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1280 AM

AM radio frequency

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The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1280 kHz: 1280 AM is a regional North American broadcast frequency.

01In Canada

Call sign	City of license	Daytime power (kW)	Nighttime power (kW)	Transmitter coordinates
CBPP-1	Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island	0.02	0.02	46°29′11″N 63°18′49″W / 46.4864°N 63.3136°W / 46.4864; -63.3136 (CBPP-1 - 0.02 kW daytime, 0.02 kW nighttime)
CBQG	Wrigley, Northwest Territories	0.04	0.04	63°13′02″N 123°26′24″W / 63.2172°N 123.44°W / 63.2172; -123.44 (CBQG - 0.04 kW daytime, 0.04 kW nighttime)
CFMB	Montreal, Quebec	50	50	45°19′31″N 73°32′53″W / 45.3253°N 73.5481°W / 45.3253; -73.5481 (CFMB - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)

02In Mexico

XEAW-AM in Monterrey, Nuevo León
XECSAB-AM in Patzcuaro, Michoacan
XECSAJ-AM in Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi
XESMA-AM in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
XETUT-AM in Tula, Tamaulipas

03In the United States

Call sign	City of license	Facility ID	Class	Daytime power (kW)	Nighttime power (kW)	Unlimited power (kW)	Transmitter coordinates
KBNO	Denver, Colorado	59956	B			5	39°36′05″N 104°58′48″W / 39.601389°N 104.98°W / 39.601389; -104.98 (KBNO - 5 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
KCNI	Broken Bow, Nebraska	14766	D	1			41°24′31″N 99°40′28″W / 41.408611°N 99.674444°W / 41.408611; -99.674444 (KCNI - 1 kW daytime)
KCOB	Newton, Iowa	9900	D	0.73	0.019		41°44′11″N 93°01′12″W / 41.736389°N 93.02°W / 41.736389; -93.02 (KCOB - 0.73 kW daytime, 0.019 kW nighttime)
KFRN	Long Beach, California	21005	B	0.43	0.237		33°47′54″N 118°14′47″W / 33.798333°N 118.246389°W / 33.798333; -118.246389 (KFRN - 0.43 kW daytime, 0.237 kW nighttime)
KIT	Yakima, Washington	64398	B	4.5	0.81		46°34′19″N 120°29′41″W / 46.571944°N 120.494722°W / 46.571944; -120.494722 (KIT - 4.5 kW daytime, 0.81 kW nighttime)
KLDY	Lacey, Washington	3711	B	1	0.5		47°03′44″N 122°49′49″W / 47.062222°N 122.830278°W / 47.062222; -122.830278 (KLDY - 1 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
KMFR	Pearsall, Texas	52048	D	0.46	0.19		28°53′13″N 99°06′40″W / 28.886944°N 99.111111°W / 28.886944; -99.111111 (KMFR - 0.46 kW daytime, 0.19 kW nighttime)
KNBY	Newport, Arkansas	48750	D	1	0.088		35°36′38″N 91°15′02″W / 35.610556°N 91.250556°W / 35.610556; -91.250556 (KNBY - 1 kW daytime, 0.088 kW nighttime)
KPRV	Poteau, Oklahoma	37089	D	1	0.108		35°00′55″N 94°39′06″W / 35.015278°N 94.651667°W / 35.015278; -94.651667 (KPRV - 1 kW daytime, 0.108 kW nighttime)
KQLL	Henderson, Nevada	58317	D	5	0.028		36°12′39″N 115°09′47″W / 36.210833°N 115.163056°W / 36.210833; -115.163056 (KQLL - 5 kW daytime, 0.028 kW nighttime)
KRVM	Eugene, Oregon	54009	B	5	1.5		44°06′03″N 123°03′06″W / 44.100833°N 123.051667°W / 44.100833; -123.051667 (KRVM - 5 kW daytime, 1.5 kW nighttime)
KRZE	Farmington, New Mexico	29518	D	5	0.095		36°49′03″N 108°05′47″W / 36.8175°N 108.096389°W / 36.8175; -108.096389 (KRZE - 5 kW daytime, 0.095 kW nighttime)
