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KCFI

Cedar Falls, Iowa
Broadcast area	Waterloo, Iowa
Frequency	1250 kHz
Branding	Cruisin' KCFI
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	CBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner	James Coloff (Coloff Media, LLC)
Sister stations	KCHA, KCHA-FM, KCNZ, KCVM, KCZE, KHAM, KIOW, KLKK, KMCH-FM, KSMA-FM
History
First air date	1960 (1960)
Former call signs	KCFI (1960–1995) KCNZ (1995–2004) KDNZ (2004–2012)
Call sign meaning	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9726
Class	B
Power	500 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°32′39″N 92°29′17″W / 42.54417°N 92.48806°W / 42.54417; -92.48806
Translator(s)	101.5 K268DT (Cedar Falls) 105.1 K286CI (Waterloo)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kcfiradio.com

KCFI (1250 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve the Cedar Falls, Iowa, area. The station primarily broadcasts an oldies format but airs Minnesota Twins baseball and some sports overflow from sister station KCNZ. KCFI is licensed to James Coloff's Coloff Media, LLC. It was first licensed on July 13, 1960.

During daylight hours, KCFI uses two towers in a directional array that concentrates the broadcast signal southeast toward Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At night, three towers are used to create a three lobe pattern that slightly favors the south and west.

History

KCFI was initially licensed to Jane A. Roberts, for 500 watts, daytime-only, on 1250 kHz in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On June 16, 1995, the station's call letters were changed to KCNZ.

Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KCNZ authorized to move from 1250 to 1650 kHz.

A construction permit for the new station on 1650 kHz, also located in Cedar Falls, was issued the call sign KDNZ on August 3, 1998. The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both stations have remained authorized. One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership.

Later history

On March 31, 2004, the two stations swapped call letters, with KCNZ moving from 1250 AM to 1650 AM, and KDNZ transferred to 1250 AM from 1650 AM. On May 24, 2012, 1250 AM went back to its original call sign of KCFI.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KCFI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Stations".
3. FCC History Cards for KCFI (FCC.gov)
4. ^ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997. This notice lists the station under its earlier (and later) call sign of KCFI.
5. FCC Call Sign History for 1650 AM (Facility ID: 87158)
6. "In re: WHLY(AM), South Bend, Indiana" (FCC DA 13-600, released April 3, 2013)
7. "Re: WDDD (AM) Application for Consent to Assignment of AM Broadcast Station License" (August 23, 2010 correspondence from Peter H. Doyle, Chief, FCC Audio Division, Media Bureau. Reference Number 1800B3-TSN)

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 9726 (KCFI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KCFI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 202558 (K268DT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K268DT at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 144718 (K286CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K286CI at FCCdata.org
• FCC History Cards for KCFI (covering 1956–1981)

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