KCBQ
KCBQ (1170 AM "The Answer") is a commercial radio station in San Diego, California. It is owned by Salem Media Group and airs a conservative talk radio format. Studios and offices are on Towne Center Drive in San Diego's University City area. The transmitter is off Moreno Avenue in Lakeside, California. By day, KCBQ operates at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for American AM stations. Because KCBQ is not a clear-channel station, it must reduce its power at night to 2900 watts to avoid interfering with Class A stations KTSB in Tulsa, Oklahoma and WWVA in Wheeling, West Virginia, both clear-channel stations. KCBQ uses a directional antenna at all times.
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| Broadcast area | San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1170 kHz |
| Branding | 96.1 and 1170 The Answer |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network Townhall News |
| Ownership | |
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Sister stations | KPRZ |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 (as KSDJ) |
Former call signs | KSDJ (1946–1949) |
Call sign meaning | "CBS Quality" (KCBQ was a CBS affiliate in the 1950s). |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 13509 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 2,900 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°53′42″N 116°55′31″W |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 K241CT (Oceanside) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | theanswersandiego.com |
KCBQ used a Top 40 format in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, later airing country music and oldies formats in the 1980s and 1990s, before switching to talk.