KSLI	Abilene, Texas	54843	B	0.5	0.226		32°26′30″N 99°43′08″W / 32.441667°N 99.718889°W / 32.441667; -99.718889 (KSLI - 0.5 kW daytime, 0.226 kW nighttime)
KSOK	Arkansas City, Kansas	14238	D	1	0.1		37°05′10″N 97°01′58″W / 37.086111°N 97.032778°W / 37.086111; -97.032778 (KSOK - 1 kW daytime, 0.1 kW nighttime)
KVXR	Moorhead, Minnesota	35863	B	5	1		46°49′10″N 96°45′56″W / 46.819444°N 96.765556°W / 46.819444; -96.765556 (KVXR - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
KWHI	Brenham, Texas	67300	D	1	0.072		30°10′05″N 96°25′20″W / 30.168056°N 96.422222°W / 30.168056; -96.422222 (KWHI - 1 kW daytime, 0.072 kW nighttime)
KWSX	Stockton, California	32214	B	1	1		37°58′58″N 121°13′46″W / 37.982778°N 121.229444°W / 37.982778; -121.229444 (KWSX - 1 kW daytime) (daytime) 37°58′55″N 121°13′44″W / 37.981944°N 121.228889°W / 37.981944; -121.228889 (KWSX - 1 kW nighttime) (nighttime)
KXEG	Phoenix, Arizona	10975	D	2.5	0.049		33°29′36″N 112°08′18″W / 33.493333°N 112.138333°W / 33.493333; -112.138333 (KXEG - 2.5 kW daytime, 0.049 kW nighttime)
KXTK	Arroyo Grande, California	36026	B	10	2.5		35°08′44″N 120°31′15″W / 35.145556°N 120.520833°W / 35.145556; -120.520833 (KXTK - 10 kW daytime, 2.5 kW nighttime)
KYRO	Troy, Missouri	59251	D	0.66	0.045		39°03′13″N 90°59′47″W / 39.053611°N 90.996389°W / 39.053611; -90.996389 (KYRO - 0.66 kW daytime, 0.045 kW nighttime)
KZFS	Spokane, Washington	53149	D	5	0.125		47°36′27″N 117°21′40″W / 47.6075°N 117.361111°W / 47.6075; -117.361111 (KZFS - 5 kW daytime, 0.125 kW nighttime)
KZNS	Salt Lake City, Utah	60458	B	50	0.67		40°51′07″N 111°58′07″W / 40.851944°N 111.968611°W / 40.851944; -111.968611 (KZNS - 50 kW daytime) (daytime) 40°51′07″N 111°58′05″W / 40.851944°N 111.968056°W / 40.851944; -111.968056 (KZNS - 0.67 kW nighttime) (nighttime)
WADO	New York, New York	70684	B	50	7.2		40°49′36″N 74°04′32″W / 40.826667°N 74.075556°W / 40.826667; -74.075556 (WADO - 50 kW daytime, 7.2 kW nighttime)
WALI	Dayton, Tennessee	70783	D	1	0.31		35°28′12″N 85°02′15″W / 35.47°N 85.0375°W / 35.47; -85.0375 (WALI - 1 kW daytime, 0.31 kW nighttime)
WBIG	Aurora, Illinois	5217	B	1	0.5		41°46′10″N 88°14′44″W / 41.769444°N 88.245556°W / 41.769444; -88.245556 (WBIG - 1 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WBWX	Berwick, Pennsylvania	27001	D	1	0.164		41°04′36″N 76°15′32″W / 41.076667°N 76.258889°W / 41.076667; -76.258889 (WBWX - 1 kW daytime, 0.164 kW nighttime)
WCMN	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	8792	B	5	1		18°28′52″N 66°41′16″W / 18.481111°N 66.687778°W / 18.481111; -66.687778 (WCMN - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WFYC	Alma, Michigan	60786	D	1	0.056		43°22′08″N 84°36′19″W / 43.368889°N 84.605278°W / 43.368889; -84.605278 (WFYC - 1 kW daytime, 0.056 kW nighttime)
WGBF	Evansville, Indiana	660	B	5	1		37°59′45″N 87°28′36″W / 37.995833°N 87.476667°W / 37.995833; -87.476667 (WGBF - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WHTK	Rochester, New York	37549	B	5	5		43°05′54″N 77°35′01″W / 43.098333°N 77.583611°W / 43.098333; -77.583611 (WHTK - 5 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
