KWWV

KWWV
	San Luis Obispo); HD3: See KYNS § Translators
Links
Webcast	Listen Live; Listen Live (HD2)
Website	wild1061.com; knews985.com (HD2)

KWWV (106.1

radio station that is licensed to San Luis Obispo, California. The station is owned by Dimes Media Corporation and broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) radio format. Programming includes The Wild Wake Up with Doughboy weekday mornings, DJ Flashback weekday afternoons and XYZ with Erik Zachary weeknights, American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest

weekends.

History

The station first signed on July 29, 1986 as KWSP, originally on the 106.3 FM frequency [1] but later switching to 106.1. In August 1996, Hance Communications Ltd. sold KWSP to Gary and Virginia Brill for $500,000.^[2]

The KWWV

Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) filed suit claiming ownership of the name "Kiss

". Following a period of American General Media ownership, the station was purchased by Clear Channel.

Following the demise of Clear Channel-owned

Arbitron ratings among females ages 18–34.^{[citation needed}

]

HD radio

KWWV broadcasts in

news/talk format branded as "K-News 98.5". KWWV-HD3 is a simulcast of KYNS, an AM station broadcasting classic country

as "The Grade".

On June 1, 2020, KWWV-HD2 changed its format from soft adult contemporary to conservative talk, branded as "K-News 98.5".^[5]

References

^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1990. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1990. p. B-47. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^ "Evergreen Dealing in Motown's Secrets" (PDF). Radio and Records. August 16, 1996. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^ "Rumbles, Pt. 2" (PDF). Radio and Records. February 6, 1998. p. 33. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^ "Rumbles, Pt. 1" (PDF). Radio and Records. October 1, 1999. p. 40. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^ K-News 98.5 Debuts in San Luis Obispo Radioinsight - June 1, 2020

35°21′40″N 120°39′25″W / 35.361°N 120.657°W / 35.361; -120.657

[1] "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1990. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1990. p. B-47. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[2] "Evergreen Dealing in Motown's Secrets" (PDF). Radio and Records. August 16, 1996. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[3] "Rumbles, Pt. 2" (PDF). Radio and Records. February 6, 1998. p. 33. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[4] "Rumbles, Pt. 1" (PDF). Radio and Records. October 1, 1999. p. 40. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[5] K-News 98.5 Debuts in San Luis Obispo Radioinsight - June 1, 2020

[2]

[5]

Top 40 radio stations in the state of California
By frequency	89.3 93.1 93.3 94.5 94.7 94.9 95.1 95.3 96.5 98.9 KCVR KRVC 99.1 99.3 99.7 100.5 101.7 KCDU KHTH 101.9 102.1 102.5 102.7 104.7 104.9 105.5 KFYV KVVS 106.3 KGMX KVYB 106.5
By Callsign:	KCDU KCEZ KCRZ KCVR-FM KDON-FM KEWB KFYV KGMX KHHM KHOP KHTH KHTN KHTS-FM KIIS-FM KISV KJNY KKXX-FM KLCA KMVQ-FM KOHL KRVC KUDL KVVS KVYB KWLZ KWNE KYLD KZZO
By city	Anderson Carmel Columbia El Cajon Ferndale Fremont Hornbrook Lancaster Los Angeles Los Molinos Oak View Oakdale Oildale Ojai Rosamond Sacramento (KUDL) Sacramento (KZZO) Salinas San Francisco (KMVQ-FM) San Francisco (KYLD) Santa Rosa Shafter Shasta Lake Shingle Springs South Lake Tahoe Tahoe City Planada Tipton Ukiah
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin

History

HD radio

References

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