This is the Los Angeles History section of
The Broadcast Archive
Maintained by: Barry Mishkind - The Eclectic Engineer
Last Update 5/25/08
Los Angeles, California has always been a unique market. As the #2 market in the country, and a radio dial filled with signals from top to bottom, LA Radio has been a "starting point" for many hits and trends. With the proximity of the movie studios, LA Television has had access to more talent than most other markets combined. With such resources, creativity has been a hallmark of the market.
The history of broadcasting in Los Angeles is filled with interesting stories, from car dealers to religious figures. We invite you to visit, enjoy, even share some history with us.
| Features: | |
| Station histories: click on call letters below | |
| The History of the Mt. Wilson tower site - Marvin Collins | |
| Peter Elsesser has shared some more pix of Mt Wilson | |
| LA Pioneers page | |
| Newcomb Weisenberger remembers KFI | |
| KRLA page - pictures, history | |
| One of the last (perhaps the last) horizontal antenna used for broadcasting in the US ... 1230 KYPA |
Radio Dialing (1921 - 1938 - Current)
Los Angeles AM Radio - 1921:
Los Angeles AM Radio - 1938:
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between the years: KRLA (1110) 1941-2000
| kHz | calls/locality | power watts | #towers | Mode | Format | Notes | |
| 570 | KLAC Los Angeles | 5000 | 1D 2N | DA-N | Sports | Clear Channel | Lakers |
| 640 | KFI Los Angeles | 50000 | 1 | NDA | News/talk | Clear Channel | |
| 670 | KIRN Simi Valley | 5000 D 3000 N | 3 | DA-1 | Ethnic | Lotus | CP to increase power expired |
| 710 | KSPN Los Angeles | 50000 D 10000 N | 1D 3N | DA-N | Sports | Disney/ABC | The
original KMPC. Clippers, USC |
| 740 | KBRT Avalon | 10000 D 113 N | 3D 3N | DA-2 | Religious | Kiertron | |
| 790 | KABC Los Angeles | 5000 | 1D 2N | DA-N | News/talk | Citadel | Dodgers (starting 2008) |
| 830 | KLAA Orange | 50000 D 20000 N | 1D 3N | DA-N | Talk | LA Angels | was KMXE,KPLS, Angels(2008) Ducks |
| 870 | KRLA Glendale | 50000 D 3000 N | 3D 3N | DA-2 | News/talk | Salem | Was KIEV. App for 37Kw N |
| 930 | KHJ Los Angeles | 5000 | 1D 2N | DA-N | Spanish | Liberman | Previous home of "Boss radio" Dodgers(2008) |
| 980 | KFWB Los Angeles | 5000 | 1 | NDA | News | CBS | |
| 1020 | KTNQ Los Angeles | 50000 | 5D 4N | DA-2 | Spanish | Univision | Buildings built around towers |
| 1070 | KNX Los Angeles | 50000 | 1 | NDA | News | CBS | Class A |
| 1110 | KDIS Pasadena | 50000 D 20000 N | 2D 4N | DA-2 | Children's | Disney/ABC | The original KRLA (KXLA) |
| 1150 | KTLK Los Angeles | 50000 D 44000 N | 5D 5N | DA-2 | Talk | Clear Channel | Diplexed with KTNQ |
| 1190 | KXMX Orange | 20000 D 1300 N | 4D 4N | DA-2 | Ethnic | Salem | |
