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href="/wiki/Compass_Media_Networks" title="Compass Media Networks">Compass Media Networks</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Multicultural_Broadcasting" title="Multicultural Broadcasting">Multicultural Broadcasting</a></li><li>(Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tavis_Smiley" title="Tavis Smiley">Tavis Smiley</a> (Smiley Radio Properties, Inc.)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">July 30, 1947<span class="noprint">; 77 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1947-07-30</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former call signs</div></th><td class="infobox-data">KOWL (1947–1956)<br />KDAY (1956–1991)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">Call sign</a> meaning</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Business News L.A. (previous format)<br />or<br />Black</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Licensing authority</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Facility_ID" title="Facility ID">Facility ID</a></th><td class="infobox-data">34385</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_American_broadcast_station_classes" title="List of North American broadcast station classes">Class</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">B</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Transmitter_power_output" title="Transmitter power output">Power</a></th><td class="infobox-data">50,000 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Transmitter coordinates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=KBLA&params=34_5_9.65_N_118_15_28.46_W_region:US-CA_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°5′9.65″N</span> <span class="longitude">118°15′28.46″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.0860139°N 118.2579056°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.0860139; -118.2579056</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Public license information </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/am-profile/KBLA">Public file</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=34385">LMS</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Webcast" title="Webcast">Webcast</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KBLA">Listen Live</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kbla1580.com/">kbla1580<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>KBLA</b> (1580 <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM</a>) is a broadcast <a href="/wiki/Radio_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio station">radio station</a> in the United States. <a href="/wiki/City_of_license" title="City of license">Licensed</a> to <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a>, KBLA serves the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">Greater Los Angeles</a> area. The station is owned by <a href="/wiki/Multicultural_Broadcasting" title="Multicultural Broadcasting">Multicultural Broadcasting</a>, through licensee Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC, and operated by pending owner <a href="/wiki/Tavis_Smiley" title="Tavis Smiley">Tavis Smiley</a> with an <a href="/wiki/Progressive_talk_radio" title="Progressive talk radio">urban/progressive talk</a> format. </p><p>For much of its early history, the station had music formats and was aimed towards a black audience. The station was founded in 1947 as KOWL and played <a href="/wiki/Middle_of_the_road_(music)" title="Middle of the road (music)">middle of the road</a> music; <a href="/wiki/Gene_Autry" title="Gene Autry">Gene Autry</a> was an early investor in the station. From 1956 to 1991, the station had call sign KDAY and had top 40, rock, and R&B formats through the early 1980s. In 1983, KDAY became the first station in Los Angeles to play <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop music</a>; as a result, KDAY became the most popular station among black listeners in the area. </p><p>KDAY went through multiple ownership and format changes in the 1990s, beginning with a purchase by <a href="/wiki/Fred_Sands" title="Fred Sands">Fred Sands</a> in 1990. A year later, KDAY changed its call sign to KBLA and its format to business news. The business format lasted just one year, as KBLA changed to a Korean format afterwards. Keymarket Communications purchased KBLA in 1993; subsequent mergers of its parent company landed KBLA under the ownership of <a href="/wiki/River_City_Broadcasting" title="River City Broadcasting">River City Broadcasting</a> in 1995 and <a href="/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group" title="Sinclair Broadcast Group">Sinclair Broadcast Group</a> in 1996. KBLA was sold in 1998 to Radio Unica, which added KBLA to its national Spanish radio network. <a href="/wiki/Multicultural_Broadcasting" title="Multicultural Broadcasting">Multicultural Broadcasting</a> bought KBLA in 2003 and converted KBLA to a Spanish Christian format. <a href="/wiki/Tavis_Smiley" title="Tavis Smiley">Tavis Smiley</a> bought KBLA in 2020 and launched a progressive talk format on the station. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For information on KBLA, a Los Angeles area radio station that broadcast at 1500 kHz from 1952 to 1967, see article on <a href="/wiki/KROQ_(1500_AM)" title="KROQ (1500 AM)">KROQ (1500 AM)</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_KOWL_(1947–1956)"><span id="As_KOWL_.281947.E2.80.931956.29"></span>As KOWL (1947–1956)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: As KOWL (1947–1956)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally, the station at 1580 kHz made its first broadcast July 30, 1947 as KOWL, a 5,000-<a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daytimer" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytimer">daytime-only</a> station licensed to <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica</a>. It was owned and operated by Arthur H. Croghan, formerly commercial manager for <a href="/wiki/WLQV" title="WLQV">WJBK</a> in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-KOWL_goes_on_air_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KOWL_goes_on_air-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The opening day celebration for KOWL on August 10 included such notable figures as Los Angeles Mayor <a href="/wiki/Fletcher_Bowron" title="Fletcher Bowron">Fletcher Bowron</a>, Santa Monica Mayor Mark T. Gates, country singer <a href="/wiki/Gene_Autry" title="Gene Autry">Gene Autry</a>, and actress <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe" title="Marilyn Monroe">Marilyn Monroe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1947_ad_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1947_ad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, KOWL broadcast for only six and a half hours that day due to technicians <a href="/wiki/Walkout" title="Walkout">walking out</a> of the job due to a dispute over <a href="/wiki/Unionization" title="Unionization">unionization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>KOWL's studios were located at the Ambassador Hotel in Santa Monica.<sup id="cite_ref-KOWL_goes_on_air_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KOWL_goes_on_air-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had a <a href="/wiki/Middle_of_the_road_(music)" title="Middle of the road (music)">middle of the road</a> music format.