WHTP	Gardiner, Maine	68296	D	0.25	0.04		44°14′56″N 69°48′50″W / 44.248889°N 69.813889°W / 44.248889; -69.813889 (WHTP - 0.25 kW daytime, 0.04 kW nighttime)
WHVR	Hanover, Pennsylvania	54607	B	5	0.5		39°49′11″N 77°00′25″W / 39.819722°N 77.006944°W / 39.819722; -77.006944 (WHVR - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WIHB	Macon, Georgia	41989	D	5	0.099		32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.804444°N 83.604444°W / 32.804444; -83.604444 (WIHB - 5 kW daytime, 0.099 kW nighttime)
WIPC	Lake Wales, Florida	59616	D	1	0.15		27°55′30″N 81°36′16″W / 27.925°N 81.604444°W / 27.925; -81.604444 (WIPC - 1 kW daytime, 0.15 kW nighttime)
WJAY	Mullins, South Carolina	66139	B	4.2	0.27		34°11′30″N 79°18′55″W / 34.191667°N 79.315278°W / 34.191667; -79.315278 (WJAY - 4.2 kW daytime, 0.27 kW nighttime)
WMCP	Columbia, Tennessee	40740	B	5	0.5		35°37′08″N 86°58′52″W / 35.618889°N 86.981111°W / 35.618889; -86.981111 (WMCP - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WMXB	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	68420	B	5	0.5		33°13′07″N 87°34′05″W / 33.218611°N 87.568056°W / 33.218611; -87.568056 (WMXB - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WODT	New Orleans, Louisiana	11947	B			5	29°53′43″N 90°00′16″W / 29.895278°N 90.004444°W / 29.895278; -90.004444 (WODT - 5 kW unlimited)
WONW	Defiance, Ohio	40710	B	1	0.5		41°16′44″N 84°23′50″W / 41.278889°N 84.397222°W / 41.278889; -84.397222 (WONW - 1 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WPKZ	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	71434	B	5	1		42°35′40″N 71°50′12″W / 42.594444°N 71.836667°W / 42.594444; -71.836667 (WPKZ - 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WSAT	Salisbury, North Carolina	43140	D	0.85	0.13		35°40′45″N 80°30′25″W / 35.679167°N 80.506944°W / 35.679167; -80.506944 (WSAT - 0.85 kW daytime, 0.13 kW nighttime)
WSUX	Seaford, Delaware	4339	B	0.84	0.211		38°36′47″N 75°35′12″W / 38.613056°N 75.586667°W / 38.613056; -75.586667 (WSUX - 0.84 kW daytime, 0.211 kW nighttime)
WTMY	Sarasota, Florida	51440	D	0.3	0.1		27°20′11″N 82°34′25″W / 27.336389°N 82.573611°W / 27.336389; -82.573611 (WTMY - 0.3 kW daytime, 0.1 kW nighttime)
WUZZ	New Castle, Pennsylvania	24997	B	4.9	1		40°57′14″N 80°19′05″W / 40.953889°N 80.318056°W / 40.953889; -80.318056 (WUZZ - 4.9 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
WWTC	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9676	B	10	15		44°47′18″N 93°12′54″W / 44.788333°N 93.215°W / 44.788333; -93.215 (WWTC - 10 kW daytime, 15 kW nighttime)
WYAL	Scotland Neck, North Carolina	74223	D	5			36°08′09″N 77°26′09″W / 36.135833°N 77.435833°W / 36.135833; -77.435833 (WYAL - 5 kW daytime)
WYVE	Wytheville, Virginia	59686	D	2.5	0.164		36°57′54″N 81°04′50″W / 36.965°N 81.080556°W / 36.965; -81.080556 (WYVE - 2.5 kW daytime, 0.164 kW nighttime)
WZXI	Lancaster, Kentucky	36476	D	1	0.088		37°37′56″N 84°34′02″W / 37.632222°N 84.567222°W / 37.632222; -84.567222 (WZXI - 1 kW daytime, 0.088 kW nighttime)

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