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Radio station in Redondo Beach, California, United States

KDAY Redondo Beach, California United States Broadcast area Los Angeles County and Orange County Frequency 93.5 MHz (HD Radio) Branding 93.5 KDAY Programming Format Classic hip-hop Affiliations Compass Media Networks Ownership Owner Meruelo Group (Meruelo Radio Holdings, LLC) Sister stations KDEY-FM KLLI KLOS KPWR History First air date 1961 (1961) Former call signs KAPP-FM (1961–1965) KKOP (1965–1978) KFOX (1978–2000) KMJR (2000–2001) KFSG (2001–2003) KZAB (2003–2004) Call sign meaning Original KDAY (AM) was a Daytimer (i.e., shut down at night) Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 10100 Class A ERP 4,200 watts HAAT 117 meters (384 ft) Transmitter coordinates 34°0′19″N 118°21′44″W / 34.00528°N 118.36222°W / 34.00528; -118.36222 Repeater 93.5 KDEY-FM (Ontario) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen Live Website 935kday.com

**KDAY** (93.5 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "93.5 KDAY") is a [radio station](/source/Radio_station) that is licensed to [Redondo Beach, California](/source/Redondo_Beach%2C_California) and serves the [Greater Los Angeles](/source/Greater_Los_Angeles) area. The station is owned by [Meruelo Media](/source/Alex_Meruelo) and airs a [classic hip hop](/source/Classic_hip_hop) [format](/source/Radio_format). The station's studios are located in [Burbank](/source/Burbank%2C_California) and its transmitter is in [Baldwin Hills](/source/Baldwin_Hills%2C_Los_Angeles). KDAY also extends its signal coverage into the [Inland Empire](/source/Inland_Empire) by adding a full power simulcast, [KDEY-FM](/source/KDEY-FM) in [Ontario, California](/source/Ontario%2C_California) to fill in all of the overlapping and gaping issues and problems in its eastern coverage area.[2]

KDAY's [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio) format is [R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues).

## History of KDAY

### The original KDAY on 1580 AM

See also: [KBLA](/source/KBLA)

KDAY first signed on in 1948 as a 10,000-[watt](/source/Watt) [soul](/source/Soul_music)/[R&B](/source/R%26B) outlet at 1580 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting). Its [call sign](/source/Call_sign) represented the fact that it was a "[daytimer](/source/Daytimer)"; i.e., it broadcast only during daytime hours and signed off every evening.[3][4] It flipped to a [top 40](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) format a short time later.

After his firing from [WABC](/source/WABC_(AM)) in November 1959, famed [disc jockey](/source/Disc_jockey) [Alan Freed](/source/Alan_Freed) arrived at KDAY and worked there for about one year. By that time the station had a 50,000-watt transmitter but was on-air only during the daytime.[5]

In 1960, [George Carlin](/source/George_Carlin), with his comedy partner [Jack Burns](/source/Jack_Burns), arrived in Los Angeles and were hired at KDAY for their comedic stylings. They performed in area coffee houses when the radio station went off the air at sunset and were subsequently discovered and performed on *[Tonight Starring Jack Paar](/source/Tonight_Starring_Jack_Paar)*. Carlin and Burns worked at the station for less than six months.[6] In 1972, KDAY switched to [album-oriented rock](/source/Album-oriented_rock) only to revert to soul/R&B in January 1974. KDAY moved its transmitter to Los Angeles in 1968, and concurrently upgraded to 50,000 watts day and night. FM stations such as [KJLH](/source/KJLH) grew in popularity in the early 1980s, cutting into KDAY's audience. KDAY fought back by hiring Greg Mack from [KMJQ](/source/KMJQ) in Houston as music director in 1983. Mack eventually added [hip hop music](/source/Hip_hop_music) to the station's playlist to appeal to mostly young [Black](/source/African_Americans) and [Latino](/source/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans) listeners. [Dr. Dre](/source/Dr._Dre) and [DJ Yella Boy](/source/DJ_Yella) became the first mixer DJs at the station.[7]: 214–216

Former KDAY radio personality Greg Mack (far left) and "mixmaster" DJ [Julio G](/source/Julio_G) (center) at the KDAY AM 1580 20th anniversary in 2003.

