KCAL (AM)
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KCAL, 1410AM, is a radio station based in San Bernardino, California
, USA. It is owned by Lazer Broadcasting, which owns a number of small outlets throughout southern California
. Its signal covers much of the Riverside
/San Bernardino, California
, region in a 50-mile square radius.
Although most of its programming is in Spanish as "La Mejor," KCAL does air the games of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
of the California League
(Minor League Baseball
) in English. The rest of KCAL's schedule consists of Spanish-language oldies
.
The station debuted in 1961 on 960AM (the dial replaced by KFSG-AM in 1975) before moving to 1410AM and included FM dial 96.7 in the 1970s, had a mostly rock and roll
format in the 1960s to the early 1990s, and was the leading radio station in the Inland Empire in the 1970s and '80s.
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, USA. It is owned by Lazer Broadcasting, which owns a number of small outlets throughout southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. Its signal covers much of the Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
/San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, region in a 50-mile square radius.
Although most of its programming is in Spanish as "La Mejor," KCAL does air the games of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are a minor league baseball team in Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA. They are a Class A – Advanced team in the California League and a farm team of the Los Angeles Dodgers, their third major league affiliate in team history....
of the California League
California League
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
(Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
) in English. The rest of KCAL's schedule consists of Spanish-language oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
.
The station debuted in 1961 on 960AM (the dial replaced by KFSG-AM in 1975) before moving to 1410AM and included FM dial 96.7 in the 1970s, had a mostly rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
format in the 1960s to the early 1990s, and was the leading radio station in the Inland Empire in the 1970s and '80s.