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| Broadcast area | Sacramento metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 650 kHz |
| Branding | Talk 650 KSTE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Network | CBS News Radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | April 19, 1990 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22883 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 21,400 watts day 920 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°28′47.00″N 121°16′38.00″W / 38.4797222°N 121.2772222°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kste.iheart.com |
KSTE (650 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Rancho Cordova, California, the station serves the Sacramento metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and features shows from Westwood One, Radio America, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia.[2] The studios and offices are in North Sacramento near the Arden Fair Mall.
KSTE transmits with 21,400 watts by day, but because 650 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, KSTE must reduce power at night to 920 watts to avoid interfering with WSM and other stations on its frequency. It uses a directional antenna at all times with a two-tower array in the daytime and a three-tower array at night. The transmitter is southeast of the city in Vineyard, California.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSTE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KSTE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KSTE