<sup id="cite_ref-1947_ad_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1947_ad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Croghan excluded what he called "commercial religion, disc jockeys, murder mysteries, double spotting, over-commercialism, and...talk exceeding five minutes except in rare instances."<sup id="cite_ref-KOWL_goes_on_air_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KOWL_goes_on_air-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1948, Autry became a minority owner of KOWL, and the station began orienting its music and programming towards black listeners.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Autry sold back his stake in KOWL to Croghan for $80,000 in October 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_KDAY_(1956–1991)"><span id="As_KDAY_.281956.E2.80.931991.29"></span>As KDAY (1956–1991)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: As KDAY (1956–1991)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_history_(1956–1966)"><span id="Early_history_.281956.E2.80.931966.29"></span>Early history (1956–1966)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Early history (1956–1966)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 1, 1956, KOWL changed its <a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">call sign</a> to KDAY, a nod to its daytime-only broadcast hours.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FCC_data_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCC_data-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KDAY changed its format to mainstream pop music, as shown by surveys from the time.<sup id="cite_ref-Las_Solanas_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Las_Solanas-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1957, Radio California purchased KDAY and <a href="/wiki/Corona,_California" title="Corona, California">Corona</a> TV station <a href="/wiki/KVEA" title="KVEA">KCOA</a> for $650,000.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KDAY's studios and business offices moved from Santa Monica to <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a> in April 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KDAY began carrying newscasts from the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Herald-Express" title="Los Angeles Herald-Express">Los Angeles Herald-Express</a></i> newsroom in July 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1958 to 1961, <a href="/wiki/Earl_McDaniel_(DJ)" title="Earl McDaniel (DJ)">Earl McDaniel</a> was a DJ at KDAY.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he was soon joined by <a href="/wiki/Art_Laboe" title="Art Laboe">Art Laboe</a>. <a href="/wiki/Alan_Freed" title="Alan Freed">Alan Freed</a> worked for KDAY for about a year beginning in 1960 after losing his job at <a href="/wiki/WABC_(AM)" title="WABC (AM)">WABC</a> in New York City over the <a href="/wiki/Payola" title="Payola">payola</a> scandal.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 1962, Rollins Broadcasting (later Continental Broadcasting of California) purchased KDAY for $850,000 in addition to a $150,000 <a href="/wiki/Non-compete_clause" title="Non-compete clause">non-compete clause</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1971_radio_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1971_radio-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rollins changed the music format to R&B.<sup id="cite_ref-Las_Solanas_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Las_Solanas-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Adult_standards,_top_40,_and_return_to_R&B_(1966–1983)"><span id="Adult_standards.2C_top_40.2C_and_return_to_R.26B_.281966.E2.80.931983.29"></span>Adult standards, top 40, and return to R&B (1966–1983)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Adult standards, top 40, and return to R&B (1966–1983)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning July 22, 1966, KDAY changed its format to <a href="/wiki/Adult_standards" title="Adult standards">adult standards</a> where DJs played songs by telephone requests; Mexican station <a href="/wiki/XEPRS-AM" title="XEPRS-AM">XERB</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tijuana" title="Tijuana">Tijuana</a> picked up KDAY's old R&B format around a week later.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 1960s, KDAY received approval from the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> (FCC) to operate at night. The studio and transmitter site were moved to a new facility on North Alvarado Street north of downtown Los Angeles. In early 1969, KDAY changed to <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">top 40</a> and became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Cumulus_Media_Networks#ABC_Radio" title="Cumulus Media Networks">ABC Radio Network</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1971_radio_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1971_radio-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then to <a href="/wiki/Album-oriented_rock" title="Album-oriented rock">album-oriented rock</a> (AOR) in 1971. During the Top 40 and AOR eras, the station was programmed by Bob Wilson, who would later launch the media magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Radio_%26_Records" title="Radio & Records">Radio & Records</a></i>. KDAY reverted to soul/R&B in January 1974. </p><p>In 1978, KDAY had the highest ratings among the four black radio stations in Los Angeles, ahead of <a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">KACE</a>, <a href="/wiki/KJLH" title="KJLH">KJLH</a>, and <a href="/wiki/KKTT" class="mw-redirect" title="KKTT">KKTT</a>. For a <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> profile that year, KDAY program director J.J. Johnson said the station had an "uptempo approach" to music; the station's slogan at the time was "We got the funk!"<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Addition_of_hip_hop_(1983–1991)"><span id="Addition_of_hip_hop_.281983.E2.80.931991.29"></span>Addition of hip hop (1983–1991)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Addition of hip hop (1983–1991)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/KDAY" title="KDAY">KDAY</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KDAY_20th_Anniversary_-_Julio_G_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/KDAY_20th_Anniversary_-_Julio_G_01.jpg/330px-KDAY_20th_Anniversary_-_Julio_G_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/KDAY_20th_Anniversary_-_Julio_G_01.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Former KDAY radio personality Greg Mack (far left) and "mixmaster" DJ Julio G (center) at the KDAY AM 1580 20th anniversary in 2003.</figcaption></figure> <p>Facing tougher competition from <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM</a> stations like <a href="/wiki/KJLH" title="KJLH">KJLH</a>, KDAY became the first Los Angeles radio station to play <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop music</a> in 1983. Under new program director and <a href="/wiki/Disc_jockey" title="Disc jockey">disc jockey</a> Gregory "Greg The Mack Attack" MacMillan, hired from <a href="/wiki/KMJQ" title="KMJQ">KMJQ</a> in Houston, added hip hop to the station's playlist to appeal to mostly young <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Latino</a> listeners. <a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">DJ Dr. Dre</a> and <a href="/wiki/DJ_Yella" title="DJ Yella">DJ Yella Boy</a> became the first mixer DJs at the station.