WKOX (AM)

WKOX
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency1430 kHz
BrandingLa Verdad Boston
Programming
LanguageSpanish
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerDelmarva Educational Association
OperatorGlobal Ministries Foundation
History
First air date
January 20, 1952 (1952-01-20)
Former call signs
  • WHIL (1952–1973)
  • WWEL (1973–1979)
  • WXKS (1979–2010)
Call sign meaning
Carried over from the former WKOX (1200 AM) in Framingham/Newton, now WXKS (AM)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53964
ClassD
Power
  • 2,500 watts day
  • 26 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°26′9.35″N 70°59′33.18″W / 42.4359306°N 70.9925500°W / 42.4359306; -70.9925500 (WKOX)
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Public license information

WKOX (1430 kHz, "La Verdad Boston") is a commercial AM radio station owned by the Delmarva Educational Association. It broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian radio format. The station is licensed to Everett, Massachusetts and targets Boston and its suburbs. It broadcasts from radio studios in Medford. The transmitter site is in Saugus.