KSTE

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KSTE

Rancho Cordova, California
Broadcast area	Sacramento metropolitan area
Frequency	650 kHz
Branding	Talk 650 KSTE
Programming
Format	Talk
Network	CBS News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KBEB KFBK KFBK-FM KHYL KYRV KZIS
History
First air date	April 19, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-04-19)
Former call signs	KMCE (1987–1991) KRDX (1991–1992)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22883
Class	B
Power	21,400 watts day 920 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	38°28′47.00″N 121°16′38.00″W / 38.4797222°N 121.2772222°W / 38.4797222; -121.2772222
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kste.iheart.com

KSTE (650 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Rancho Cordova, California, the station serves the Sacramento metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and features shows from Westwood One, Radio America, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia.^[2] The studios and offices are in North Sacramento near the Arden Fair Mall.

KSTE transmits with 21,400 watts by day, but because 650 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, KSTE must reduce power at night to 920 watts to avoid interfering with WSM and other stations on its frequency. It uses a directional antenna at all times with a two-tower array in the daytime and a three-tower array at night. The transmitter is southeast of the city in Vineyard, California.^[3]