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By September 1983, KDAY upgraded its sound to <a href="/wiki/AM_stereo" title="AM stereo">AM stereo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Charnas" title="Dan Charnas">Dan Charnas</a> described that move as "laughable" and "sounding like <i>two</i> tiny AM radios playing side by side."<sup id="cite_ref-Charnas_293_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charnas_293-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some of Def Jam most iconic and legendary acts such as <a href="/wiki/Run-DMC" title="Run-DMC">Run-D.M.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beastie_Boys" title="Beastie Boys">Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whodini" title="Whodini">Whodini</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Fat_Boys" title="The Fat Boys">The Fat Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/EPMD" title="EPMD">E.P.M.D.</a>, <a href="/wiki/3rd_Bass" title="3rd Bass">3rd Bass</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy_(group)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Enemy (group)">Public Enemy</a> have dominated the hip hop scene, KDAY brought their music to a new audience on the West Coast. In 1987, <a href="/wiki/Compton,_California" title="Compton, California">Compton</a>-based gangsta rap group <a href="/wiki/N.W.A" title="N.W.A">N.W.A</a> made its radio debut on KDAY. In the first ratings period under MacMillan's leadership, KDAY's ratings beat another Los Angeles black AM station, <a href="/wiki/KYPA" title="KYPA">KGFJ</a>, and "began to enjoy a second life as the only rap-friendly station in town and, frankly, in the entire country."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>KDAY raised awareness about the growing problem of <a href="/wiki/Gang" title="Gang">gang violence</a> in Los Angeles. <a href="/wiki/Lee_Marshall_(announcer)" title="Lee Marshall (announcer)">Lee Marshall</a>, known on-air as "King News", gave news and commentaries relevant to the African-American and Hispanic communities, often warning about the troubles caused by gangs.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_1991-04-13_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_1991-04-13-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After violence in the stands forced the cancellation of a <a href="/wiki/Run-DMC" title="Run-DMC">Run-DMC</a> concert at the <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Beach Arena">Long Beach Arena</a> for the group's <i><a href="/wiki/Raising_Hell_(album)" title="Raising Hell (album)">Raising Hell</a></i> tour,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KDAY organized a "Day of Peace" on October 9, 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-Charnas_218_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charnas_218-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a two-hour special, KDAY featured Run-DMC, singer <a href="/wiki/Barry_White" title="Barry White">Barry White</a>, and boxer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Gonzales" title="Paul Gonzales">Paul Gonzales</a> appealing to rival gangs to stop feuding and opened phone lines for callers to describe gangs' impact in their communities.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were no murders or incidents of gang violence that day. Within two weeks, the <a href="/wiki/Bloods" title="Bloods">Bloods</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crips" title="Crips">Crips</a>, the two largest gangs in Los Angeles, signed a peace treaty.<sup id="cite_ref-Charnas_218_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charnas_218-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1990, MacMillan left KDAY to work for FM rival KJLH. That same year, realtor <a href="/wiki/Fred_Sands" title="Fred Sands">Fred Sands</a>, who also owned iconic heavy metal station <a href="/wiki/KNAC" class="mw-redirect" title="KNAC">KNAC</a>, bought KDAY for $7.2 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Charnas_293_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charnas_293-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 28, 1991, at 1 p.m., after playing “<a href="/wiki/Turn_Off_the_Lights" title="Turn Off the Lights">Turn Off the Lights</a>” by <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Pendergrass" title="Teddy Pendergrass">Teddy Pendergrass</a>, KDAY ended its music format, and went silent for nearly three weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_1991-04-13_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_1991-04-13-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a tribute to the original AM station, <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a> FM station KZAB changed its call sign to <a href="/wiki/KDAY" title="KDAY">KDAY</a> and format to <a href="/wiki/Classic_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Classic hip hop">classic hip hop</a> in September 2004 in a simulcast with <a href="/wiki/KDEY-FM" title="KDEY-FM">KDAI</a> in <a href="/wiki/Riverside,_California" title="Riverside, California">Riverside</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="KBLA_(1991–present)"><span id="KBLA_.281991.E2.80.93present.29"></span>KBLA (1991–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: KBLA (1991–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>KDAY became KBLA on April 5, 1991, with the station signing back on the air with a flip to a <a href="/wiki/Business_journalism" title="Business journalism">business news</a> format branded "Business News L.A." on April 17.<sup id="cite_ref-FCC_data_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCC_data-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among its new programming was <i>Cynic's Choice</i>, a British comedy revue hosted by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Clewer" title="Brian Clewer">Brian Clewer</a> that moved to KBLA in August 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The business format lasted just one year; KBLA changed to a Korean format branded "Radio Korea" in January 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KBLA also broadcast seven <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> games a year in Korean; when <a href="/wiki/Chan_Ho_Park" title="Chan Ho Park">Chan Ho Park</a> joined the team in 1994, KBLA began broadcasting games where he pitched.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KBLA expanded its Dodgers coverage to 60 games in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearly a year after the <a href="/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots" title="1992 Los Angeles riots">1992 riots</a> on May 1, 1993, KBLA and <a href="/wiki/KJLH" title="KJLH">KJLH</a> broadcast <i>Bridging the Gap</i>, a special joint call-in program aiming to improve relations between the black and Korean communities.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 1993, Keymarket Communications purchased KBLA and <a href="/wiki/KNAC" class="mw-redirect" title="KNAC">KNAC</a> from Sands for $12.1 million.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1995, KBLA broadcast two hours of English talk and music programs nightly to appeal to Korean Americans who do not speak Korean.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 1995, <a href="/wiki/River_City_Broadcasting" title="River City Broadcasting">River City Broadcasting</a> purchased Keymarket Communications and its radio stations including KBLA for over $130 million total.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group" title="Sinclair Broadcast Group">Sinclair Broadcast Group</a> owned KBLA beginning in 1996 when River City merged with Sinclair.