KION

KION (1460 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Salinas, California, and serving the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz region of the Central California Coast. It broadcasts a talk radio format and owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are shared with KION-TV in Salinas. KION transmits with 10,000 watts. To protect other stations from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Natividad Road at Old Stage Road in Natividad, California. Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator 101.1 K266BD in Carmel Valley. Programming On weekdays, most of KION's schedule is made up of nationally syndicated talk shows: Armstrong and Getty, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Glenn Beck Program, The Mark Levin Show and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio. Weekends feature special interest shows on money, health, home repair, wine and movies. Weekend shows include Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham, At Home with Gary Sullivan and Brian Kilmeade and Friends. Some weekend shows are paid brokered programming. KION carries sporting events including San Francisco 49ers, San Jose State Spartans, Cal State Monterey Bay Otters, San Jose Sharks, Golden State Warriors and local high school football and basketball.