KNTO
{{short description|Radio station in Chowchilla, California}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KNTO
| logo =
| city = Chowchilla, California
| country = US
| area =
| branding = {{lang|es|El Águila 93.3|italic=no}}
| frequency = 93.3 MHz
| repeater =
| translator = K279AM (103.7 MHz) Turlock
| airdate =
| language = Spanish
| format = Regional Mexican
| licensing_authority = FCC
| erp = 2,950 watts
| haat = 102 meters
| class = A
| facility_id = 18858
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|37|13|02|N|120|11|56|W|}}}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KXDA (1990–1994)|KLVN (1994–1998)|KSKD-FM (1998–2002)}}
| affiliations =
| owner = Centro Cristiano Amistad Church
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website =
}}
KNTO (93.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Chowchilla, California, United States, the station is currently owned by Centro Cristiano Amistad Church.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KNTO |title=KNTO Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
The station was assigned the call letters KXDA on July 12, 1990. The station went on air in late 1992 or early 1993, and the Educational Media Foundation moved to acquire the remainder of the station under an option it held to do so within 90 days of starting broadcasting; it had owned 49 percent of the licensee, Venture Broadcasting.{{Cite news|work=Radio & Records|title=Transactions|page=8|date=February 19, 1993|id={{ProQuest|1017265438}} }} On October 3, 1994, the station changed its call sign to KLVN; on September 19, 1998, to KSKD-FM; and on February 14, 2002, to the current KNTO.{{cite web |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=18858&Callsign=KNTO |title=KNTO Call Sign History}}
In 2021, Centro Cristiano Amistad Church acquired KNTO and KCFA (106.1 FM) in Arnold from La Favorita Radio Network for $1.8 million.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208523/station-sales-week-of-5-21/|work=RadioInsight|title=Station Sales Week Of 5/21|first=Lance|last=Venta|date=May 21, 2021}}
References
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External links
{{FM station data|775679|KNTO}}
{{Merced Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in California}}
Category:Mass media in Merced County, California
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