KTIE
kHz | |
Branding | AM 590 The Answer |
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Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk |
Network | Fox News Radio |
Affiliations | Salem Radio Network Los Angeles Rams Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KKLA-FM, KFSH-FM, KRLA | |
History | |
First air date | 1925 |
Former call signs | KFWC (1925–1929) KFXM (1929–1991) KRSO (1991–1995) KSZZ (1995–2001) KRLH (2001–2003) |
Call sign meaning | Keen Talk of the Inland Empire |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 58808 |
Class | B |
Power | 2,500 watts days 960 watts nights |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
KTIE (590
By day, KTIE broadcasts at 2,500
Programming
Weekdays begin on KTIE with a
On weekends, KTIE airs specialty shows on real estate, pets, guns, money and health, many of which are paid
History
Early years
The station was first licensed on February 10, 1925 as KFWC, to Lawrence E. Wall and C. S. Myers in Upland, California.[2] It was the first radio station in the Inland Empire.[3] In 1926, the station moved to San Bernardino,[4] and the call letters were changed to KFXM on September 24, 1929.[5] A San Bernardino transmitter site was on the summit of Mount San Bernardino, about 25 miles (40 km) east of the city. KFXM was received across most of Southern California, including Los Angeles and San Diego.
Following his service during WWII,
On January 10, 1948, KFXM moved to 590 kHz, as an
Top 40 Sound
From 1959 to 1985, KFXM was a popular
But in 1965, KFXM reclaimed the top spot with a DJ lineup of
Maintaining the leadership role in the Inland Empire into the 1970s were disc jockeys Jhani Kaye, Doug Collins, Don McCoy, Bruce Chandler, Chris Roberts, and Bob B. Blue. In the 80s, the station continued to succeed with Craig Powers, and then Rich Watson as PD and air personalities, Dave Murphy, Ed Mann, Jason McQueen (Michael Anglado), and Terry Shea, all of whom landed gigs at Los Angeles metro stations after their stints at KFXM.
Shift to Adult Standards and Talk
By the mid 1980s, most listening to Top 40 music shifted to
In the early 1990s, the station's
In 1996, the station was acquired by EXCL Communications, which switched to a
Salem Communications
In 2001, Salem Communications bought the station for $7 million, returning the format to talk and changing the call sign to KRLH.[10] The station began carrying the line up of Salem Radio Network talk shows. Two years later, the call letters switched again, this time to KTIE for Talk of the Inland Empire.
On April 23, 2012, KTIE was re-branded to AM 590 The Answer.[11] Most Salem Communications talk stations now call themselves "The Answer".
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KTIE
- ^ "New stations", Radio Service Bulletin, March 2, 1925, page 2.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 38
- ^ "Alterations and corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, May 29, 1926, page 7.
- ^ "Alterations and corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, September 30, 1929, page 8.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1986 page B-36
- ^ "(KDUO-FM 97.5)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 page D-59
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2003 page D-62
- ^ cmarcucci (April 16, 2012). "KRLA-AM, KTIE-AM re-brand in California". Radio+Television Business Report. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KTIE (covering 1927-1980 as KFWC / KFXM)
- KTIE official website
- KTIE in the FCC AM station database
- KTIE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database