDN-FM WMFL WMWK WOFR WOTL WUFR WWFR WYTN

Television stations	KZTN-LD WNYJ-TV

† Affiliate; not licensed to Family Stations, Inc.

Radio stations in the Los Angeles, California market

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 88.1 88.5 88.7 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.1 90.3 90.7 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5 Orange County 88.5 88.9 90.1 92.7 94.3 95.9 96.7 103.1 106.3 107.9

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.450 162.525 162.550

Digital radio	640 980 1070 88.1-1 88.1-2 88.1-3 88.5-1 88.5-2 89.3-1 89.9-1 89.9-2 91.5-1 92.3-1 92.3-2 92.3-3 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.9-1 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 96.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 98.7-1 98.7-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 102.7-1 102.7-2 103.1-1 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.1-1 107.5-1 107.5-2 107.5-3 107.9-1

By callsign	KABC KAMP-FM KAHZ KALI KALI-FM KAZN KBIG KBPK KBRT KBUE KBUA KCAA KCAL KCBS-FM KCRW KCSN KDAY KDIS KDLD KDLE KEIB KEZY KFI KFMB KFNY KFRN KFSH-FM KFWB KGBN KHJ KHPY KHTS KIEV KIIS-FM KIRN KISL KJLH KKDD KKGO KKJZ KKLA-FM KLAA KLAC KLAX-FM KLOS KLTX KLVE KMPC KMRB KMZT KNX² KOGO KOST KPCC KPFK KPRO KPWR KRCD KRCV KRLA KROQ-FM KRRL KRTH KSAK KSBR KSCA KSPA KSPC KSPN KSSE KSWD KTDD KTIE KTLW KTNQ KTWV KTYM KUCI KUSC KVNR KWIZ KWKW KWO37 KWRM KWVE-FM KXLU KXOL-FM KXOS KXSC KYLA KYPA KYSR WWG21 WNG584 WZ2505

Defunct	KACD/KBCD KACE KEDG KFAC KIBB KIIS KIQQ KJLH KKBT KKDJ KKHR KMET KMJR/KNJR KMPC KNAC KNHS KNOB KNX-FM KODJ KPPC KQLZ KRBV KSKQ KSKQ-FM KUTE KWST-FM KFSG KZAB/KZBA KZLA-FM KIEV KPOL KTZN KXED KXMG KYMS

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 222 Sirius Channel 150 Nearby radio markets Bakersfield High Desert/Eastern Sierra Oxnard–Ventura Riverside/San Bernardino San Diego Santa Barbara Victor Valley See also List of radio stations in California ¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (KSFV-CA/Religious) ² Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.

Coordinates: 33°47′54″N 118°14′47″W / 33.79833°N 118.24639°W / 33.79833; -118.24639

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