KSAI (AM) explained

KSAI
City:	Saipan
Area:	Northern Mariana Islands
Branding:	936 KSAI
Airdate:	1945
Last Airdate:	April 30, 2002
Frequency:	936 kHz
Format:	Defunct (News, Talk, Religious Radio)
Power:	5,000 watts
Class:	B
Callsign Meaning:	SAIpan
Former Frequencies:	1010 kHz (1945)
Owner:	Far East Broadcasting Company
Sister Stations:	KSAI SW

KSAI (936 AM) was a radio station owned by the Far East Broadcasting Company. Licensed to Susupe, Saipan, it served the greater Northern Mariana Islands area.^{[1] [2]}

KSAI was on air from 1978 to 2002, when FEBC decided to focus on its shortwave station. Aside from airing religious programming, KSAI was also the first radio station on the island to air ethnic programming in Tagalog, Korean, and Chinese languages.^[1] Prior to 1978, KSAI was initially established by the United States Office of War Information in June 1945.^{[3] [4]}

Shortwave Broadcast

FEBC also operated a shortwave station from 1984 to 2011.^{[2] [5]}

References

Notes and References

1. https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/98a5b816-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e/ KSAI Radio bids Saipan goodbye
2. https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/bd2beb04-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e/ After 27 years, FEBC shutting down Saipan station for good
3. http://www.hard-core-dx.com/archive/2002/msg00413.html HCDX: KSAI Saipan and Wartime Pacific Radio
4. https://www.smecc.org/voice_of_america.htm Voice of America Station in Saipan
5. https://www.febc.org/springer Bob and Jan Springer