KGLA (AM)

For the partially related television station, see KGLA-DT.

KGLA

City	Gretna, Louisiana
Broadcast area	New Orleans metropolitan area
Branding	"Radio Tropical Caliente"
Frequency	1540 kHz
First air date	1980s
Format	Spanish Tropical
Power	1,000 watts daytime only
Owner	Crocodile Broadcasting
Website	Official Site

KGLA, "Radio Tropical Caliente", is a Spanish -language radio outlet serving the New Orleans area. The station, which is owned by Crocodile Broadcasting, operates at 1540 kHz with 1,000 watts of power daytime only and is licensed to Gretna, Louisiana.

History

KGLA was a Top 40 station prior to its flip to Spanish-language programming in the 1970s. They are also New Orleans' first and oldest Spanish outlet. Initially called Radio Mil, it served as a much-needed link for the growing Hispanic community. The founders of the Spanish-language broadcast at the station were, supposedly, Julio Guichard, from Cuba, and Alberto Carrillo, from Costa Rica. Guichard is no longer involved with the station but has maintained local media presence. Carrillo moved out of New Orleans several years ago, reportedly to the West Coast. The station has remained faithfully committed to serve the community's interests even while successfully transforming itself into a viable enterprise. It was acquired by a family consortium in the 1980s headed by entrepreneur Ernesto Schweikert. It has recently been awarded all sorts of accolades after its prompt recovery from Hurricane Katrina, reportedly using a small gasoline-powered generator to broadcast emergency messages for those who had no other means of communications in the first few days following the storm.

References

External links

Radio Tropical Caliente's website

Radio stations in the New Orleans, Louisiana market

By AM frequency	600 690 750 800 830 870 940 990 1010 1060 1230 1280 1320 1350 1540 1560

Shortwave radio stations	7.505

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.1 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.3 94.7 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 96.3 97.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 104.1 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.7 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475 162.550

Digital Radio	89.1-1 89.9-1 89.9-2 89.9-3 90.7-1 90.7-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 99.5-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 104.1-1 104.1-2 105.3-1 105.3-2

By callsign	K242CE KGLA KHB43 KKND KKNO KLRZ KMEZ KNOL KVDU KWMZ-FM WBOK WBSN-FM WCKW WEZB WFNO WGSO WGUO WHIV-LP WKBU WLMG WLNO WNKV WNOE-FM WNOZ-LP WODT WOTB WQNO WQUE-FM WRBH WRJW WRKN WRNO WRNO-FM WSHO WSLA WTIX-FM WTUL WVDL-LP WVOG WWL WWL-FM WWNO WWOZ WWWL WXDR-LP WXL41 WYLD WYLD-FM WYLK WZRH

Internet radio stations	Crescent City Radio

Defunct	WASO WBYU WLDC

Nearby radio markets Baton Rouge Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS Houma Lake Ponchartrain See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

Daytime-Only radio stations in Louisiana

Stations	KAGY - Port Sulphur KBCL - Bossier City KCLF - New Roads KGLA - Gretna KKNO - Gretna KMRC - Morgan City KNEK - Washington KTTP - Pineville KWDF - Ball WBOX - Bogalusa WOMN - Franklinton WSLA - Slidell

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

Coordinates: 29°53′15″N 90°05′03″W / 29.88750°N 90.08417°W / 29.88750; -90.08417

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