KDEY-FM
Simulcast of Meruelo Group | |
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Radio: TV: | |
History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | KREA (1993–2000) KNJR (2000–2001) KFSB (2001–2003) KZBA (2003–2004) KDAI (2004–2007) KWIE (2007–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Similar to KDAY |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 10099 |
Class | A |
ERP | 5,000 watts |
HAAT | −40 meters (−130 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°10′32″N 117°34′26″W / 34.17556°N 117.57389°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 935kday.com |
KDEY-FM (93.5
History
Early years
The Daily Report newspaper filed to build a community FM broadcast station in Ontario on September 19, 1944.[3] The station would have broadcast at 49.9 MHz — at the top of the 42–50 MHz FM band of the time — and was granted its construction permit in November 1945. After being relocated to 104.3 MHz, the station went on the air as KOCS-FM on 93.5 FM in 1947, accompanying KOCS (1510 AM). On July 27, 1949, KOCS-FM became KEDO. On October 1, 1958, KOCS became KASK and 93.5 FM became KASK-FM, around the same time of a power increase to 1,000 watts.
The Daily Report sold KASK-AM-FM in 1963 to WCBC-TV, Inc. The new ownership changed the FM call letters to KOYA in July 1965. The Pacific Coast Broadcasting Corporation bought both stations in 1967; KOYA became KSOM-FM to match the call letters of its AM sister. In 1974, AR Communications Corporation acquired KSOM-AM-FM, only to go bankrupt the next year. Media Management Company, Inc., bought the station from receivership in 1976; Jato Communications acquired it in 1978, changing the call letters to KNTF.
Hot AC and ethnic programming
The KNTF call letters remained in place until 1990, when 93.5 FM became "Thunder Country" for a very short time. In the early 1990s the station became
Soon after dropping hot AC, the station aired brokered programming purchased primarily by Korean-language broadcasters. In the mid-1990s, it began simulcasting the Redondo Beach station in its various formats, first as KRZE, then KREA, KFSB, KZBA, and KNJR. Its full-length programming in Korean was known as "Radio Korea" until 1999, when KNJR of Ontario and KZBA of Torrance switched to a Spanish-language music format known as "Radio Grupera".
Rhythmic/urban formats and KDAY simulcasts
On September 20, 2004, the station became a
The "FLO 93.5" approach was started by Don McCoy, CEO of Magic Broadcasting, which is headquartered in
KWIE's rhythmic AC format did not perform well in the ratings. In September 2009, KWIE dropped the format and returned to simulcasting KDAY's
In May 2014, KDEY-FM and KDAY were sold to
On February 28, 2017, KDEY-FM starting stunting with a loop of "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses, indicating a tease towards a flip to active rock or classic rock. However, on March 1, KDEY-FM flipped to R&B/hip-hop as "Wild 93.5", giving the Inland Empire its first urban outlet since 1994, when KAEV dropped the format for modern rock as KCXX. It also revived the "Wild" branding that was last used at KRQB from 2004 to 2007 when it was KWIE.[10][11]
On May 9, 2017,
References
- ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20101223ACG)". FCC Media Bureau. 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ^ Don Makoy's Magic House - Life Story Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FCC History Cards for KDEY
- ^ http://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-09-24.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "KDAY Has First New FM Radio Tower in L.A. In 50 Years".
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quote Source Retrieved 2008-08-14 from The Press-Enterprise[permanent dead link]
- ^ "KDAY Simulcasts With KWIE". All Access. All Access Music Group. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Art Laboe's Killer Oldies Return To L.A.'s Airwaves Again Archived 2017-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Venta, Lance (2017-03-01). "KDEY Breaks KDAY Simulcast For Urban "Wild 93.5"". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks.
- ^ "In L.A. area, Meruelo makes 'WILD' signal split". Inside Radio. Atlanta, Georgia. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2017-10-30). "KDAY Restores Inland Empire Simulcast". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2017-05-09). "Emmis Sells Power 106 Los Angeles To Mereulo Group". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2017-07-06). "Meruelo Takes Over KPWR; Sets New Management". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks.
External links
- Official website (KDAY)
- Magic Broadcasting LLC
- KDEY in the FCC FM station database
- KDEY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database