In the first ratings period under Mack's leadership, KDAY's ratings beat another Los Angeles Black AM station, [KGFJ](/source/KYPA), and "began to enjoy a second life as the only rap-friendly station in town and, frankly, in the entire country."[7]: 217 By September 1983, KDAY also upgraded its sound to [AM stereo](/source/AM_stereo).[8] [Dan Charnas](/source/Dan_Charnas) described KDAY's audio upgrade as "laughable" and "sounding like *two* tinny AM radios playing side by side."[7]: 293

After violence in the stands forced the cancellation of a [Run-DMC](/source/Run-DMC) concert at the [Long Beach Arena](/source/Long_Beach_Arena) for the group's *[Raising Hell](/source/Raising_Hell_(album))* tour,[9] KDAY organized a "Day of Peace" on October 9, 1986.[7]: 218 In a two-hour special, KDAY featured Run-DMC, singer [Barry White](/source/Barry_White), and boxer [Paul Gonzales](/source/Paul_Gonzales) appealing to rival [gangs](/source/Gang) to stop feuding and opened phone lines for callers to describe gangs' impact in their communities.[10] There were no murders or incidents of gang violence that day. Within two weeks, the [Bloods](/source/Bloods) and [Crips](/source/Crips), the two largest gangs in Los Angeles, signed a peace treaty.[7]: 218

In 1990, Mack left KDAY that year to work for rival KJLH. Real estate investor [Fred Sands](/source/Fred_Sands), who also owned heavy metal station [KNAC](/source/KNAC), bought KDAY the next year.[7]: 293–294[11] On March 28, 1991, at 1 p.m., KDAY switched to a [business](/source/Business_journalism) format with call letters [KBLA](/source/KBLA).[7]: 294[12]

### KDAY at 93.5 FM

KDAY was resurrected on 93.5 FM on September 20, 2004, offering a [rhythmic contemporary](/source/Rhythmic_contemporary) format that emphasized [old school hip hop](/source/Classic_hip_hop), a nod to its AM heritage.[13] Although, 93.5 was branding itself as KDAY, its call letters were still KZAB. As KDAY was being used by a Radio station in [Independence](/source/Independence%2C_California) and a TV Station in [Bishop, California](/source/Bishop%2C_California). The station manager of KDAY 92.5 and TV 33 noticed 93.5's branding during a visit to LA. He would tell the stations owner Benett Kessler. After a couple of weeks, Styles Media would approach Benett about purchasing the KDAY call letter from her stations, the deal went through and on December 10, 2004 93.5 had the KDAY call letters while Bennett's stations were renamed [KSRW](/source/KSRW_(FM)).[14]

In April 2006, KDAY began moving away from rhythmic contemporary and toward an [urban contemporary](/source/Urban_contemporary) approach as the station refocused its target audience toward [African Americans](/source/African_Americans). This was in response to competitor [KPWR](/source/KPWR) (Power 106) de-emphasizing urban in favor of rhythmic contemporary in order to target Hispanic listeners. Due to sinking ratings, a month later, long-time hip-hop/R&B station [KKBT](/source/KKLQ_(FM)#KKBT_-_100.3_The_Beat) eliminated hip hop from the format, and flipped to a mixture of [urban adult contemporary](/source/Urban_adult_contemporary) (urban AC) and [urban talk](/source/Talk_radio) programs, similar in format to [KHHT](/source/KRRL) and [KJLH](/source/KJLH). (Only afterwards did KKBT change its call letters and name to KRBV and "V100".) In addition, KDAY brought [Steve Harvey](/source/Steve_Harvey) on board on [Memorial Day](/source/Memorial_Day) weekend in 2006;[15] he had been released by KKBT the previous year. Weeks later, rival KKBT signed on [Tom Joyner](/source/Tom_Joyner) to carry his syndicated morning show there; however, in December 2006, KKBT would dismiss Joyner due to low ratings, partly attributed to Harvey's success.[16][17][18]

