City | Ames, Iowa |
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Broadcast area | Des Moines, Iowa |
Branding | News Talk 1430 |
Slogan | "Ames' News and Sports Leader" |
Frequency | 1430 kHz |
First air date | October, 1948 |
Format | News/Talk |
Power | 1000 watts (day) 32 watts (Night) |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 2116 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°02′18″N 93°40′53″W / 42.03833°N 93.68139°W |
Callsign meaning | Ames Iowa |
Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | http://www.1430kasi.com/ |
KASI (1430 AM, "News Talk 1430") is a radio station licensed to serve Ames, Iowa. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to Citicasters Licenses, Inc. It airs a News/Talk radio format.
The station was assigned the KASI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.
The transmitter and tower are located in northwest Ames. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 124.4 m (408 ft) tall.
In January 2016 KASI applied for a FM translator to rebroadcast the AM signal at 94.1 MHz. That application has since been approved to KASI by the FCC as of February 2016.