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1090 AM

Clear-channel frequency

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The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1090 kHz: 1090 AM is a United States and Mexican clear-channel frequency. WBAL Baltimore and XEPRS-AM Rosarito-Tijuana share Class A status on 1090 AM. KAAY in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a former class A station on this frequency but was reduced to class B when it downgraded its nighttime power in 2026.

01In Canada

CBON-12 in Mattawa, Ontario - 40 watts, transmitter located at 46°18′49″N 78°43′17″W / 46.3136°N 78.7214°W / 46.3136; -78.7214 (CBON-12 - 0.04 kW daytime, 0.04 kW nighttime)

02In Mexico

Stations in bold are clear-channel stations.

XEAU-AM in Monterrey, Nuevo León
XEFC-AM in Mérida, Yucatán
XEHR-AM in Puebla, Puebla
XEPRS-AM in Rosarito, Baja California - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime, transmitter located at 32°24′08″N 117°05′12″W / 32.402278°N 117.086722°W / 32.402278; -117.086722 (XEPRS - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)
XEWL-AM in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

03In the United States

Stations in bold are clear-channel stations.

Call sign	City of license	Facility ID	Class	Daytime power (kW)	Nighttime power (kW)	Critical hours power (kW)	Transmitter coordinates
KAAY	Little Rock, Arkansas	33253	B	50	3.4		34°36′00″N 92°13′30″W / 34.6°N 92.225°W / 34.6; -92.225 (KAAY - 50 kW daytime, 3.4 kW nighttime)
KBOZ	Bozeman, Montana	16775	B	5	5		45°36′58″N 111°05′16″W / 45.616111°N 111.087778°W / 45.616111; -111.087778 (KBOZ - 5 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
KEXS	Excelsior Springs, Missouri	14620	D	10		4	39°17′39″N 94°15′37″W / 39.294167°N 94.260278°W / 39.294167; -94.260278 (KEXS - 10 kW daytime, 4 kW critical hours)
KMXA	Aurora, Colorado	10057	B	50	0.5		39°39′53″N 104°39′24″W / 39.664722°N 104.656667°W / 39.664722; -104.656667 (KMXA - 50 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
KNWS	Waterloo, Iowa	49784	D	1	0.057		42°26′38″N 92°17′58″W / 42.443889°N 92.299444°W / 42.443889; -92.299444 (KNWS - 1 kW daytime, 0.057 kW nighttime)
KPTR	Seattle, Washington	6387	B	50	50		47°23′38″N 122°25′25″W / 47.393889°N 122.423611°W / 47.393889; -122.423611 (KPTR - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)
KSOU	Sioux Center, Iowa	67756	D	0.5			43°03′22″N 96°10′17″W / 43.056111°N 96.171389°W / 43.056111; -96.171389 (KSOU - 0.5 kW daytime)
KTGO	Tioga, North Dakota	67183	D	1.1	0.006		48°23′28″N 102°56′04″W / 48.391111°N 102.934444°W / 48.391111; -102.934444 (KTGO - 1.1 kW daytime, 0.006 kW nighttime)
KVOP	Plainview, Texas	54681	B	5	0.5		34°05′32″N 101°38′26″W / 34.092222°N 101.640556°W / 34.092222; -101.640556 (KVOP - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WAQE	Rice Lake, Wisconsin	55338	D	5			45°32′16″N 91°45′50″W / 45.537778°N 91.763889°W / 45.537778; -91.763889 (WAQE - 5 kW daytime)
WBAF	Barnesville, Georgia	3973	D	1			33°03′13″N 84°08′07″W / 33.053611°N 84.135278°W / 33.053611; -84.135278 (WBAF - 1 kW daytime)
WBAL	Baltimore, Maryland	65679	A	50	50		39°22′33″N 76°46′21″W / 39.375833°N 76.7725°W / 39.375833; -76.7725 (WBAL - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)
WCAR	Livonia, Michigan	73397	B	0.25	0.5		42°19′46″N 83°21′43″W / 42.329444°N 83.361944°W / 42.329444; -83.361944 (WCAR - 0.25 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WCRA	Effingham, Illinois	19047	D	0.64	0.011		39°06′26″N 88°33′44″W / 39.107222°N 88.562222°W / 39.107222; -88.562222 (WCRA - 0.64 kW daytime, 0.011 kW nighttime)
WCZZ	Greenwood, South Carolina	68856	D	5		2.25	34°09′46″N 82°11′41″W / 34.162778°N 82.194722°W / 34.162778; -82.194722 (WCZZ - 5 kW daytime, 2.25 kW critical hours)
WENR	Englewood, Tennessee	39379	D	1			35°25′35″N 84°30′57″W / 35.426389°N 84.515833°W / 35.426389; -84.515833 (WENR - 1 kW daytime)
WFCV	Fort Wayne, Indiana	6489	D	2.5		1	41°05′01″N 85°04′32″W / 41.083611°N 85.075556°W / 41.083611; -85.075556 (WFCV - 2.5 kW daytime, 1 kW critical hours)
WHGG	Kingsport, Tennessee	64508	D	10		1.8	36°27′40″N 82°27′12″W / 36.461111°N 82.453333°W / 36.461111; -82.453333 (WHGG - 10 kW daytime, 1.8 kW critical hours)
WILD	Boston, Massachusetts	47413	D	4.8		1.9	42°24′10″N 71°04′28″W / 42.402778°N 71.074444°W / 42.402778; -71.074444 (WILD - 4.8 kW daytime, 1.9 kW critical hours)
WKBZ	Muskegon, Michigan	25087	D	1			43°16′36″N 86°15′14″W / 43.276667°N 86.253889°W / 43.276667; -86.253889 (WKBZ - 1 kW daytime)
WKFI	Wilmington, Ohio	58371	D	1			39°26′12″N 83°51′21″W / 39.436667°N 83.855833°W / 39.436667; -83.855833 (WKFI - 1 kW daytime)
WKTE	King, North Carolina	6427	D	1			36°17′48″N 80°22′18″W / 36.296667°N 80.371667°W / 36.296667; -80.371667 (WKTE - 1 kW daytime)
WSOL	San German, Puerto Rico	58832	B	0.25	0.73		18°04′44″N 67°01′18″W / 18.078889°N 67.021667°W / 18.078889; -67.021667 (WSOL - 0.25 kW daytime, 0.73 kW nighttime)
WTNK	Hartsville, Tennessee	5862	D	1	0.002		36°23′17″N 86°09′55″W / 36.388056°N 86.165278°W / 36.388056; -86.165278 (WTNK - 1 kW daytime, 0.002 kW nighttime)
WTSB	Selma, North Carolina	71088	D	9		1.7	35°36′57″N 78°24′33″W / 35.615833°N 78.409167°W / 35.615833; -78.409167 (WTSB - 9 kW daytime, 1.7 kW critical hours)
WWGC	Albertville, Alabama	6211	D	0.5			34°15′52″N 86°16′44″W / 34.264444°N 86.278889°W / 34.264444; -86.278889 (WWGC - 0.5 kW daytime)

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