| KGBA | |
| City: | Heber, California |
| Country: | US |
| Area: | Imperial Valley |
| Branding: | KGBA 1490 AM |
| Frequency: | 1490 kHz |
| Format: | Spanish Christian Radio |
| Power: | 1,000 watts |
| Class: | C |
| Facility Id: | 8174 |
| Coordinates: | 32.7422°N -115.5531°W |
| Owner: | The Voice of International Christian Evangelism, Inc. |
| Sister Stations: | KGBA-FM, KROP |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | 1490am.kgba.org |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KGBA (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Heber, California, and serving the Imperial Valley as well as Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The station is owned by The Voice of International Christian Evangelism, Inc.[1] It airs a Spanish-language Christian radio format.
KGBA has an FM counterpart, 100.1 KGBA-FM in Holtville. It airs an English-language Christian radio format. Both stations depend on listeners sending in donations to support the radio ministries heard on the stations.
The station signed on as KICO in 1947.[2] It was originally licensed to Calexico and was only powered at 250 watts. KICO was owned by Charles Love, who also served as the General Manager.
It changed its call sign to KGBA in 2007.[3]