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KBLA

KBLA (1580 AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to Santa Monica, California, KBLA serves the Greater Los Angeles area. The station is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting, through licensee Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC, and operated by pending owner Tavis Smiley with an urban/progressive talk format.

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Owner
Multicultural Broadcasting · (Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
Black Information Network · Compass Media Networks
Branding
KBLA 1580 AM Talk Radio
Broadcast area
Greater Los Angeles
Call sign meaning
Former business news format, now a backronym for current Black audience
Class
B

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KBLA

Nodes109
Edges108
Triples59
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018349
Components1

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KBLA

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related to KBLA (1991–present) · 15
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related to Technical information · 8
KBLA → AM, Because, Canadian, Glendale Boulevard, KBLA's, Los Angeles, North Alvarado Street, The
related to External links · 6
KBLA → Facility ID, FCC History Cards, FCC Licensing, KBLAOfficial, Management SystemKBLA, Nielsen Audio's AM
Affiliations · 2
KBLA → Black Information Network, Compass Media Networks
Former call signs · 2
KBLA → KDAY (1956–1991), KOWL (1947–1956)
Owner · 2
KBLA → (Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC), Multicultural Broadcasting
Public license information · 2
KBLA → LMS, Public file
Branding · 1
KBLA → KBLA 1580 AM Talk Radio
Broadcast area · 1
KBLA → Greater Los Angeles
Call sign meaning · 1
KBLA → Former business news format, now a backronym for current Black audience

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KBLAAffiliationsBlack Information Network1.00infobox
KBLAAffiliationsCompass Media Networks1.00infobox
KBLABrandingKBLA 1580 AM Talk Radio1.00infobox
KBLABroadcast areaGreater Los Angeles1.00infobox
KBLACall sign meaningFormer business news format, now a backronym for current Black audience1.00infobox
KBLAClassB1.00infobox
KBLAFacility ID343851.00infobox
KBLAFirst air dateJuly 30, 1947 (1947-07-30)1.00infobox
KBLAFormatUrban/progressive talk1.00infobox
KBLAFormer call signsKOWL (1947–1956)1.00infobox
KBLAFormer call signsKDAY (1956–1991)1.00infobox
KBLAFrequency1580 kHz1.00infobox
KBLALicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
KBLAOperatorTavis Smiley (Smiley Radio Properties, Inc.)1.00infobox
KBLAOwnerMulticultural Broadcasting1.00infobox
KBLAOwner(Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
KBLAPower50,000 watts1.00infobox
KBLAPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
KBLAPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
KBLATransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
KBLAWebcastListen live1.00infobox
KBLAWebsitekbla1580.com1.00infobox

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