KFAX
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| City | San Francisco, California |
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| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Branding | AM 1100 K-F-A-X |
| Slogan | Christian Teaching & Talk |
| Frequency | 1100 kHz |
| First air date | January 3, 1926 |
| Format | Chrisian Teaching and Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | K Fast Acurrate eXclusive (previous format) |
| Former callsigns | KFUQ one month then KJBS (until 1959) |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
| Owner |
Salem Media Group (New Inspiration Broadcasting Company, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KDOW, KTRB |
| Webcast | Live Stream |
| Website | KFAX |
KFAX (1100 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to San Francisco, California and heard around the Bay Area. As of 2014[update], the station is owned by Salem Media Group and programs a Christian radio teaching and talk format.
The studios and offices are on Liberty Street in Fremont and the transmitter is Hayward near the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge. KFAX broadcasts with 50,000 watts, the highest power permitted for AM stations. But because 1100 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WTAM in Cleveland, KFAX must use a directional antenna to avoid interference, aiming most of its signal away from the east.
The station now assigned the KFAX call letters was first licensed in 1925 as KFUQ, and made its first broadcast on January 3, 1926. Its meager five watt radio transmitter provided an advertising gimmick for Julius Brunton & Sons, operators of an automobile service station and local distributor of Willard Storage Batteries, which were popularly used in both experimental transmitters and receivers during radio's early days. A month after making its debut, KFUQ became KJBS.
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