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1440 AM

AM radio frequency

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The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1440 kHz: 1440 AM is a regional broadcast frequency.

Because 1440 kHz is a multiple of both 9 and 10, the frequency is available for use by broadcast stations in all three ITU regions.

01Argentina

LRI221 in Reconquista, Santa Fe.
LV20 in Laboulaye, Cordoba.
LU36 in Coronel Suarez, Buenos Aires.
LRA53 in San Martin de los Andes, Neuquen.
Impacto in La Matanza, Buenos Aires.

02Canada

CKJR in Wetaskiwin, Alberta - 10 kW, transmitter located at 52°57′30″N 113°27′04″W / 52.9583°N 113.451°W / 52.9583; -113.451 (CKJR - 10 kW daytime, 10 kW nighttime)

03Denmark

Radio 208 in Ishøj, Copenhagen - 500 W transmitter located at 55°36′19″N 12°20′57″E / 55.6051626°N 12.3491335°E / 55.6051626; 12.3491335 (Radio 208)

04Luxembourg

RTL Radio. RTL also sells airtime to Radio China International and some religious broadcasters. This station closed on 31 December 2015.

05Taiwan

Transfers CNR The Voice of China in Kinmen (and sometimes Matsu)

06United States

Call sign	City of license	Facility ID	Class	Daytime power (kW)	Nighttime power (kW)	Unlimited power (kW)	Transmitter coordinates
KAZG	Scottsdale, Arizona	11272	D	5	0.052		33°28′43″N 111°56′24″W / 33.478611°N 111.94°W / 33.478611; -111.94 (KAZG - 5 kW daytime, 0.052 kW nighttime)
KCHE	Cherokee, Iowa	60494	D	0.39	0.029		42°47′21″N 95°33′08″W / 42.789167°N 95.552222°W / 42.789167; -95.552222 (KCHE - 0.39 kW daytime, 0.029 kW nighttime)
KELG	Manor, Texas	17807	B	0.8	0.5		30°19′36″N 97°32′35″W / 30.326667°N 97.543056°W / 30.326667; -97.543056 (KELG - 0.8 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
KETX	Livingston, Texas	52895	D	5	0.091		30°44′23″N 94°55′30″W / 30.739722°N 94.925°W / 30.739722; -94.925 (KETX - 5 kW daytime, 0.091 kW nighttime)
KEXB	University Park, Texas	34562	B	50	0.35		32°45′02″N 96°43′22″W / 32.750556°N 96.722778°W / 32.750556; -96.722778 (KEXB - 50 kW daytime, 0.35 kW nighttime)
KEYS	Corpus Christi, Texas	39715	B	1	0.199		27°47′02″N 97°27′29″W / 27.783889°N 97.458056°W / 27.783889; -97.458056 (KEYS - 1 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
KFOO	Riverside, California	27390	B			1	34°01′36″N 117°21′27″W / 34.026667°N 117.3575°W / 34.026667; -117.3575 (KFOO - 1 kW unlimited)
KHLY	Hailey, Idaho	129638	D	0.27	0.107		43°32′59″N 114°19′17″W / 43.549722°N 114.321389°W / 43.549722; -114.321389 (KHLY - 0.27 kW daytime, 0.107 kW nighttime)
KKMP	Garapan-Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	161101	B	1.1	1.1		15°09′28″N 145°43′05″E / 15.157778°N 145.718056°E / 15.157778; 145.718056 (KKMP - 1.1 kW daytime, 1.1 kW nighttime)
KKXL	Grand Forks, North Dakota	20324	B	0.6	0.3		47°57′52″N 97°01′46″W / 47.964444°N 97.029444°W / 47.964444; -97.029444 (KKXL - 0.6 kW daytime, 0.3 kW nighttime)
KMAJ	Topeka, Kansas	42014	B	5	1		39°01′07″N 95°34′22″W / 39.018611°N 95.572778°W / 39.018611; -95.572778 (KMAJ - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
KODL	The Dalles, Oregon	36629	B	1	0.37		45°37′12″N 121°05′59″W / 45.62°N 121.099722°W / 45.62; -121.099722 (KODL - 1 kW daytime, 0.37 kW nighttime)
