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KFI is a radio station that began operating on March 15, 1922 as one of the United States' first high-powered, "clear channel" stations. Today, KFI broadcasts from its Los Angeles, California studios on 640 KHz on a 50,000- watt AM transmitter in nearby La Habra. Its signal can be heard throughout Southern California and some distance into Nevada, Arizona, northwestern Mexico, and, at night, in some parts of Hawaii. According to a May 1, 2004 broadcast by Art Bell, this station can even be heard by sensitive receivers in parts of the East coast.KFI's current programming is a talk radio format and is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Syndicated personalities who began on KFI include Bill Handel , Phil HendriePhil Hendrie (born September 1, 1952) is the host of "The Phil Hendrie Show," a comedy talk radio program syndicated throughout North America on Premiere Radio Networks (also carried on XM Satellite Radio) and known for its unique and controversial guests, Leo LaporteLeo Laporte (born November 29, 1956) is a technology broadcaster and author. He majored in Chinese History at Yale University and currently resides in Sonoma County, California with his wife and two children. He is currently the host of G4techTV Canada's, Doctor Laura SchlessingerLaura Schlessinger Ph. born January 16, 1947) is the popular and controversial American host of the Dr. Laura radio call-in show. It runs three hours a day on weekdays. Schlessinger had characterized her show as a "moral health program" rather than as an, and John and Ken . KFI carries other syndicated programs such as "The Rush LimbaughRush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is the conservative host of The Rush Limbaugh Show a radio talk show program in the United States. His show discusses politics and is centered around Limbaugh's point of view, which usually (but not always) Show" and " Coast-to-Coast AM." For nearly twenty years throughout the 1970s and 1980s, KFI boasted one of the most listened-to shows in Los Angeles radio history, the "Lohman and Barkley Show," featuring the comedy duo of Al LohmanAl Lohman (b. January 15, 1933, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; d. October 13, 2002, Rancho Mirage, California) was a Los Angeles, California radio personality who, along with Roger Barkley, had the top-rated morning drive "Lohman and Barkley Show" on KFI Los Angel and Roger Barkley.
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