KSTE
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| City | Rancho Cordova, California |
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| Broadcast area | Sacramento Valley |
| Branding | Talk 650 KSTE |
| Slogan | Sacramento's Talk Station |
| Frequency | 650 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1996 |
| Format | Talk |
| Audience share | 0.5, #19 (Fa'07, R&R) |
| Power | 21,400 watts by day 920 watts at night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 22883 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°28′47.00″N 121°16′38.00″W / 38.4797222°N 121.2772222°W |
| Former callsigns | KMCE (1987-1991) KRDX (1991-1992) |
| Affiliations |
Premiere Networks Westwood One TheBlaze Network CBS Radio News Sacramento River Cats |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBEB, KFBK, KFBK-FM, KHYL, KYRV |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kste.com |
KSTE (650 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Talk format. Licensed to Rancho Cordova, California, the station serves the Sacramento Valley. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features shows from Westwood One and Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia. The station has studios in North Sacramento near the Arden Fair Mall, and its transmitter is southeast of the city in unincorporated Sacramento County.
By day, KSTE has a powerful 21,400 Watt signal, heard around much of Northern California. But because 650 kHz is a clear channel frequency, KSTE must reduce power at night to 920 watts, so it does not interfere with the dominant, older stations on its channel. KSTE first signed on in 1996, relatively late in AM broadcasting.
KSTE is programmed as a complement "second tier" talk station to its more dominant sister station KFBK. While most of the KFBK schedule is hosted by local personalities, KSTE features nationally syndicated talk shows. Weekday mornings begin with "Armstrong & Getty," a wake-up show based at KSTE and carried on stations around the West Coast and Hawaii. At 10 a.m., Jonathan Brandmeier from Chicago is heard. At noon, it's Sean Hannity, followed by Dave Ramsey at 3 p.m. Glenn Beck is heard at 6 p.m. followed by America Now with Meghan McCain at 9 p.m. At midnight, KSTE airs a repeat of Jonathan Brandmeier, followed by Jim Bohannon at 3 a.m. Weekends feature shows on money, religion, gardening and cars, as well as some paid Brokered programming. KSTE carries some syndicated shows on weekends including Handel on the Law, The Kim Komando Show, The Tech Guy with Leo Laporte and Bill Cunningham, as well as repeats of weekday shows. National news from CBS Radio airs at the beginning of each hour.
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