KPUR	Amarillo, Texas	72037	B	5	1		35°07′20″N 101°48′09″W / 35.122222°N 101.8025°W / 35.122222; -101.8025 (KPUR - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
KRDZ	Wray, Colorado	48395	D	5	0.212		40°04′56″N 102°11′25″W / 40.082222°N 102.190278°W / 40.082222; -102.190278 (KRDZ - 5 kW daytime, 0.212 kW nighttime)
KTUV	Little Rock, Arkansas	34988	B	5	0.24		34°42′46″N 92°16′48″W / 34.712778°N 92.28°W / 34.712778; -92.28 (KTUV - 5 kW daytime, 0.24 kW nighttime)
KUHL	Santa Maria, California	24952	B	5	1		34°59′02″N 120°27′10″W / 34.983889°N 120.452778°W / 34.983889; -120.452778 (KUHL - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
KVON	Napa, California	74430	B	5	1		38°15′45″N 122°16′56″W / 38.2625°N 122.282222°W / 38.2625; -122.282222 (KVON - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
KYCR	Golden Valley, Minnesota	35504	B	5	0.5		44°59′20″N 93°21′06″W / 44.988889°N 93.351667°W / 44.988889; -93.351667 (KYCR - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WAJR	Morgantown, West Virginia	71671	B	5	0.5		39°40′34″N 80°00′12″W / 39.676111°N 80.003333°W / 39.676111; -80.003333 (WAJR - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WBLA	Elizabethtown, North Carolina	59467	D	5	0.197		34°37′32″N 78°37′28″W / 34.625556°N 78.624444°W / 34.625556; -78.624444 (WBLA - 5 kW daytime, 0.197 kW nighttime)
WCDL	Carbondale, Pennsylvania	58316	D	5	0.037		41°33′22″N 75°29′09″W / 41.556111°N 75.485833°W / 41.556111; -75.485833 (WCDL - 5 kW daytime, 0.037 kW nighttime)
WDXQ	Cochran, Georgia	26623	D	0.94	0.048		32°24′43″N 83°21′42″W / 32.411944°N 83.361667°W / 32.411944; -83.361667 (WDXQ - 0.94 kW daytime, 0.048 kW nighttime)
WEBR	Niagara Falls, New York	39517	D	1	0.055		43°04′43″N 79°00′40″W / 43.078611°N 79.011111°W / 43.078611; -79.011111 (WEBR - 1 kW daytime, 0.055 kW nighttime)
WFNY	Gloversville, New York	129191	B	5	0.5		43°01′57″N 74°21′02″W / 43.0325°N 74.350556°W / 43.0325; -74.350556 (WFNY - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WGIG	Brunswick, Georgia	63432	B	5	1		31°10′07″N 81°32′14″W / 31.168611°N 81.537222°W / 31.168611; -81.537222 (WGIG - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WGVL	Greenville, South Carolina	59821	B	5	5		34°52′06″N 82°28′04″W / 34.868333°N 82.467778°W / 34.868333; -82.467778 (WGVL - 5 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
WHDM	McKenzie, Tennessee	61591	D	0.42	0.091		36°07′58″N 88°31′24″W / 36.132778°N 88.523333°W / 36.132778; -88.523333 (WHDM - 0.42 kW daytime, 0.091 kW nighttime)
WHIS	Bluefield, West Virginia	502	B	5	0.5		37°16′33″N 81°15′06″W / 37.275833°N 81.251667°W / 37.275833; -81.251667 (WHIS - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WHKZ	Warren, Ohio	57235	B	5	5		41°09′52″N 80°50′47″W / 41.164444°N 80.846389°W / 41.164444; -80.846389 (WHKZ - 5 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
WIBH	Anna, Illinois	68795	D	0.5	0.109		37°26′45″N 89°15′00″W / 37.445833°N 89.25°W / 37.445833; -89.25 (WIBH - 0.5 kW daytime, 0.109 kW nighttime)
WJBS	Holly Hill, South Carolina	19826	D	1			33°20′23″N 80°26′18″W / 33.339722°N 80.438333°W / 33.339722; -80.438333 (WJBS - 1 kW daytime)
WKLV	Blackstone, Virginia	16584	D	5	0.072		37°03′14″N 78°01′15″W / 37.053889°N 78.020833°W / 37.053889; -78.020833 (WKLV - 5 kW daytime, 0.072 kW nighttime)
