KALA (FM)

For other uses, see Kala (disambiguation).

KALA

City of license	Davenport, Iowa
Broadcast area	Quad Cities
Frequency	88.5 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	106.1 MHz K291BP (Bettendorf, Iowa)
First air date	1967
Format	Jazz and Variety
ERP	10,000 watts
HAAT	98.5 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	62090
Transmitter coordinates	41°32′28″N 90°34′57″W / 41.54111°N 90.58250°W / 41.54111; -90.58250Coordinates: 41°32′28″N 90°34′57″W / 41.54111°N 90.58250°W / 41.54111; -90.58250
Affiliations	Public Radio International
Owner	St. Ambrose University
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	KALA Online

KALA (88.5 FM) is a 10,000 watt public format, non-profit radio station in Davenport, Iowa, one of the Quad Cities. The station licensee, St. Ambrose University is authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. KALA also has a translator, K288CY Bettendorf, Iowa at 105.5 FM and KALA-HD2 at 106.1 FM.^[1]

KALA's format includes news, information and entertainment from National Public Radio and from Public Radio International. The station's jazz and variety musical lineup includes several styles of music. Catering to specialty/niche audiences, this lineup includes: mainstream and fusion jazz, blues, roots, gospel, latin, classic rock, oldies, indie rock, and alternative music.The station also plays "New World" eclectic international pop music, urban contemporary, and classic R & B.

During the week, KALA features public service programming (both syndicated and locally produced); there are also local, state, and national news. The station also features live radio programs, St. Ambrose University campus news, a local calendar of events, daily weather updates, and student-run music shows. A mainstay of the station's commitment to the University community is its live home/remote coverage of St. Ambrose University sports events. This includes SAU's Fighting Bees/Queen Bees basketball, football, and baseball

The KALA webpage has information about the station, and allows periodic webcast of events and programming. It also features live streaming of its air signal, and Associated Press Video network news.

KALA also features an online station by students for students. "The Stinger" plays Top 40 hits, country, alternative, and rock music, along with music and talk shows hosted by student DJs.

HD Radio Digital Channels

The station's HD signal is multiplexed:

Channel	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[2]
88.5-1	KALA-FM	Main KALA programming
88.5-2	KALA-FM HD2	KALA Alternative Programming
88.5-3	KALA-FM HD3	The Stinger

References

↑ "KALAHD2 on USTREAM: KALA HD-2 programming is featured provided by The Public Radio Station From St. Ambrose University, in Davenport, IA-Quad Cities". Ustream.tv. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KWQC

External links

KALA official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KALA

Radio-Locator information on KALA

Radio stations in the Greater Quad Cities (Davenport–Moline–Clinton–Muscatine) market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.3 90.3 91.1 91.7 92.5 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.5 94.7 95.1 96.1 96.9 98.9 99.7 100.5 100.7 101.3 101.7 102.1 102.3 102.5 102.7 102.9 103.7 104.3 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.5 105.7 105.9 106.1 106.5 106.9 107.9

By AM frequency	860 960 1170 1230 1270 1340 1390 1420 1450

By NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 162.525 162.550

By callsign	K233AA K236CF K271AF K283BV K288CY K289BI K295AS KALA KBEA-FM KBOB KCLN KCQQ KJOC KMCN KMCS KMXG KNSB KQCS KROS KRQC-LP KSUI KTJT-LP KUNI KUUL KWPC KZIA KZZ66 KZZ83 W290AW WAXR WDLM WDLM-FM WFXN WGRG-LP WGVV-LP WJRE WKBF WKEI WLKU WLLR-FM WNWC-FM WOC WQUD WRMJ WVIK WXJ73 WXLP WYEC

Nearby radio markets Burlington Cedar Rapids–Iowa City Dubuque LaSalle–Peru Peoria Rockford See also List of radio stations in Iowa List of radio stations in Illinois

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