On July 23, 2007, KDAY and sister station [KDAI](/source/KWIE_(FM)) in [Ontario, California](/source/Ontario%2C_California) temporarily switched from an [urban contemporary](/source/Urban_contemporary) format to [rhythmic contemporary](/source/Rhythmic_contemporary) under the consultancy of Harry Lyles and newly installed program director Theo. In a statement to online trade publication *All Access*, Lyles commented on the changes: "I am very excited and thrilled to be working with Don McCoy, Roy Laughlin and Theo. All we're doing is playing to the taste of Los Angeles and if we play what they want, they will listen. With [PPM](/source/Portable_People_Meter) coming, this will make things a lot more interesting in Los Angeles."[19][20] The format turnback might have been spurred by [Magic Broadcasting](/source/Magic_Broadcasting)'s July 19 sale of [KWIE](/source/KRQB) (96.1 FM, "Wild 96.1") in [San Jacinto](/source/San_Jacinto%2C_California). Originally, the KDAY call letters were intended to be dropped in favor of the station picking up the KWIE calls as "Wild 93.5". For a time, the station only referenced itself as simply "93.5" on air until it could come up with a name and a call sign to fit the rhythmic format. This happened in July 2007, when the sale of KWIE to [Liberman Broadcasting](/source/Liberman_Broadcasting) was completed and that station became KRQB. The KWIE call letters moved to the Ontario station, which at the time held the call sign KDAI.[21] After the sale was completed, the format tweak ended up being only temporary; the intent was for KWIE listeners in the [Inland Empire](/source/Inland_Empire) to migrate to the 93.5 FM signal as KDAY reverted to [urban contemporary](/source/Urban_contemporary) the following August.

On April 8, 2008, [Radio One](/source/Urban_One) inked a deal with KDAY which saw the station pick up the former "Beat" branding, logo and several syndicated shows from Radio One. The move came after Radio One sold KRBV to [Bonneville International](/source/Bonneville_International), who in turn dropped KRBV's urban AC format the previous day; that station is now [KKLQ](/source/KKLQ_(FM)). From that point, the station used the slogan "The Beat of LA", a nod to the popular hip hop station during the 1990s and early 2000s. One such personality who returned to Los Angeles radio following KRBV's flip was [Michael Baisden](/source/Michael_Baisden), host of the syndicated afternoon show *Love Lust and Lies* which debuted on KDAY August 18.[22]

On August 14, 2008, the station's signal was upgraded from 3.4 [kW](/source/Watt) to 4.2 kW thanks to a new [transmitter](/source/Broadcast_transmitter) that improved coverage throughout the [Los Angeles metropolitan area](/source/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area). The new tower replaced one that had been in use for fifty years. Also around this time, KDAY tweaked its mainstream urban format to a hybrid urban AC/urban talk approach — a direction similar to urban AC, but featuring current adult-friendly R&B music with on-air talk personalities and some hip-hop product — targeting an 18–49 audience. Most of KDAY's programming was being filled by syndicated shows during the day, except for DJ Theo's [slow jam](/source/Slow_jam) show *Theo After Hours*, which aired live weeknights. The same day, KWIE dropped its simulcast of KDAY and flipped to a [rhythmic adult contemporary](/source/Rhythmic_adult_contemporary) format branded "FLO 93.5".[23][24] According to station management, the decision to tweak KDAY's format was due to [Arbitron](/source/Arbitron)'s plans to implement the [Portable People Meter](/source/Portable_People_Meter) (PPM) in the Los Angeles radio market and where they believe they can tap into certain areas where they can attract the African American audience.[25][26] The new changes resulted in *[R&R](/source/R%26R_(magazine))* and [Nielsen BDS](/source/Nielsen_Broadcast_Data_Systems) removing the station from the Urban reporting radio panel in its August 29, 2008 issue.[27]

