CA Radio: Knocked Off-Air By Storm, KCAL Rocks Again

Strong winds in the San Bernardino Mountains blew over the broadcast tower of Redlands-based radio station KCAL-FM 96.7 early on Dec. 31.

KCAL 96.7 FM in Redlands, CA was knocked off the air for parts of three days when the winter storm downed its tower, was transmitting rock music again Friday night.

Program director and longtime afternoon host Daryl Norsell told The Press-Enterprise that the station’s signal is expected to be back at full strength on Monday.

KCAL connected its transmission dishes to country music station KFRG’s tower to get back on the air until its tower is replaced. KCAL was off the air early Dec. 31 through Friday evening.

KCAL 96.7 FM (1.75Kw) 60dBu Coverage Area

In a news release, KCAL general manager Jeff Parke said, “We really appreciate the local radio community rallying behind us, in particular the management over at KFRG-FM. The station was able to resume broadcasting by using their tower temporarily while ours is being replaced.”