KANI explained

KANI
City:Wharton, Texas
Area:Greater Houston
Branding:"Great Gospel 1500"
Airdate:September 1, 1978
Translator: K284CS (Beasley)
Format:Gospel
Power:1500: 500 watts
Erp:104.7: 100 watts
Haat:104.7: 93 meters
Class:1500: B
104.7: D
Facility Id:1500: 40487
104.7: 156325
Coordinates:1500:
104.7: 29.4572°N -95.89°W
Owner:Martin Broadcasting
Sister Stations:KWWJ, KYOK, KZZB, KEES, KGLD
Licensing Authority:FCC

KANI (1500 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Wharton, Texas, United States, it serves the Houston, Texas area. The station is currently owned by Martin Broadcasting.

History

KANI was first proposed, and a construction permit issued by the Federal Communications Commission in 1975 by Beverly Ann Irish, under the licensee name of Radio Wharton County, Inc. The facility was licensed on September 1, 1978 at its current 500 watts, from a transmission site 1.4 miles east & .4 miles north of Wharton Junior College.

Martin Broadcasting, the current owner of KANI, acquired the facility on September 12, 1990.