KACH

Preston, Idaho
Frequency	1340 kHz
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Val R. Cook (Preston Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date	September 6, 1948 (1948-09-06)
Former call signs	KPST (1948–1976)[1]
Call sign meaning	Cache Valley
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74476
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°7′45″N 111°51′0″W / 42.12917°N 111.85000°W / 42.12917; -111.85000
Translator(s)	106.1 K291CV (Preston)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kachradio.com

KACH (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format to the Preston, Idaho, United States area. The station is currently owned by Val Cook, through licensee Preston Broadcasting, LLC.^[3]

History

The station signed on the air September 6, 1948, as KPST.^[4] In 1976, the station's current call letters were adopted.^[1] In April 1998, the station was purchased by Alan J. White, who had previously worked with KVEL. KACH also began broadcasting via FM, on a translator station K288AG, which is also licensed to Preston. The FM frequency is 105.5 MHz. The FM signal covers roughly the same area as the AM signal, except during nighttime hours when skywave propagation is present for KACH.

Effective August 28, 2018, Alan White sold KACH and the construction permit for as-yet-unlicensed translator K291CV to Val Cook's Preston Broadcasting for $235,000.

Translator

In addition to the main station, KACH is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator broadcasts from a peak located west of the KACH studios.

References

External links

• KACH in the FCC AM station database
• KACH in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• K291CV in the FCC FM station database
• K291CV at FCCdata.org