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>KBLA reporter Richard Choi was convicted of <a href="/wiki/Slander" class="mw-redirect" title="Slander">slander</a> and fined US$1,800 by a South Korean court in February 1998 after reporting on alleged economic troubles of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Korea_Times" title="The Korea Times">The Korea Times</a></i>, which owned a competing Korean station in Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1998, Radio Unica purchased KBLA for $21 million and added the station to its national Spanish network of the same name.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, <a href="/wiki/Multicultural_Broadcasting" title="Multicultural Broadcasting">Multicultural Broadcasting</a> purchased KBLA and 14 other stations for a total $150 million.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among its new programs were <i>Todo para la Mujer</i>, a Mexican radio program hosted by <a href="/wiki/Maxine_Woodside" title="Maxine Woodside">Maxine Woodside</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Carney_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carney-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 31, 2004, KBLA became the original West Coast affiliate of <a href="/wiki/Air_America_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Air America Radio">Air America Radio</a>, airing talk shows hosted by <a href="/wiki/Al_Franken" title="Al Franken">Al Franken</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randi_Rhodes" title="Randi Rhodes">Randi Rhodes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Janeane_Garofalo" title="Janeane Garofalo">Janeane Garofalo</a> among others. On April 14, the shows were no longer available due to a payment dispute between Air America and Multicultural Broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Carney_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carney-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/KEIB" title="KEIB">KTLK</a> became the Air America affiliate for Los Angeles in 2005. </p><p>Branded "Radio Zion" with offices in <a href="/wiki/Downey,_California" title="Downey, California">Downey</a>, KBLA changed to a Spanish Christian format on September 16, 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Radio Zion moved to <a href="/wiki/XESURF-AM" title="XESURF-AM">XESURF-AM</a> in Tijuana in September 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Spanish Christian format continued through 2020 under other brands, most recently "Radio Esperanza".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, <a href="/wiki/Tavis_Smiley" title="Tavis Smiley">Tavis Smiley</a>, former talk show host on <a href="/wiki/BET" title="BET">BET</a> and <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>, purchased KBLA for $7.15 million.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the license assignment was not yet complete, the station began broadcasting on June 19, 2021. A three-hour program introduced the talk show hosts and repeated until 6 AM June 21, 2021, at which time KBLA began live programming.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elston Howard Butler, former manager of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> urban contemporary FM station <a href="/wiki/KJLH" title="KJLH">KJLH</a>, is KBLA's president and general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations">Operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>KBLA broadcasts with a power of 50,000 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watts</a> day and night, using a complex <a href="/wiki/Directional_antenna" title="Directional antenna">directional antenna</a> utilizing 6 towers. The <a href="/wiki/Transmitter" title="Transmitter">transmitter</a> is off North Alvarado Street, near <a href="/wiki/Glendale_Boulevard" title="Glendale Boulevard">Glendale Boulevard</a>, in Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because <a href="/wiki/1580_AM" title="1580 AM">1580 AM</a> is a Canadian <a href="/wiki/Clear_channel_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Clear channel station">clear channel frequency</a>, KBLA's signal is directional at night. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=KBLA&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span 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href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Licensing+and+Management+System&rft.atitle=Facility+Technical+Data+for+KBLA&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fenterpriseefiling.fcc.gov%2Fdataentry%2Fpublic%2Ftv%2FpublicFacilityTechDetails.html%3FfacilityId%3D34385&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKBLA" class="Z3988"></span> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KOWL_goes_on_air-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-KOWL_goes_on_air_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KOWL_goes_on_air_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KOWL_goes_on_air_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-08-11-BC.pdf">"KOWL Goes on Air, Is Owned by Croghan"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Broadcasting-Telecasting</i>. Vol. 33, no. 6. August 11, 1947. p. 32<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">metropolitan area</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KLAC" title="KLAC">570</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAVL" title="KAVL">610</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFI" title="KFI">640</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSPN_(AM)" title="KSPN (AM)">710</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBRT" title="KBRT">740</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KABC_(AM)" title="KABC (AM)">790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAA_(AM)" title="KLAA (AM)">830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLA" title="KRLA">870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KALI_(AM)" title="KALI (AM)">900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHJ_(AM)" title="KHJ (AM)">930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFWB" title="KFWB">980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTNQ" title="KTNQ">1020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX_(AM)" title="KNX (AM)">1070</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWVE_(AM)" title="KWVE (AM)">1110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEIB" title="KEIB">1150</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KGBN" title="KGBN">1190</a></li> <li>1220 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KHTS_(AM)" title="KHTS (AM)">KHTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTMZ" title="KTMZ">KTMZ</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYPA" title="KYPA">1230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO_(AM)" title="KKGO (AM)">1260</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFRN" class="mw-redirect" title="KFRN">1280</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAZN" title="KAZN">1300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWKW" title="KWKW">1330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOSS" title="KOSS">1380</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLTX" title="KLTX">1390</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMRB" title="KMRB">1430</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTYM" title="KTYM">1460</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUTY" title="KUTY">1470</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVNR" title="KVNR">1480</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMPC" title="KMPC">1540</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1580</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAHZ" title="KAHZ">1600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCHUNG_Radio" title="KCHUNG