WLCH	Manchester Township, Pennsylvania	55352	D	0.73	0.053		39°59′58″N 76°44′44″W / 39.999444°N 76.745556°W / 39.999444; -76.745556 (WLCH - 0.73 kW daytime, 0.053 kW nighttime)
WLIM	Medford, New York	5208	D	1	0.028		40°47′45″N 72°59′32″W / 40.795833°N 72.992222°W / 40.795833; -72.992222 (WLIM - 1 kW daytime, 0.028 kW at nighttime)
WLXN	Lexington, North Carolina	15838	D	5.3	0.05		35°55′13″N 80°15′02″W / 35.920278°N 80.250556°W / 35.920278; -80.250556 (WLXN - 5.3 kW daytime) (daytime) 35°49′56″N 80°17′14″W / 35.832222°N 80.287222°W / 35.832222; -80.287222 (WLXN - 0.05 kW nighttime) (nighttime)
WMAX	Bay City, Michigan	58576	B	5	2.5		43°31′27″N 83°57′58″W / 43.524167°N 83.966111°W / 43.524167; -83.966111 (WMAX - 5 kW daytime, 2.5 kW nighttime)
WMKM	Inkster, Michigan	24966	B	1	1		42°15′22″N 83°21′48″W / 42.256111°N 83.363333°W / 42.256111; -83.363333 (WMKM - 1 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WMVB	Millville, New Jersey	56183	D	0.46	0.046		39°25′19″N 75°01′14″W / 39.421944°N 75.020556°W / 39.421944; -75.020556 (WMVB - 0.46 kW daytime, 0.046 kW nighttime)
WNFL	Green Bay, Wisconsin	9966	B	5	0.5		44°28′40″N 88°00′00″W / 44.477778°N 88°W / 44.477778; -88 (WNFL - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WNPV	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	73347	D	0.25	0.023		40°14′18″N 75°19′00″W / 40.238333°N 75.316667°W / 40.238333; -75.316667 (WNPV - 0.25 kW daytime, 0.023 kW nighttime)
WOCJ	Pontotoc, Mississippi	50286	D	1	0.066		34°15′10″N 88°57′36″W / 34.252778°N 88.96°W / 34.252778; -88.96 (WOCJ - 1 kW daytime, 0.066 kW nighttime)
WPGW	Portland, Indiana	73877	D	0.5	0.045		40°26′10″N 85°00′56″W / 40.436111°N 85.015556°W / 40.436111; -85.015556 (WPGW - 0.5 kW daytime, 0.045 kW nighttime)
WPRD	Winter Park, Florida	29341	B	5	1		28°35′18″N 81°22′53″W / 28.588333°N 81.381389°W / 28.588333; -81.381389 (WPRD - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WRED	Westbrook, Maine	3140	B	1	1		43°40′50″N 70°22′47″W / 43.680556°N 70.379722°W / 43.680556; -70.379722 (WRED - 1 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WRGM	Ontario, Ohio	25476	D	1	0.028		40°46′05″N 82°37′04″W / 40.768056°N 82.617778°W / 40.768056; -82.617778 (WRGM - 1 kW daytime, 0.028 kW nighttime)
WROK	Rockford, Illinois	48987	B	5	0.27		42°16′45″N 89°02′15″W / 42.279167°N 89.0375°W / 42.279167; -89.0375 (WROK - 5 kW daytime, 0.27 kW nighttime)
WSGO	Oswego, New York	24130	D	1	0.045		43°24′56″N 76°28′00″W / 43.415556°N 76.466667°W / 43.415556; -76.466667 (WSGO - 1 kW daytime, 0.045 kW nighttime)
WVEI	Worcester, Massachusetts	74466	B	5	5		42°17′23″N 71°50′48″W / 42.289722°N 71.846667°W / 42.289722; -71.846667 (WVEI - 5 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
WVGG	Lucedale, Mississippi	1060	D	5			30°55′58″N 88°36′21″W / 30.932778°N 88.605833°W / 30.932778; -88.605833 (WVGG - 5 kW daytime)
WWCL	Lehigh Acres, Florida	50233	B	5	1		26°36′08″N 81°33′33″W / 26.602222°N 81.559167°W / 26.602222; -81.559167 (WWCL - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WYGH	Paris, Kentucky	25901	D	1	0.025		38°13′30″N 84°14′59″W / 38.225°N 84.249722°W / 38.225; -84.249722 (WYGH - 1 kW daytime, 0.025 kW nighttime)
WZYX	Cowan, Tennessee	67170	D	5	0.066		35°09′39″N 86°01′51″W / 35.160833°N 86.030833°W / 35.160833; -86.030833 (WZYX - 5 kW daytime, 0.066 kW nighttime)

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