KIOU

KIOU

Shreveport, Louisiana United States
Broadcast area	Shreveport-Bossier City
Frequency	1480 kHz
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Capital City Radio Corporation
History
First air date	August 26, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-08-26) (as KJOE)
Former call signs	KLMB (1984–1988) KOKA (1988–1989)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33714
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 129 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°34′18″N 93°44′39″W
Translator(s)	94.9 K235CQ (Shreveport)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	KIOU 1480 Listen Live KIOU 94.7 Listen Live
Website	KIOU 1480 Online KIOU 94.7 Online

KIOU (1480 kHz) is an American radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format.^[2] Licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana, the station serves the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Capital City Radio Corporation.^[3]

History

KIOU was first licensed on August 26, 1954 as KJOE. The station was assigned the callsign KLMB on December 1, 1984. On September 2, 1988, the station changed its callsign to KOKA and again on October 6, 1989 to KIOU.^[4]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KIOU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009.
3. "KIOU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. "KIOU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 33714 (KIOU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KIOU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database