KEAR (AM)
KEAR (610 kHz), is a non-commercial Christian AM radio station in San Francisco, California and is the flagship station of the reorganized Family Radio network and airs several Christian ministry broadcasts from noted teachers such as RC Sproul, Alistair Begg, Ken Ham, John F. MacArthur, Adriel Sanchez, Dennis Rainey, John Piper, & others as well as traditional and modern hymns & songs by Keith & Kristyn Getty, The Master's Chorale, Fernando Ortega, Chris Rice, Shane & Shane, Sovereign Grace Music, Sara Groves, & multiple other Christian and Gospel music artists.
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| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Frequency | 610 kHz |
| Branding | Family Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Family Radio |
| Ownership | |
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Sister stations | KEBR |
| History | |
First air date | September 24, 1924 |
Former call signs | KFRC (1924–2005) |
Call sign meaning | The human ear; the original KEAR was the station on which Family Radio began broadcasting in 1959 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1082 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°50′58″N 122°17′44″W |
| Repeater(s) | 88.1 KEBR (Sacramento) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
KEAR's transmitter facilities are diplexed at the KVTO tower located in Berkeley, California although the station's programming is also broadcast on KEBR in Sacramento, California, whose signal is transmitted from radio repeaters for local markets across California, such as 90.9 MHz (K217BJ) in Banning. Until 2005, KEAR was broadcasting on 106.9 MHz FM.