These changes were not popular with KDAY's listeners. Criticism arose over dropping live airstaff in favor of increased syndicated content and replacing hip hop music with the urban AC/talk format; listeners claimed the owners had ruined the legacies of both KDAY and The Beat.[28] Those upset with the new approach predicted its demise as it was already tried unsuccessfully at KKBT; they also felt that Los Angeles could not support two adult R&B outlets (the other being [KJLH](/source/KJLH), as [KHHT](/source/KRRL) was a rhythmic AC outlet aimed at Hispanics).[29]

### Return to classic hip hop

There had been hints of possible changes at KDAY coming throughout mid-2008, which became evident in the station's decision to replace [Mo'Nique](/source/Mo'Nique)'s syndicated show in October 2008 for more music-driven local content.[30] Another move would come with programming director Theo's exit several weeks later, with Adrian "AD" Scott becoming interim PD in addition to his Operations Manager duties. As a result, KDAY made a shift back to an urban format and was reinstated to the *R&R*/BDS Urban panel in January 2009. The following March, KDAY re-added local air personalities to its lineup, with DJ Dense taking middays and Tha Goodfellas, who had been handling afternoons and weekends, taking the evening slot.[31] *[The Steve Harvey Morning Show](/source/The_Steve_Harvey_Morning_Show)* was dropped on May 29, 2009, but later resurfaced on [KJLH](/source/KJLH).[32][33] In addition, Michael Baisden's nationally syndicated show, which aired in afternoon drive, was dropped on July 31, 2009. This was followed by [Keith Sweat](/source/Keith_Sweat)'s nationally syndicated show, *The Keith Sweat Hotel*.

At the "Fresh Fest" concert at [Nokia Theatre](/source/L.A._Live#Microsoft_Theater_and_The_Novo) in downtown Los Angeles, hints were made on stage (including a new logo that was shown on all stage banners and screen graphics) that a full-blown format flip to resemble the original KDAY's [classic hip hop](/source/Classic_hip_hop) sound would occur on August 17, 2009, at 7:30 a.m. At that time, after playing [Boyz II Men](/source/Boyz_II_Men)'s "[End of the Road](/source/End_of_the_Road_(Boyz_II_Men_song))", the station dropped the "Beat" branding and reverted to KDAY, with [Snoop Dogg](/source/Snoop_Dogg)'s "[Gin & Juice](/source/Gin_%26_Juice)" ushering in the new format.[34] Station spots between songs indicated that the previous syndicated fare was a programming mistake on the part of KDAY that did not reflect what Los Angeles fans wanted and that the station would "never do that again". The flip officially left Los Angeles as the largest market without an [urban contemporary](/source/Urban_contemporary) station until KHHT flipped back to that format as [KRRL](/source/KRRL) in 2015, replacing Houston in that distinction. (Houston would regain an urban contemporary outlet in KHHT's sister station [KKRW](/source/KQBT), which flipped to that format over a year before KHHT.)[35] A month later, in September 2009, KWIE would return to simulcasting KDAY under new call letters [KDEY-FM](/source/KDEY-FM).[36]

In November 2009, KDAY management hired veteran programming consultants Bill Tanner and Steve Smith to help in the evolution of the station alongside program director Adrian Scott, new operations manager Brian Bridgman, and new general manager Zeke Chaidez. Tanner explained what was in store for KDAY's future: "Brian, Steve and I have offered some refinements based on our many years of experience in Los Angeles ... We're just getting started with the music. We will be adding jocks and more surprises in the weeks ahead." On-air music mixing returned to the station with the additions of Mr. AD, Eddy Xprs, Class1c, and DJ Dense.[37]

On December 27, 2010, [Magic Broadcasting](/source/Magic_Broadcasting) announced it would sell KDAY and KDEY-FM to SoCal935, LLC for $35 million. At the time, SoCal935's principal investors Warren Chang and John Hearne also had a financial stake in Riverside [rhythmic contemporary](/source/Rhythmic_contemporary) station [KQIE](/source/KQIE).[38] The [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) (FCC) approved the sale on December 8, 2011;[39] however, even after three extensions of time to consummate the sale, the transfer of ownership never took place.

