1080 AM explained

The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1080 kHz:^[1] 1080 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.^[2] KRLD Dallas, WTIC Hartford and KOAN Anchorage share Class A status on 1080 AM.

Because 1080 kHz is a multiple of both 9 and 10, the frequency is available for use by broadcast stations in all three ITU regions.^[3]

In Argentina

• Claridad in Monte Grande, Buenos Aires^[4]
• LU3 Ondas del Sur in Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires

In Brazil

• ZYH 485 in Itapetinga, Bahia
• ZYH 470 in Feira de Santana, Bahia
• ZYH 708 in Brasília, Distrito Federal
• ZYL 251 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
• ZYL 232 in Dores do Indaiá, Minas Gerais
• ZYI 784 in Caruaru, Pernambuco
• ZYK 260 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
• ZYK 254 in Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul
• ZYK 704 in Aparecida, São Paulo
• ZYK 669 in Sorocaba, São Paulo

In Indonesia

• RRI Pro-1 in Singaraja, Bali

In Laos

• Transfer CRI CGTN Radio (during 00:00-02:00)^[5]

In Mexico

• XETUL-AM in Tultitlan, Mexico (state)
• XEUU-AM in Colima, Colima

In the Philippines

• DWIN in Dagupan City
• DWRL in Legaspi City
• DXKS in Surigao City

In Spain

• Cadena SER (Radio Coruña) in A Coruña
• Cadena SER (Radio Granada) in Granada
• Cadena SER (Radio Huesca) in Huesca
• Cadena SER (Radio Mallorca) in Palma de Mallorca
• Onda Cero Radio Toledo in Toledo

In the United States

Stations in bold are clear-channel stations.

	City of license	Facility ID	Class	Daytime power (kW)	Nighttime power (kW)	Critical hours power (kW)	Unlimited power (kW)	Transmitter coordinates
	Milan, New Mexico	22391	D	2.5		2		35.1514°N -107.8761°W
	Portland, Oregon	57830	B	50	9			45.5583°N -122.4825°W
	Green Valley, Arizona	14662	D	1				31.9292°N -110.9964°W
	Langdon, North Dakota	35211	D	1	0.045			48.7858°N -98.3661°W
	Red Oak, Iowa	26457	D	0.25				41.0175°N -95.205°W
KOAN	Anchorage, Alaska	12961	A				10	61.12°N -149.8953°W
KRLD	Dallas, Texas	59820	A	50	50			32.8903°N -96.6456°W
	Santa Cruz, California	41594	B	10	5			36.9619°N -121.9808°W
	Price, Utah	41579	D	10		5		39.5619°N -110.7767°W
	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho	49245	B	10	1			47.6164°N -116.7197°W
	Northfield, Minnesota	36013	D	1	0.011			44.4867°N -93.1053°W
	East Prairie, Missouri	69567	D	0.5				36.7969°N -89.3553°W
WALD	Johnsonville, South Carolina	27463	D	9		2.7		33.91°N -79.6692°W
	Marietta, Georgia	52862	D	50		30		34.0233°N -84.6681°W
	Kissimmee, Florida	54573	D	6	0.055			28.4667°N -81.3747°W
	Athens, Alabama	37505	D	5		2.5		34.8369°N -86.9744°W
	Chatham, Virginia	72663	D	1				36.7817°N -79.3914°W
	Lenoir, North Carolina	22915	D	5		2.5		35.9106°N -81.5597°W
	Louisville, Kentucky	55497	B	10	1			38.3081°N -85.8292°W (daytime) 38.3078°N -85.8292°W (nighttime)
	Cayey, Puerto Rico	52945	B				0.25	18.1153°N -66.1411°W
	Oak Lawn, Illinois	49785	B	5	2.6			41.6428°N -87.6456°W
	Owosso, Michigan	41682	D	1				43.0308°N -84.1781°W
	Cannonsburg, Kentucky	73185	D	1.8				38.3861°N -82.6981°W
	Coral Gables, Florida	74165	B	50	10			25.7481°N -80.5464°W
	Edwardsville, Illinois	27556	D	0.5	0.02	0.38		38.7994°N -89.9°W
WTIC	Hartford, Connecticut	66464	A	50	50			41.7775°N -72.8053°W
	Amherst, New York	60154	D	1				42.9461°N -78.8286°W
	Murfreesboro, North Carolina	56666	D	0.93				36.44°N -77.1361°W
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	18517	D	50		25		40.6047°N -79.9603°W

In Vietnam

• Transfer CRI CGTN Radio (during 00:00-02:00)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AM Query Results.
2. Web site: 2015-12-11. AM Station Classes, and Clear, Regional, and Local Channels. 2020-11-25. Federal Communications Commission. en.
3. Web site: AM Radio in Other Countries . Frequency Finder . 2024-05-10.
4. Web site: Radio Claridad AM 1080 En Vivo . Radioarg. es . 16 February 2024.
5. Web site: 29 March 2015 . Shortwave Frequencies in Asia . 24 June 2022 . China Plus . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113172001/http://chinaplus.cri.cn/radio/shortwave-frequencies-in-asia/1450/20171222/68507.html . dead .