Radio">1630</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFOX_(AM)" title="KFOX (AM)">1650</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KZNO-LD" title="KZNO-LD">87.7</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKJZ" title="KKJZ">88.1</a></li> <li>88.5 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KCSN" title="KCSN">KCSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSBR" title="KSBR">KSBR</a></li></ul></li> <li>88.7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KISL" title="KISL">KISL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSPC" title="KSPC">KSPC</a></li></ul></li> <li>88.9 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KTLW" title="KTLW">KTLW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUCI" title="KUCI">KUCI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXLU" title="KXLU">KXLU</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPCC_(FM)" title="KPCC (FM)">89.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCRW" title="KCRW">89.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSAK" title="KSAK">90.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPFK" title="KPFK">90.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUSC" title="KUSC">91.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRRL" title="KRRL">92.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYLA" title="KYLA">92.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCBS-FM" title="KCBS-FM">93.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDAY" title="KDAY">93.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLLI_(FM)" title="KLLI (FM)">93.9</a></li> <li>94.3 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBUA" title="KBUA">KBUA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEBN" title="KEBN">KEBN</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTWV" title="KTWV">94.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLOS" title="KLOS">95.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAIA_(FM)" title="KAIA (FM)">95.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXOL-FM" title="KXOL-FM">96.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWIZ" title="KWIZ">96.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX-FM" title="KNX-FM">97.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAX-FM" title="KLAX-FM">97.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">98.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYSR" title="KYSR">98.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLA-FM" title="KKLA-FM">99.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLQ_(FM)" title="KKLQ (FM)">100.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRTH" title="KRTH">101.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSCA_(FM)" title="KSCA (FM)">101.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJLH" title="KJLH">102.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KIIS-FM" title="KIIS-FM">102.7</a></li> <li>103.1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KDLD" title="KDLD">KDLD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDLD" title="KDLD">KDLE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOST" title="KOST">103.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">103.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBIG" title="KBIG">104.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO-FM" title="KKGO-FM">105.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUE" title="KBUE">105.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPWR" title="KPWR">105.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KALI-FM" title="KALI-FM">106.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KROQ-FM" title="KROQ-FM">106.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSSE" title="KSSE">107.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">107.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWVE-FM" title="KWVE-FM">107.9</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Low-power_broadcasting" title="Low-power broadcasting">LPFM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KGAP-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KGAP-LP (page does not exist)">96.7</a></li> <li>99.1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBUU-LP" title="KBUU-LP">KBUU-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLBP-LP" title="KLBP-LP">KLBP-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dublab" title="Dublab">KLDB-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KTPC-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KTPC-LP (page does not exist)">KTPC-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KZUT-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KZUT-LP (page does not exist)">KZUT-LP</a></li></ul></li> <li>101.5 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KFQM-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="KFQM-LP">KFQM-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KGFI-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KGFI-LP (page does not exist)">KGFI-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOCI-LP" title="KOCI-LP">KOCI-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOCL-LP" title="KOCL-LP">KOCL-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KQBH-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KQBH-LP (page does not exist)">KQBH-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KQSG-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KQSG-LP (page does not exist)">KQSG-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KZKA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KZKA-LP (page does not exist)">KZKA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KZNQ-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KZNQ-LP (page does not exist)">KZNQ-LP</a></li></ul></li> <li>104.7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KQEV-LP" title="KQEV-LP">KQEV-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KRQL-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KRQL-LP (page does not exist)">KRQL-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KSXA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KSXA-LP (page does not exist)">KSXA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXRN-LP" title="KXRN-LP">KXRN-LP</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_relay_station" title="Broadcast relay station">Translator</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K205EP" class="mw-redirect" title="K205EP">88.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K212FA" class="mw-redirect" title="K212FA">90.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K252FO" class="mw-redirect" title="K252FO">98.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K256CX" class="mw-redirect" title="K256CX">99.1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio" title="NOAA Weather Radio">NOAA Weather Radio</a><br />frequency</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WZ2505" class="mw-redirect" title="WZ2505">162.4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWG21" class="mw-redirect" title="WWG21">162.45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNG584" class="mw-redirect" title="WNG584">162.525</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWO37" class="mw-redirect" title="KWO37">162.55</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">Digital radio</a><br />by frequency & subchannel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBRT" title="KBRT">740</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMZT_(AM)" class="mw-redirect" title="KMZT (AM)">1260</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKJZ" title="KKJZ">88.