Another proposed sale of KDAY and KDEY-FM was announced April 10, 2013, this time to RBC Communications, a group led by [Chinese](/source/China)/[Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) broadcaster [Phoenix Television](/source/Phoenix_Television) and its editor-in-chief and current affairs anchor [Anthony Yuen](/source/Anthony_Yuen).[40] By October, however, RBC had pulled out of the deal, marking the second failed attempt by Magic to divest the two stations.[41]

On June 7, 2015, KDAY began airing [Art Laboe](/source/Art_Laboe)'s syndicated six-hour Sunday night [urban oldies](/source/Urban_oldies) program *The Art Laboe Connection*. Previously, the show was broadcast on KHHT until the aforementioned flip of that station in February 2015.[42]

KDEY-FM dropped its simulcast of KDAY a second time in February 2017, as the former flipped to an urban contemporary format targeting its local [Inland Empire](/source/Inland_Empire) market as "Wild 93.5". Before the switch, owner [Meruelo Media](/source/Alex_Meruelo) filed a [special temporary authority](/source/Special_temporary_authority) with the FCC for KDEY-FM by reducing power to determine any possible [co-channel interference](/source/Co-channel_interference) issues.[43] However, after just seven months, KDEY-FM would return to simulcasting with KDAY for a third time on October 30, 2017.[44]

On May 9, 2017, [Emmis Broadcasting](/source/Emmis_Broadcasting) sold KDAY competitor [KPWR](/source/KPWR) (Power 106) to Meruelo Group for $82.75 million; Meruelo began operating KPWR that July.[45] As a result of the acquisition and the company's decision to retain KPWR's rhythmic contemporary format, airstaff and management, Meruelo announced that it would relocate the KDAY studios to [Burbank](/source/Burbank%2C_California) alongside KPWR. Under Meruelo ownership, KDAY and KDEY-FM refocused their programming on classic hip hop and rhythmic throwbacks to avoid overlap.[46][47]

## History of the 93.5 FM frequency in Los Angeles

The station at 93.5 FM, licensed to [Redondo Beach, California](/source/Redondo_Beach%2C_California), signed on in 1961 as KAPP-FM and was owned by South Bay Broadcasting Company. The license was granted after the applications for [KPOL-FM](/source/KLLI_(FM)) and [KNX-FM](/source/KNX_(AM)) were denied. Chuck Johnson and Lonnie Cook came to KAPP-FM from [KTYM-FM](/source/KRCD_(FM)) (103.9 FM) in [Inglewood](/source/Inglewood%2C_California). The frequency was shared as the signal's programming came from Redondo Beach in the daytime, and the [pop](/source/Pop_music), [blues](/source/Blues_music), [doo wop](/source/Doo_wop), and [jazz](/source/Jazz) format being aired by Johnson and Cook (from Johnson's home) at night. It has been determined that their FM [top 40](/source/Top_40) chart is the oldest one known to exist.

