KCAA
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- KCAA may also refer to Kenya Civil Aviation AuthorityKenya Civil Aviation AuthorityKenya Civil Aviation Authority is a state corporation of Kenya that is responsible for regulating the aviation industry in Kenya and for providing air navigation services in the Kenya flight region....
KCAA is a commercial radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, that was incorporated in 1970. The population was 23,261 at the 2010 census, up from 18,681 at the 2000 census...
, broadcasting to the Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
-San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, area on 1050 AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
with studios located in the Carousel Mall in San Bernardino, CA. KCAA airs news, talk, music and brokered programming
Brokered programming
Brokered programming is a form of broadcast content in which the show's producer pays a radio or television station for air time, rather than exchanging programming for pay or the opportunity to play spot commercials...
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KCAA's most popular program was Imus in the Morning
Imus in the Morning
Imus in the Morning is an American radio show hosted by Don Imus on Cumulus Media Networks , and simulcast for television on Fox Business Network....
, which was played on a three-hour delay. At the time, it was the only outlet in Southern California to broadcast Imus' show.
KCAA gained notoriety when it began rebroadcasting recent episodes of the Imus program in the days immediately after it had been canceled by CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
. However, CBS Radio sued KCAA, claiming that it has violated copyright restrictions.http://entertainment.netster.com/story.asp?id=D8OL2GEO0 A settlement was reached between the two parties, when it was announced that the Imus reruns would end Friday, April 27. The station revealed that they were not selling advertising during the reruns. http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_5749024?nclick_check=1
By the time Imus returned to the air via ABC Radio/Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
, local morning host Dennis Baxter, who had previously hosted the local news breaks during Imus, had established himself as the station's morning host. KCAA CEO Fred Lundgren considered bringing back Imus in a live time slot (3-6 AM on the West Coast, currently held by Brother Stair
Brother Stair
Ralph Gordon Stair , also known as Brother R. G. Stair, or simply Brother Stair, is an American radio preacher based in Walterboro, South Carolina.-Early life:Stair was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...
) but found ABC's terms, which included rights fees, unacceptable, and refused to pick up the show again. (Lundgren felt that his station, which had stuck by Imus through the controversy, deserved special treatment.) ABC owned and operated station KABC
KABC (AM)
KABC is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Cumulus Media company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all-talk" in 1960 and was one of the first stations to do so...
is now the Southern California home of the Imus program; the delayed broadcast was split between WTAN
WTAN
WTAN is a radio station broadcasting a mixed talk radio / adult standards format. Licensed to Clearwater, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by Radio World Inc...
and KSRO
KSRO
KSRO is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Santa Rosa, California, USA, the station serves the Santa Rosa area. The station is currently owned by Maverick Media of Santa Rosa License LLC and features programing from CNN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and...
. In late August 2008 KCAA GM Dennis Baxter inked a deal with ABC Radio/Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
to bring Imus back to KCAA starting Thursday, September 1, 2008. Imus in the Morning now airs now airs on KCAA between 7 and 9 am, with Baxter moving to the 9-11 am slot. http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_10316172
KCAA had carried programming from Air America Radio
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
, one hour each per weekday of Al Franken
Al Franken
Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party....
and Randi Rhodes
Randi Rhodes
Randi Rhodes is an American progressive talk radio personality, formerly featured on Air America Radio and Nova M Radio and now on Premiere Radio Networks. Her eponymous program, The Randi Rhodes Show, airs live Monday through Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm Eastern Time.-Early life:Rhodes was born in...
, from the time of its founding. The programming disappeared during the winter of 2006-07 because of the limited daytime hours and the affiliation was completely dropped in April 2007. In addition, a variety of paid programming and unusual syndicated fare (such as Barry W. Lynn
Barry W. Lynn
Barry W. Lynn, Esq. has been the Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State since 1992. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and a prominent leader of the American religious left...
and Alex Jones
Alex Jones (radio)
Alexander Emerick "Alex" Jones is an American talk radio host, actor and filmmaker. His syndicated news/talk show The Alex Jones Show, based in Austin, Texas, airs via the Genesis Communication Network over 60 AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations across the United States and on the Internet...
) air on KCAA. More mainstream hosts heard on KCAA include progressive talker Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
Edward Andrew "Ed" Schultz Is an American television and radio host and a liberal political commentator . He is the host of The Ed Show, a daily news talk program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show, nationally syndicated by Dial Global, promising "straight talk."-Early...
and populist advocate Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American journalist, radio host, television host on the Fox Business Network, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the 24-hour cable news television network.He was born in Texas and lived...
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KCAA has a fair amount of local programming. For many years, the station served as the flagship for Talk Back, the talk radio program hosted by George Putnam
George Putnam (newsman)
George Putnam was an American television news reporter and talk show host based in Los Angeles. He was known for his catchy phrase "See ya at ten, see ya then" intro prior to a broadcast of the news.-Biography:...
(Putnam, at the time the oldest syndicated talk show host in the United States, died in September 2008 at the age of 94). The station also signed Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy at clubs before gaining fame for her role in the sitcom Roseanne. The show was a hit and lasted nine seasons, from 1988 to 1997...
to host a daily show on the station; Barr left the show after a few months, but returned to the station in late 2008. The station also has its own local midmorning program, The Dennis Baxter Show. Barb Stanton, best known for being fired from KIXW
KIXW (AM)
KIXW is based in Victorville, California, USA, broadcasting on 960 AM...
("Talk 960") in Victorville after making accusations against Asian-Americans in the aftermath of EastWest Bank's purchase of Desert Community Bank, and for beseeching listeners to withdraw their funds from the bank, was hired by KCAA in December 2007.
As of April 24, 2007, KCAA broadcasts 24 hours per day, with a power of 1,400 watts daytime and 35 watts at night. Prior to April 24, the station operated as a daytime-only station. In March 2008, KCAA was granted a permit to increase wattage to 10,000 watts. When the station upgrade is complete, the signal is expected to reach over 12 million people by penetrating further into Los Angeles county.
In 2008
2008 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:* Regular Season Champions* World Series Champions – Philadelphia Phillies** American League Champions – Tampa Bay Rays** National League Champions – Philadelphia Phillies* Postseason – October 1 to October 29...
, the station added live play-by-play of the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino
Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino
The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a minor league baseball team in San Bernardino, California, United States. They are the Class A – Advanced affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and play in the California League...
, a team in the California League
California League
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
of Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
. It debuted on KCAA April 3, when the 66ers hosted the Visalia Oaks
Visalia Oaks
The Visalia Rawhide are a minor league baseball team in Visalia, California, U.S. They are a Class A - Advanced team of the Arizona Diamondbacks operating in the California League and have recently agreed to renew their affiliation through 2012....
.http://www.ie66ers.com/66ers/archive/index.html?article_id=666
KCAA Radio delivers business reports, traffic information,
daily entertainment, public affairs programming and a line-up of award winning shows hosted
by Lou Dobbs, Don Imus, Ed Shultz, Paul Lane, Brett Malak, Barb Stanton,
Alex Jones, Vince Daniels, Horace Wink, Jim "The Poorman" Trenton and Your Music Team featuring Fred Plimley - Sunday 9-11 PM PST -
Podcasts at: http://kcaaradio.celestrion.net/kcaa-podcasts/team/
KCAA features live audio and video streaming of broadcasts on the internet at their website and live audio and video streaming on smart phones at http://www.kcaaexpress.com
National news is provided by NBC News Radio, a service of Westwood One
Westwood One
Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
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