{{for|the Clovis, California, radio station that held the call sign KOND at 92.1 FM from 2004 to 2016|KRDA}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox radio station | country = US | name = KOND | logo = La Explosiva 107.5.png | city = Hanford, California | area = Fresno, California | branding = La Explosiva 107.5 | frequency = {{Frequency|107.5|MHz}} | airdate = {{start date|1976|9}} | language = Spanish | format = Regional Mexican | erp = 24,600 watts | haat = {{convert|215|m|ft|sp=us}} | class = B | facility_id = 26266 | coordinates = {{coord|36|38|12|N|118|56|34|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}} | callsign_meaning = Que Onda! (former branding) | former_callsigns = {{ubl|KKYS (1976–1984)|KLTK (1984–1986)|KCLQ (1986–1987)|KCLQ-FM (1987–1990)|KZRZ (1990)|KFRZ (1990)|KZZF (1990–1991)|KMMA (1991)|KCML (1991–1993)|KMPH-FM (1993–2005)|KVBE (2005–2006)|KRDA (2006–2016)}} | owner = Latino Media Network | licensee = Latino Media Network, LLC | sister_stations = {{hlist|KLLE|KRDA}} | webcast = {{iHeartRadio|la-jefa-1075-fm-5217}} | licensing_authority = FCC }}
'''KOND''' (107.5 FM, "La Explosiva 107.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Hanford, California, United States and serves the Fresno area. The station is owned by Latino Media Network;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KOND |title=KOND Facility Record |website=FCC CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=Federal Communications Commission }}</ref> under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024. KOND broadcasts a Regional Mexican format.
==History==
===Early years=== The station at 107.5 FM first signed on in September 1976 as KKYS. It was owned by Kings Broadcasters and broadcast a middle of the road music format.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=C-20 |date=1978}}</ref> In October 1983, Kings sold KKYS and its AM sister station KNGS to Sunrise Communications for $1.75 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sunrise Buys KNGS & KKYS For $1.75 Million |magazine=Radio & Records |page=22 |date=October 7, 1983}}</ref> The new owner changed the FM station's call sign to KLTK the following year. In August 1986, Sunrise sold the combo to Liggett Broadcasting Group for $2.8 million; at the time, KLTK aired a contemporary hit radio format.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Holder Ropes El Paso, Lubbock Combos For $10.5 Million |magazine=Radio & Records |page=8 |date=August 15, 1986}}</ref> Liggett then flipped the FM outlet to classic rock (then known as "classic hits", a term now referring to a broad-based format featuring 1970s—1990s music).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=News in Brief |magazine=Radio amp; Records |page=8 |date=October 24, 1986}}</ref> The call letters became KCLQ on October 27,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Call Sign Changes |magazine=Radio amp; Records |page=15 |date=November 14, 1986}}</ref> later adjusted to KCLQ-FM in September 1987 when KNGS took on the KCLQ call sign.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=114 |date=September 7, 1987}}</ref>
In early 1990, the station became the first FM affiliate of ABC Radio's Z Rock network, airing a syndicated format featuring hard rock and heavy metal music.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Maxwell |first=Cyndee |title=Teamwork Essential For Financial Success |magazine=Radio & Records |page=65 |date=May 19, 1995}}</ref> KCLQ-FM changed its call letters to KZRZ shortly after the flip. This new call sign prompted a restraining order from the similarly named KRZR, a competing rock station. KZRZ subsequently chose the KFRZ call sign; however, that selection triggered threats of legal action from another station, KFRE. The Z Rock affiliate settled on KZZF.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Isgro Claims Miscarriage Of 'Justice' |magazine=Radio & Records |page=37 |date=April 20, 1990}}</ref>
On April 1, 1991, KZZF dropped Z Rock in favor of adult contemporary, adopting new call letters KMMA<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Mojo Radio Vs. Z100 |magazine=Radio & Records |page=26 |date=April 5, 1991}}</ref> on April 22. Six months later, in October 1991, the station became KCML, a country music outlet branded "Camel Country".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=FCC To Probe WHFS? |magazine=Radio & Records |page=34 |date=October 18, 1991}}</ref>
In June 1992, Liggett Broadcasting sold KCML to Pappas Telecasting, owner of KMPH-TV in Visalia, for $550,000.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tribune Expands Into Rocky Mountain Radio For $19.9 Million |magazine=Radio & Records |page=8 |date=June 5, 1992}}</ref> The new owner installed a news/talk format the following year, using reporters from its TV sister station;<ref>{{cite magazine |title=It's All Happening At The Zoo |magazine=Radio & Records |page=24 |date=January 22, 1993}}</ref> new call letters KMPH-FM followed on February 22, 1993. In April 2005, KMPH-FM flipped to rhythmic adult contemporary as KVBE, "Vibe 107.5".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sleeping Your Way To The Top |magazine=Radio & Records |page=18 |date=April 8, 2005}}</ref>
===Univision/Uforia era (2005–2025)=== In October 2005, Pappas Telecasting Cos. sold KVBE to Univision Radio for $10 million. Univision began programming the station immediately via a time brokerage agreement and changed its call letters to KRDA on January 31, 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Transactions at a Glance |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=October 7, 2005}}</ref>
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On August 2, 2016, KRDA exchanged frequencies with KOND, sending the Spanish adult hits format to 92.1 FM. The station at 107.5 FM became KOND, a regional Mexican outlet branded "La Jefa 107.5".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/107579/univision-shuffles-fresno-formats/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=Univision Shuffles Fresno Formats |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=26266&Callsign=KOND |title=KOND Call Sign History |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=Federal Communications Commission }}</ref>
KOND was one of eighteen radio stations that TelevisaUnivision sold to Latino Media Network in a $60 million deal announced in June 2022, approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that November,<ref name="ri-saletolmn">{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=FCC Approves Latino Media Network Purchase Of 18 Univision Stations |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/227505/latino-media-network-to-acquire-univision-radio-properties-in-ten-markets/ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |work=RadioInsight |date=November 22, 2022}}</ref> and completed on December 30, 2022.<ref name="ir-saletolmncomplete">{{cite news |title=Latino Media Network Completes Purchase Of 18 Radio Stations From Univision. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/latino-media-network-completes-purchase-of-18-radio-stations-from-univision/article_c3973120-8ccd-11ed-801b-975465f61945.html |access-date=February 23, 2023 |work=Inside Radio |date=January 5, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Under the terms of the deal, Univision agreed to continue programming the station for up to one year under a local marketing agreement.<ref name="ri-saletolmn"/>
===Latino Media Network era (2024-present)=== On January 1, 2025, "La Jefa 107.5" branding was changed to "La Explosiva 107.5", with no change in format.
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==External links== *{{FM station data|26266|KOND}}
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