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKJZ" title="KKJZ">88.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKJZ" title="KKJZ">88.1-3</a></li> <li>KCSN <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KCSN" title="KCSN">88.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCSN" title="KCSN">88.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCSN" title="KCSN">88.5-3</a></li></ul></li> <li>KSBR <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KSBR" title="KSBR">88.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSBR" title="KSBR">88.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSBR" title="KSBR">88.5-3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPCC_(radio_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="KPCC (radio station)">89.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPCC_(radio_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="KPCC (radio station)">89.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCRW" title="KCRW">89.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCRW" title="KCRW">89.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUSC" title="KUSC">91.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRRL" title="KRRL">92.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRRL#HD_Radio" title="KRRL">92.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCBS-FM" title="KCBS-FM">93.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFRG" title="KFRG">93.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCBS-FM" title="KCBS-FM">93.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDAY" title="KDAY">93.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLLI_(FM)" title="KLLI (FM)">93.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLLI_(FM)" title="KLLI (FM)">93.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTWV" title="KTWV">94.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTWV" title="KTWV">94.7-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLOS" title="KLOS">95.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLOS" title="KLOS">95.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLOS" title="KLOS">95.5-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX-FM" title="KNX-FM">97.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">97.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX-FM" title="KNX-FM">97.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAX-FM" title="KLAX-FM">97.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAX-FM" title="KLAX-FM">97.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYSR" title="KYSR">98.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAC_(AM)" class="mw-redirect" title="KLAC (AM)">98.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUU-LP" title="KBUU-LP">99.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUU-LP" title="KBUU-LP">99.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUU-LP" title="KBUU-LP">99.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLQ_(FM)" title="KKLQ (FM)">100.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLQ_(FM)#HD_radio" title="KKLQ (FM)">100.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLQ_(FM)#HD_radio" title="KKLQ (FM)">100.3-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRTH" title="KRTH">101.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">101.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSCA_(FM)" title="KSCA (FM)">101.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTNQ" title="KTNQ">101.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSCA_(FM)" title="KSCA (FM)">101.9-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">101.9-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJLH" title="KJLH">102.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KIIS-FM" title="KIIS-FM">102.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOST" title="KOST">103.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFI" title="KFI">103.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">103.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">103.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTNQ" title="KTNQ">103.9-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBIG" title="KBIG">104.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">104.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO-FM" title="KKGO-FM">105.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO-FM" title="KKGO-FM">105.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO-FM" title="KKGO-FM">105.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO_(AM)" title="KKGO (AM)">105.1-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPWR" title="KPWR">105.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDAY" title="KDAY">105.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KALI-FM" title="KALI-FM">106.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYPA" title="KYPA">106.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAZN" title="KAZN">106.3-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KROQ-FM" title="KROQ-FM">106.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KROQ-FM" title="KROQ-FM">106.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">107.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">107.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">107.5-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">107.5-4</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">call sign</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K205EP" class="mw-redirect" title="K205EP">K205EP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K212FA" class="mw-redirect" title="K212FA">K212FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K252FO" class="mw-redirect" title="K252FO">K252FO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K256CX" class="mw-redirect" title="K256CX">K256CX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KABC_(AM)" title="KABC (AM)">KABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAHZ" title="KAHZ">KAHZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAIA-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="KAIA-FM">KAIA-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KALI_(AM)" title="KALI (AM)">KALI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KALI-FM" title="KALI-FM">KALI-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KYPA" title="KYPA">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAZN" title="KAZN">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAVL" title="KAVL">KAVL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAZN" title="KAZN">KAZN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBIG" title="KBIG">KBIG</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">KBLA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBRT" title="KBRT">KBRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUA" title="KBUA">KBUA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUE" title="KBUE">KBUE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUU-LP" title="KBUU-LP">KBUU-LP</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBUU-LP" title="KBUU-LP">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBUU-LP" title="KBUU-LP">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCBS-FM" title="KCBS-FM">KCBS-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KFRG" title="KFRG">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Sports