| KAYL | |
| City: | Storm Lake, Iowa, United States |
| Branding: | Juan |
| Frequency: | 990 (kHz) |
| Format: | Regional Mexican |
| Power: | 250 watts (daytime) 6 watts (nighttime) |
| Class: | D |
| Facility Id: | 49744 |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Coordinates: | 42.6347°N -95.1694°W |
| Translator: | (99.9 FM) |
| Owner: | Community First Broadcasting |
KAYL (990 AM, JUAN) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Storm Lake, Iowa. The station broadcasts a Regional Mexican format in Spanish. KAYL has been owned by Community First Broadcasting since 2010.
KAYL signed on November 14, 1948.[1] It was owned by Cornbelt Broadcasting Company with the original shareholders of Oscar Grau, Joe Kevane, Paul Dlugosh, Dr. R.E. Malliard and Z.Z. White, operating on a daytime-only basis with 250 watts.
990 kHz is a clear-channel frequency assigned to CBW in Winnipeg, Canada, which resulted in KAYL being licensed as a daytime-only broadcaster to avoid interference. KAYL received its continuous power broadcast license in September 1992, enabling the station to remain on the air 24 hours a day with reduced power between sunset and sunrise.
The broadcast tower, located east of Storm Lake, collapsed on August 8, 1969, during a severe storm.[2] The station was back on the air with a temporary antenna within about six hours.
In November 1997, KBVU-FM at Buena Vista University started broadcasting from the KAYL tower.