The station changed its callsign to KKOP with its sale to Southern California Associated Newspapers in 1965 and began playing mellow pop music. The transmitter moved to [Torrance](/source/Torrance%2C_California) in the 1970s. In 1978, KKOP became KFOX-FM upon its sale to the former operators of [KFOX](/source/KFRN) at 1280 AM. Like its predecessor, KFOX-FM played [country music](/source/Country_music). The format in the early 1980s was an [adult contemporary hit music](/source/Adult_CHR) station. In 1981–1982, KFOX-FM employed Los Angeles' youngest disc jockey at the time, a 16-year-old student from [Torrance High School](/source/Torrance_High_School), Brett Nordhoff, who later changed his on-air name to Kidd Kelly.[48]

By 1983, KFOX-FM had evolved into a multi-ethnic, multilingual format such as Radio Rangarang ([Persian](/source/Persian_language)), Radio Omid (Persian), and Radio Naeeri ([Armenian](/source/Armenian_language)). In the mid-1990s, this became "Radio Korea USA" with an all-[Korean](/source/Korean_language) format. This continued until 1999, when the [International Church of the Foursquare Gospel](/source/International_Church_of_the_Foursquare_Gospel) (ICFG) moved the KFSG call letters and [Christian radio](/source/Christian_radio) format to 93.5 FM. This switch was a condition of selling [KXOL-FM](/source/KXOL-FM) (96.3 FM), acquired by [Spanish Broadcasting System](/source/Spanish_Broadcasting_System) specifically for the purpose of relocating KFSG.[49] In 2002, the lease arrangement with the ICFG ended and SBS switched KFSG to a [Spanish-language](/source/Spanish-language) outlet, first as KMJR ("La Mejor") and later KZAB as La Sabrosa.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-30)** ["KDAY Drops The Mo'Nique Show"](https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/48109/kday-drops-the-mo-nique-show?ref=search). *All Access*. All Access Music Group. October 29, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2018.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-32)** ["Steve Harvey Exits KDAY"](https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/58772/steve-harvey-exits-kday). *All Access*. All Access Music Group. May 29, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2018.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-34)** ["KDAY back in LA!!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR4ZAOIEa8Y). August 19, 2009. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/sR4ZAOIEa8Y) from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via YouTube.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-36)** ["KDAY Simulcasts With KWIE"](https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/64734/kday-simulcasts-with-kwie?ref=search). *All Access*. All Access Music Group. October 1, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2018.

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## External links

- [Official website](https://www.935kday.com/)

- [Magic Broadcasting LLC](https://web.archive.org/web/20100106204040/http://magicbroadcasting.net/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 10100 (KDAY)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=10100) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KDAY](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KDAY) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

- [Steve Harvey Is Back On-the-Air in L.A.](http://www.urbaninsite.com/asp/news.asp?mode=1253)

- [Current web site for Farley Malorrus, former host of 93.5 FM KFOX 12 Noon](http://www.radioastrology.com/)