Radio">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCRW" title="KCRW">KCRW</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KCRW" title="KCRW">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCSN" title="KCSN">KCSN</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KCSN" title="KCSN">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCSN" title="KCSN">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDAY" title="KDAY">KDAY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDLD" title="KDLD">KDLD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDLD" title="KDLD">KDLE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEBN" title="KEBN">KEBN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEIB" title="KEIB">KEIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFI" title="KFI">KFI</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFRN" class="mw-redirect" title="KFRN">KFRN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFQM-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="KFQM-LP">KFQM-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFWB" title="KFWB">KFWB</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KGAP-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KGAP-LP (page does not exist)">KGAP-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KGBN" title="KGBN">KGBN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KGFI-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KGFI-LP (page does not exist)">KGFI-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHJ_(AM)" title="KHJ (AM)">KHJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHPY" title="KHPY">KHPY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHTS_(AM)" title="KHTS (AM)">KHTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KIIS-FM" title="KIIS-FM">KIIS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KISL" title="KISL">KISL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJLH" title="KJLH">KJLH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO_(AM)" title="KKGO (AM)">KKGO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO-FM" title="KKGO-FM">KKGO-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KKGO-FM" title="KKGO-FM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO-FM" title="KKGO-FM">HD3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKGO_(AM)" title="KKGO (AM)">HD4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKJZ" title="KKJZ">KKJZ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KKJZ" title="KKJZ">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKJZ" title="KKJZ">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLA-FM" title="KKLA-FM">KKLA-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLQ_(FM)" title="KKLQ (FM)">KKLQ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KKLQ_(FM)#HD_radio" title="KKLQ (FM)">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKLQ_(FM)#HD_radio" title="KKLQ (FM)">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAA_(AM)" title="KLAA (AM)">KLAA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAC" title="KLAC">KLAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAX-FM" title="KLAX-FM">KLAX-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KLAX-FM" title="KLAX-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLBP-LP" title="KLBP-LP">KLBP-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dublab" title="Dublab">KLDB-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLLI_(FM)" title="KLLI (FM)">KLLI</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KLLI_(FM)" title="KLLI (FM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLOS" title="KLOS">KLOS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KLOS" title="KLOS">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLOS" title="KLOS">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLTX" title="KLTX">KLTX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">KLVE</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">HD3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">HD4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMPC" title="KMPC">KMPC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMRB" title="KMRB">KMRB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX_(AM)" title="KNX (AM)">KNX</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX-FM" title="KNX-FM">KNX-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX-FM" title="KNX-FM">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOCI-LP" title="KOCI-LP">KOCI-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOCL-LP" title="KOCL-LP">KOCL-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOSS" title="KOSS">KOSS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOST" title="KOST">KOST</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KFI" title="KFI">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPCC_(FM)" title="KPCC (FM)">KPCC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KPCC_(FM)" title="KPCC (FM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPFK" title="KPFK">KPFK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPWR" title="KPWR">KPWR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KDAY" title="KDAY">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KQBH-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KQBH-LP (page does not exist)">KQBH-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQEV-LP" title="KQEV-LP">KQEV-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KQSG-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KQSG-LP (page does not exist)">KQSG-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">KRCD</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTNQ" title="KTNQ">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">KRCV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLA" title="KRLA">KRLA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KROQ-FM" title="KROQ-FM">KROQ-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KROQ-FM" title="KROQ-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KRQL-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KRQL-LP (page does not exist)">KRQL-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRRL" title="KRRL">KRRL</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KRRL" title="KRRL">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRTH" title="KRTH">KRTH</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSAK" title="KSAK">KSAK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSBR" title="KSBR">KSBR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KSBR" title="KSBR">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSBR" title="KSBR">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSCA_(FM)" title="KSCA (FM)">KSCA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KTNQ" title="KTNQ">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSCA_(FM)" title="KSCA (FM)">HD3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">HD4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSPA" title="KSPA">KSPA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSPC" title="KSPC">KSPC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSPN_(AM)" title="KSPN (AM)">KSPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSSE" title="KSSE">KSSE</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KSXA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KSXA-LP (page does not exist)">KSXA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTLW" title="KTLW">KTLW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTMZ" title="KTMZ">KTMZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTNQ" title="KTNQ">KTNQ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KTPC-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KTPC-LP (page does not exist)">KTPC-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTWV" title="KTWV">KTWV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KTWV" title="KTWV">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTYM" title="KTYM">KTYM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUCI" title="KUCI">KUCI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUSC" title="KUSC">KUSC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUTY" title="KUTY">KUTY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWIZ" title="KWIZ">KWIZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWKW" title="KWKW">KWKW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWVE_(AM)" title="KWVE (AM)">KWVE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWVE-FM" title="KWVE-FM">KWVE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWO37" class="mw-redirect" title="KWO37">KWO37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXLU" title="KXLU">KXLU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXOL-FM" title="KXOL-FM">KXOL-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXRN-LP" title="KXRN-LP">KXRN-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYLA" title="KYLA">KYLA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYPA" title="KYPA">KYPA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYSR" title="KYSR">KYSR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KLAC_(AM)" class="mw-redirect" title="KLAC (AM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KZKA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KZKA-LP (page does not exist)">KZKA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KZNO-LD" title="KZNO-LD">KZNO-LD</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KZNQ-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KZNQ-LP (page does not exist)">KZNQ-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KZUT-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KZUT-LP (page does not exist)">KZUT-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWG21" class="mw-redirect" title="WWG21">WWG21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNG584" class="mw-redirect" title="WNG584">WNG584</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZ2505" class="mw-redirect" title="WZ2505">WZ2505</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCHUNG_Radio" title="KCHUNG Radio">"KCHUNG"</a><sup>2</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Internet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radio_Rock_On&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Radio Rock On (page does not exist)">Radio Rock On</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBPK" title="KBPK">KBPK (90.1 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWKW" title="KWKW">KFAC (1330 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFI-FM" title="KFI-FM">KFI-FM (105.9 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFSG_(Los_Angeles)" title="KFSG (Los Angeles)">KFSG (1150 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFXM-LP_(Lancaster,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="KFXM-LP (Lancaster, California)">KFXM-LP (98.3 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KHBG-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KHBG-LP (page does not exist)">KHBG-LP (101.5 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMET_(FM)" title="KMET (FM)">KMET (94.7 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNAC" class="mw-redirect" title="KNAC">KNAC (105.5 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNHS_(California)" title="KNHS (California)">KNHS (89.7 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOG_(AM)" title="KOG (AM)">KOG (833 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPPC_(AM)" title="KPPC (AM)">KPPC (1240 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQL" title="KQL">KQL (833 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQLZ_(defunct)" class="mw-redirect" title="KQLZ (defunct)">KQLZ (100.3 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KROQ_(1500_AM)" title="KROQ (1500 AM)">KROQ (1500 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSFV-CD" title="KSFV-CD">KSFV-CA</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KSXS-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KSXS-LP (page does not exist)">KSXS-LP (107.9 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYJ_(Los_Angeles)" title="KYJ (Los Angeles)">KYJ (833 AM)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt>Radio stations in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">Greater Los Angeles</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:LA_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:LA Radio">Los Angeles</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Lancaster-Palmdale_Radio" title="Template:Lancaster-Palmdale Radio">Lancaster-Palmdale</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Ventura_County_Radio" title="Template:Ventura County Radio">Oxnard-Ventura</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:IE_Radio" title="Template:IE Radio">Riverside-San Bernardino</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div> <dl><dt>Other nearby regions</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Bakersfield_Radio" title="Template:Bakersfield Radio">Bakersfield</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:San_Diego_Radio" title="Template:San Diego Radio">San Diego</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Santa_Barbara_Radio" title="Template:Santa Barbara Radio">Santa Barbara</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Victor_Valley_Radio" title="Template:Victor Valley Radio">Victor Valley/Barstow</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_California" title="List of radio stations in California">List of radio stations in California</a></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Los_Angeles" title="Category:Mass media in Los Angeles">Mass media in Los Angeles</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Radio_stations_in_Los_Angeles" title="Category:Radio stations in Los Angeles">Radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Television_stations_in_Los_Angeles" title="Category:Television stations in Los Angeles">TV stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Newspapers_published_in_Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Category:Newspapers published in Greater Los Angeles">Newspapers</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd><span class="nowrap">1. <a href="/wiki/Clear-channel_station" title="Clear-channel station">Clear-channel stations</a> with extended nighttime coverage.</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">2. Notable <a href="/wiki/Title_47_CFR_Part_15" title="Title 47 CFR Part 15">Part 15</a> station.</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">3. <a href="/wiki/Channel_6_radio_stations_in_the_United_States" title="Channel 6 radio stations in the United States">Audio from channel 6 TV station</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap">4. 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