Broadcast area | Santa Maria— Lompoc, California |
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Frequency | 1410 kHz |
Branding | Y'all 103.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | May 25, 1963 |
Former call signs |
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Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51263 |
Class | D |
Power | 500
watts day 77 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°39′47″N 120°22′58″W / 34.66306°N 120.38278°W |
Translator(s) | 103.7 K279CY ( Lompoc) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website |
www |
KTNK (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station, established in 1963, [3] is owned by STICKS MEDIA, LLC [1] and broadcasts a country music format. KTNK features programming from Westwood One.
The station first signed on May 25, 1963, as KKOK. [3] The station underwent several call sign changes over the next two decades: first to KBIK in 1977; then, to KLVV two years later on November 8, 1979; and finally, to KLLB on August 22, 1983. [4]
In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KLLB and its FM sister station KRQK (100.9 FM, now 100.3) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million. [5] On September 1, 1987, the AM outlet changed its call letters to KTME. [4] On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Nova Broadcasting—Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million. [6]
The station changed hands several times in the 1990s. Nova Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000 in May 1993. [7] In March 1995, Padre Serra traded KTME for KSBQ (1480 AM), owned by Los Padres Broadcasting Corporation. Like KTME, KSBQ was licensed to Lompoc, California and broadcast in Spanish. [8] In November 1996, Classic Communications Corporation purchased the station for only $20,000. [9] KTME saw a new owner just one year later as Classic sold the then- silent station to Santa Maria-based Blackhawk Communications for $80,000. [10]
In April 2006, Mapleton Communications sold KTME and the station it was simulcasting, KUHL (1440 AM) in Santa Maria, to Knight Broadcasting Inc. [11] KTME changed its call letters to KINF on July 31, 2006, then to KUHL that September. On January 27, 2009, the station became KSMA. [4]
In February 2014, Knight Broadcasting sold KSMA to Michael Alan Day's Cross and Crown Broadcasting Corporation for $160,000; the transaction closed in May. At the time of the sale, KSMA broadcast a classic country format that was branded as "AM 1410 The Range". [12] [13] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KTNK on May 6, 2014. [4]
In September 2023, the station quietly relaunched as "Y'all 103.7", with the station adding a small, but noticeable, number of current and recurrent country hits to the still gold-based format. The previous iteration of the format continues on an online exclusive stream. [14]
Broadcast area | Santa Maria— Lompoc, California |
---|---|
Frequency | 1410 kHz |
Branding | Y'all 103.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
|
History | |
First air date | May 25, 1963 |
Former call signs |
|
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51263 |
Class | D |
Power | 500
watts day 77 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°39′47″N 120°22′58″W / 34.66306°N 120.38278°W |
Translator(s) | 103.7 K279CY ( Lompoc) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website |
www |
KTNK (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station, established in 1963, [3] is owned by STICKS MEDIA, LLC [1] and broadcasts a country music format. KTNK features programming from Westwood One.
The station first signed on May 25, 1963, as KKOK. [3] The station underwent several call sign changes over the next two decades: first to KBIK in 1977; then, to KLVV two years later on November 8, 1979; and finally, to KLLB on August 22, 1983. [4]
In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KLLB and its FM sister station KRQK (100.9 FM, now 100.3) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million. [5] On September 1, 1987, the AM outlet changed its call letters to KTME. [4] On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Nova Broadcasting—Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million. [6]
The station changed hands several times in the 1990s. Nova Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000 in May 1993. [7] In March 1995, Padre Serra traded KTME for KSBQ (1480 AM), owned by Los Padres Broadcasting Corporation. Like KTME, KSBQ was licensed to Lompoc, California and broadcast in Spanish. [8] In November 1996, Classic Communications Corporation purchased the station for only $20,000. [9] KTME saw a new owner just one year later as Classic sold the then- silent station to Santa Maria-based Blackhawk Communications for $80,000. [10]
In April 2006, Mapleton Communications sold KTME and the station it was simulcasting, KUHL (1440 AM) in Santa Maria, to Knight Broadcasting Inc. [11] KTME changed its call letters to KINF on July 31, 2006, then to KUHL that September. On January 27, 2009, the station became KSMA. [4]
In February 2014, Knight Broadcasting sold KSMA to Michael Alan Day's Cross and Crown Broadcasting Corporation for $160,000; the transaction closed in May. At the time of the sale, KSMA broadcast a classic country format that was branded as "AM 1410 The Range". [12] [13] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KTNK on May 6, 2014. [4]
In September 2023, the station quietly relaunched as "Y'all 103.7", with the station adding a small, but noticeable, number of current and recurrent country hits to the still gold-based format. The previous iteration of the format continues on an online exclusive stream. [14]