KTNK
Radio station in Lompoc, California
34°39′47″N 120°22′58″W / 34.66306°N 120.38278°W / 34.66306; -120.38278KTNK (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,[2] is owned by STICKS MEDIA, LLC [1] and broadcasts a country music format. KTNK features programming from Westwood One.
History
The station first signed on May 25, 1963, as KKOK.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] On September 1, 1987, the AM outlet changed its call letters to KTME.[3] On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Nova Broadcasting—Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] In November 1996, Classic Communications Corporation purchased the station for only $20,000.[8] 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.[9]
In April 2006, Mapleton Communications sold KTME and the station it was simulcasting, KUHL (1440 AM) in Santa Maria, to Knight Broadcasting Inc.[10] KTME changed its call letters to KINF on July 31, 2006, then to KUHL that September. On January 27, 2009, the station became KSMA.[3]
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".[11][12] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KTNK on May 6, 2014.[3]
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.[13]
References
- ^ a b "KTNK Facility Record". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1964. p. B-16.
- ^ a b c d "Call Sign History: KTNK". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 16, 1985. p. 124. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. February 12, 1990. p. 46. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Company. May 24, 1993. p. 64. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "NewCity Communications Picks Up $6 Million Daytona Beach FM" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 17, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Emmis Now A Potent Arch Rival" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 8, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. R.R. Bowker. November 10, 1997. p. 90. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Knight Buys KUHL-KTME/Santa Maria". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 6, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Price For Good Karma-Big Radio Janesville, WI Deal: $1.45 Million". All Access. All Access Music Group. February 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "FCC OKs Religious Stations Swap". All Access. All Access Music Group. May 5, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Y'all Debuts in Lompoc
External links
- Official website
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› KTNK in the FCC AM station database
- KTNK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› K279CY in the FCC FM station database
- K279CY at FCCdata.org
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