| 1260 | KGIL Beverly Hills | 20000 D 7500 N | 4D 4N | DA-2 | News/talkDNostalgiaN | Mount Wilson | Was KKGO.KSUR |
| 1300 | KAZN Pasadena | 5000 D 1000N | 3D 3N | DA-2 | Asian | Multicultural | |
| CP 23000 D 1000N | 6D 3N | DA-2 | |||||
| 1330 | KWKW Los Angeles | 5000 | 1D 2N | DA-N | Spanish Sports | Lotus | Lakers, Angels(2008) |
| 1370 | KWRM Corona | 5000 D 2500 N | 5D 3N | DA-2 | Ethnic | ||
| 1390 | KLTX Long Beach | 5000 D 3600 N | 3D 2N | DA-2 | Spanish Religious | Nueva Vida | |
| 1430 | KMRB San Gabriel | 5000 | 2D 3N | DA-2 | Cantonese | Multicultural | |
| CP 50000 D 9800 N | 4D 4N | DA-2 | |||||
| 1460 | KTYM Inglewood | 5000 D 500 N | 2D 2N | DA-2 | Urban Gospel | Pittman | |
| 1480 | KVNR Santa Ana | 5000 | 3D 4N | DA-2 | Vietnamese | ||
| 1510 | KSPA Ontario | 10000 D 1000 N | 3D 4N | DA-2 | Standards | Astor | 2 Apps to increase power |
| 1540 | KMPC Los Angeles | 50000 D 37000 N | 6D 6N | DA-2 | Korean | P and Y | Was KZLA,KSKQ,KSCD |
| 1580 | KBLA Santa Monica | 50000 | 4D 6N | DA-2 | Spanish | Multicultural | Was KDAY |
| 1600 | KAHZ Pomona | 5000 | 1D 2N | DA-N | Ethnic | Multicultural | App for 20kw D 10kw N |
| 1650 | KFOX Torrance | 10000 D 490 N | 1 | NDA | Asian | HK Media | |
| 1670 | KHPY Moreno Valley | 10000 D 9000 N | 3D 3N | DA-2 | Van Voorhis |
FM
| 88.1 | KKJZ | Long Beach | ||
| 88.5 | KCSN | Los Angeles | ||
| 88.9 | KXLU | Los Angeles | ||
| 88.9 | KUCI | Irvine | ||
| 89.9 | KCRW | Santa Monica | ||
| 90.7 | KPFK | Los Angeles | ||
| 91.5 | KUSC | Los Angeles | ||
| 92.3 | KHHT | Los Angeles | Clear Channel | |
| 93.1 | KCBS | Los Angeles | Infinity | |
| 93.5 | KDAY | Redondo Beach | ||
| 93.9 | KZLA | Los Angeles | Emmis | |
| 94.3 | KBUA | San Fernando | Lbi Radio | |
| 94.7 | KTWV | Los Angeles | Infinity | |
| 95.5 | KLOS | Los Angeles | ||
| 95.9 | KFSH | Anahiem | ||
| 96.3 | KXOL | Los Angeles | ||
| 96.7 | KWIZ | Santa Ana | Lbi Radio | |
| 97.1 | KLSX | Los Angeles | Infinity | |
| 97.5 | KLYY | Riverside | Entravision | |
| 97.9 | KLAX | East Los Angeles | ||
| 98.3 | KRCV | West Covina | ||
| 98.7 | KYSR | Los Angeles | ||
| 99.5 | KKLA | Los Angeles | ||
| 100.3 | KKBT | Los Angeles | ||
| 101.1 | KRTH | Los Angeles | Infinity | |
| 101.9 | KSCA | Glendale | Univision | |
| 102.3 | KJLH | Compton | ||
| 102.7 | KIIS | Los Angeles | Clear Channel | |
| 103.1 | KDLD | Santa Monica | Entravision | |
| 103.5 | KOST | Los Angeles | Clear Channel | |
| 103.9 | KRCD | Inglewood | Univision | |
| 104.3 | KBIG | Los Angeles | Clear Channel | |
| 105.1 | KMZT | Los Angeles | ||
| 105.5 | KBUE | Long Beach | Lbi Radio | |
| 105.9 | KPWR | Los Angeles | Emmis | |
| 106.3 | KALI | Santa Ana | ||
| 106.7 | KROQ | Pasadena | Infinity | |
| 107.1 | KSSE | Arcadia | Entravision | |
| 107.5 | KLVE | Los Angeles | ||
| 107.9 | KWVE | San Clemente |
Thanks to Jeffrey.P.Bottalico for his help on this page.
