KMNY (1360 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Hurst, Texas, and serving the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting and broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian radio format known as "La Voz 1360." KMNY uses a brokered programming approach, where preachers buy blocks of time on the station and can ask for donations during their shows to support their ministries. By day, it is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM radio stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. But at night, to protect other stations on 1360 AM, it reduces power to 890 watts. While the daytime signal covers the Metroplex, the nighttime signal is limited to a smaller area west of Dallas. KMNY uses a directional antenna at all times, employing a six-tower array after sunset. The transmitter is off MacArthur Boulevard in Grand Prairie, Texas. History The early years In April 1947, the station signed on as KXOL, originally licensed in Fort Worth. The first voice ever heard live over the air was that of disc jockey, and later actor, Norman Alden. It featured a variety of entertainment programs and country music during its early years. From 1956 to 1976, KXOL played Top 40 music, competing with 1270 KFJZ for youthful listeners. Station personalities during the late 1950s included comedians George Carlin and Jack Burns. With the rise of FM radio and a decrease in ratings and revenue after the combination of Dallas and Fort Worth into one radio market, KXOL switched back to country music in 1976. In the early 1980s, KXOL also carried the weekend editions of the Texas Night Train and Wonderful Radio London programs, which were heard full-time on Mexican border blaster station XERF AM 1570. Other than the special weekend programming, KXOL continued as a country station until it was sold in 1985 and became KWJS, featuring Christian radio programming. KWJS became KNRB in 1988, featuring country and then religious formats. Children's Radio It became KAHZ in 1993, airing children's programming from the Radio AAHS network. After Radio AAHS discontinued operations in January 1998, Children's Broadcasting Corporation, KAHZ's owner, needed programming for the network of stations until the company could find buyers. The station, along with the other nine CBC-owned and operated Radio AAHS affiliates, flipped to "Beat Radio", which played electronic dance music 12 hours a day until late October 1998. KAHZ switched to Catholic