Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters

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Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters, Inc., a subsidiary of Mt. Wilson Broadcasting Inc., is a

commercial radio station in Los Angeles, that being KKGO, today.[1][2]

Stations

Mount Wilson owns the following radio stations:

Los Angeles

An affiliate organization, Global Jazz, Inc., is the programmer of the

public radio station KKJZ
88.1 FM.

Biography

Saul Levine was born in

University of Southern California School of Social Work, and the UCLA School of Law.[1][3]

Levine established

Land of Smiles
. But the station was unable to compete for advertising.

As a result, it changed to an all-

KFAC going off the air.[3] KBCA was one of Los Angeles' main jazz stations, with shows hosted by disc jockeys Rick Holmes (also a Grammy nominated spoken word recording artist), Jim Gosa, Chuck Niles, Jai Rich, Dennis Smith and Richard Leos, who handled a pioneering Latin jazz show in the evenings.[4] In 1969, KBCA tested jazz performers as hosts, including weekly shows for Gerald Wilson and Calvin Jackson.[5]

In 1963, Levine donated a transmitter and antenna to KEDC, the student-operated radio station of San Fernando Valley State College.[6]

In 1969, KBCA hosted a "jazzmobile" series of free concerts around the city, with a flatbed truck setting up in shopping centers and city parks, to expose listeners in the Central Los Angeles area and around colleges to jazz. Jimmy Witherspoon appeared on the first jazzmobile free concert.[7]

In 1974, Levine participated in Los Angeles Jazz Week which was proclaimed by then-mayor

Tom Bradley.[8]

In 1984, Levine founded the now-defunct all-news station KKAR (550 AM) in Hesperia, California.[9]

In 2004, Levine filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission to force the government to impose indecency standards on satellite radio, a move Levine alleged would "level the playing field" between terrestrial and satellite radio. Ultimately, this failed.[10]

In 2007, KKGO adopted a country music format due to declining revenues.[3] Although the station is now worth at least $100 million, Levine has refused to sell the business, saying that his wife doesn't want him sitting around the house all day.[citation needed]

Levine has two children, both of whom are involved in the family business. His son Michael was marketing director for KMZT.

References

  1. ^ a b "Saul Levine: FM Radio Pioneer". The Telos Alliance. Cleveland, Ohio: TLS Corp. July 31, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Satzman, Darrell (May 5, 2003). "Little guy won't fold in format scrap with Clear Channel station". Los Angeles Business Journal.
  3. ^ a b c d LARadio.com[dead link]
  4. ^ "KBCA-FM Is Using Jazzmen As Hosts" (PDF). Billboard. November 8, 1969. p. 28.
  5. ^ "KBCA-FM Is Using Jazzmen As Hosts" (PDF). Billboard. November 8, 1969. p. 28.
  6. ^ Los Angeles Times (Dec. 9., 1963)
  7. ^ "KBCA-FM Is Using Jazzmen As Hosts" (PDF). Billboard. November 8, 1969. p. 28.
  8. ^ Los Angeles Times (Nov. 21, 1974) "Dec 6-12 Declared Jazz Week"
  9. ^ Los Angeles Times (Jan. 22, 1984) "L.A. Radio News War Heating Up"
  10. ^ "Indecency standards won't apply to satellite radio". USA Today. December 15, 2004.

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