KMPC

KMPC

Los Angeles, California
Broadcast area	Greater Los Angeles
Frequency	1540 kHz
Branding	Radio Korea
Programming
Format	Korean programming
Ownership
Owner	P&Y Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	September 22, 1952[1]
Former call signs	KPOL (1952–1979) KZLA (1979–1984) KSKQ (1984–1992) KXED (1992–1996) KXMG (1996–1997) KCTD (1997–2000)
Call sign meaning	K Multilingual Programming Corporation
Technical information
Facility ID	61647
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts day 37,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°4′43″N 118°11′5″W / 34.07861°N 118.18472°W / 34.07861; -118.18472
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	radiokorea.com

KMPC (1540 AM, "Radio Korea", 라디오코리아) is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California. It is owned by P&Y Broadcasting Corporation. Radio Korea is a division of the Radio Korea Media Group. The station airs Korean–language programming, a blend of talk, news, information, and music for the largest Korean–American community in the United States, and the largest Korean community outside Korea. KMPC is one of four radio stations in the greater Los Angeles area that broadcast entirely in Korean. The others are 1190 KGBN Anaheim, 1230 KYPA Los Angeles and 1650 KFOX Torrance.

KMPC broadcasts at 50,000 watts by day, the highest power permitted for commercial AM stations. At night, to reduce interference to other stations on AM 1540, KMPC drops its power to 37,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off Carter Drive in the El Sereno district of Los Angeles.^[2]