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KMPH (840 AM) is a radio station licensed to Modesto, California. It airs a Catholic talk and teaching format and is owned by Relevant Radio, Inc.[2] Most programming is provided by the Wisconsin-based Relevant Radio Network.
KMPH is a Class B AM station. Its power is 5,000 watts and covers a section of Central California. AM 840 is a clear channel frequency. To protect other stations from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The towers and transmitter are off Claribel Road in Paulsell, California, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Modesto. Programming is also heard over 250-watt FM translator K250BR on 97.9 MHz.
KMPH signed on in July 2006. It had an adult standards and middle or the road (MOR) format, with some talk programming.[3][4] It effectively replaced sister station 860 KTRB. KTRB had operated from Modesto since 1933, but had just signed off the previous month in preparation for a move to the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] The station switched to an all-talk format on March 10, 2008.[3][4]
KMPH was on the air for four years but ran into money problems. Its owner, Pappas Telecasting, shut KMPH down on August 31, 2010.[3][4] It later returned to air with brokered programming provided by Paulino Bernal Evangelism of Texas. It later switched to a talk format in May 2013 simulcast with KOMY (1340 AM) in La Selva Beach, California.
On July 1, 2013, KMPH switched to a 1950s and 1960s "Graffiti Gold" oldies format. It was re-launching as "Modesto's Power House" and drew on Modesto's connection to hometown hero George Lucas's classic 1973 motion picture American Graffiti.[5] The oldies format lasted a year.
On July 30, 2014, Immaculate Heart Radio's Catholic programming began airing on KMPH.[6] IHR's purchase of the station was consummated on October 30, 2014, at a price of $50,000.
KMPH flipped to the Relevant Radio network programming when IHR Educational Broadcasting and Starboard Media Foundation consummated their merger on June 30, 2017.[7]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K250BR | 97.9 FM | Modesto, California | 143851 | 250 | D | 37°38′59.7″N 121°1′27.8″W / 37.649917°N 121.024389°W | LMS |
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