v t e Radio stations in the Los Angeles, California, metropolitan area By AM frequency 570 610 6401 710 740 790 830 870 900 930 980 1020 10701 1110 1150 1190 1220 KHTS KTMZ 1230 1260 1280 1300 1330 1380 1390 1430 1460 1470 1480 1540 1580 1600 16302 1650 By FM frequency 87.73 88.1 88.5 KCSN KSBR 88.7 KISL KSPC 88.9 KTLW KUCI KXLU 89.3 89.9 90.1 90.7 91.5 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 KBUA KEBN 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.1 KDLD KDLE 103.5 103.9 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9 LPFM 96.7 97.5 99.1 KBUU-LP KLBP-LP KLDB-LP KTPC-LP KZUT-LP 100.7 101.5 KFQM-LP KGFI-LP KOCI-LP KOCL-LP KQBH-LP KQSG-LP KZKA-LP KZNQ-LP 104.7 KQEV-LP KRQL-LP KSXA-LP KXRN-LP Translator 88.9 90.3 98.3 99.1 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.4 162.45 162.525 162.55 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 740 1260 88.1-1 88.1-2 88.1-3 KCSN 88.5-1 88.5-2 88.5-3 KSBR 88.5-1 88.5-2 88.5-3 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.9-1 89.9-2 91.5-1 92.3-1 92.3-2 92.7-1 92.7-2 92.7-3 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.5-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 94.7-3 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.5-3 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.1-3 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.3-1 98.7-1 98.7-2 99.1-1 99.1-2 99.1-3 100.3-1 100.3-2 100.3-3 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 101.9-3 101.9-4 102.3-1 102.7-1 103.5-1 103.5-2 103.9-1 103.9-2 103.9-3 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.1-4 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.3-1 106.3-2 106.3-3 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2 107.5-3 107.5-4 107.9-1 107.9-2 107.9-3 107.9-4 By call sign K205EP K212FA K252FO K256CX KABC KAHZ KAIA-FM KALI KALI-FM HD2 HD3 KAVL KAZN KBIG HD2 KBLA KBRT KBUA KBUE KBUU-LP HD2 HD3 KCBS-FM HD2 HD3 KCLA-LP KCRW HD2 KCSN HD2 HD3 KDAY KDLD KDLE KEBN KEIB KFI1 KFRN KFQM-LP KFWB KGAP-LP KGBN KGFI-LP KHJ KHPY KHTS KIIS-FM KISL KJLH KKGO-FM HD2 HD3 HD4 KKJZ HD2 HD3 KKLA-FM KKLQ HD2 HD3 KLAA KLAC KLAX-FM HD2 KLBP-LP KLDB-LP KLLI HD2 KLOS HD2 HD3 KLTX KLVE HD2 HD3 HD4 KMPC KMRB KMZT KNX1 KNX-FM HD2 HD3 KOCI-LP KOCL-LP KOSS KOST HD2 KPCC HD2 KPFK KPWR HD2 KQBH-LP KQEV-LP KQSG-LP KRCD HD2 HD3 KRCV KRLA KROQ-FM HD2 KRQL-LP KRRL HD2 KRTH HD2 KSAK KSBR HD2 HD3 KSCA HD2 HD3 HD4 KSPA KSPC KSPN KSSE KSXA-LP KTLW KTMZ KTNQ KTPC-LP KTWV HD2 HD3 KTYM KUCI KUSC KUTY KWIZ KWKW KWVE KWVE-FM HD2 HD3 HD4 KWO37 KXLU KXOL-FM KXRN-LP KYLA HD2 HD3 KYPA KYSR HD2 KZKA-LP KZNO-LD3 KZNQ-LP KZUT-LP WWG21 WNG584 WZ2505 "KCHUNG"2 Internet God's House of Hip Hop Radio Mix93fm Radio Rock On Defunct KBPK (90.1 FM) KFAC (1330 AM) KFI-FM (105.9 FM) KFSG (1150 AM) KFXM-LP (98.3 FM) KHBG-LP (101.5 FM) KMET (94.7 FM) KNAC (105.5 FM) KNHS (89.7 FM) KOG (833 AM) KPPC (1240 AM) KQL (833 AM) KQLZ (100.3 FM) KROQ (1500 AM) KSFV-CA4 KSXS-LP (107.9 FM) KYJ (833 AM) Radio stations in Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles Lancaster-Palmdale Oxnard-Ventura Riverside-San Bernardino Other nearby regions Bakersfield San Diego Santa Barbara Victor Valley/Barstow See also List of radio stations in California Mass media in Los Angeles Radio stations TV stations Newspapers Notes 1. Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. 2. Notable Part 15 station. 3. Audio from channel 6 TV station 4. Formerly audio for TV channel 6 (Religious)

v t e Urban contemporary radio stations in the state of California By frequency 92.3 93.5 93.51 97.7 98.3 99.3 100.3 102.32 102.9 103.9 106.1 By callsign KBDS KBLX-FM KDAY KDEY-FM1 KJLH2 KKBB KMEL KMOB-LP KRRL KWIN KWNN By city Bakersfield Berkeley Clearlake Compton2 Los Angeles Ontario1 Redondo Beach San Francisco Lodi Turlock Taft See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California 1 = This station is a simulcast, in whole or in part 2 = This station programs an Urban AC musical presentation

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