KDIA

KDIA (1640 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Vallejo, California, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Salem also owns KFAX, which airs a separate schedule of Christian programming. The radio studios and offices are on Liberty Street in Fremont.

For the radio station in Oakland, California, that used this call sign from 1959 to 1984 and 1985 to 1998, see KMKY (AM).

KDIA
  • Vallejo, California
Broadcast areaSan Francisco Bay Area
Frequency1640 kHz
Branding1640 KDIA
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
  • Salem Media Group
  • (New Inspiration Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
Sister stations
KDOW, KDYA, KFAX, KTRB
History
First air date
March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)
Call sign meaning
named after the original KDIA, which was a sister station to WDIA
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID87108
ClassB
Power10,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
  • 37°53′44″N 122°19′27″W (day)
  • 38°8′3″N 122°25′32″W (night)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekdia.com

KDIA transmits 10,000 watts. By day, it is non-directional, using one of the KKSF towers in Richmond on San Francisco Bay. At night, it is directional, using a four-tower array on Noble Road in Vallejo.

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