KIST-FM

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KIST-FM
Broadcast area Santa Barbara, California
Frequency 107.7 MHz
BrandingRadio Bronco
Programming
Format Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
KOSJ, KSBL, KSPE, KTMS, KTYD
History
First air date
February 1998
Former call signs
KLDZ (1997–1998)
KLDZ-FM (1998)
KIST (1998–2000)
KIST-FM (2000–2009)
KQIE (2009–2010)
KIST-FM (2010)
KFYZ (2010)
Call sign meaning
Derived from former AM counterpart KIST; later used for KISS-FM branding
Technical information
Facility ID 31434
Class B1
ERP 930 watts
HAAT 496 meters (1,627 ft)
Translator(s) 102.7 MHz K274CJ (Santa Barbara, California)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website radiobronco.com

KIST-FM (107.7 FM, "Radio Bronco") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Carpinteria, California and broadcasts to the Santa Barbara radio market. The station is owned by Rincon Broadcasting and airs a regional Mexican music format. The KIST-FM studios and offices are on East Cota Street in Santa Barbara. [1] The transmitter is off West Camino Cielo, near other FM and TV towers, in the hills north of Santa Barbara. [2] KIST-FM also uses a 70-watt translator station, K274CJ (102.7 FM) in Santa Barbara. [3]

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History

KIST-FM first signed on in February 1998 as KLDZ-FM with an oldies format [4] branded "Cool Oldies 107.7". It launched as a simulcast of AM sister station KLDZ (1340 AM) before the latter flipped formats to sports. [5]

In May 1998, Citicasters, Inc., part of Jacor Communications, purchased KIST and KLDZ-FM for $1.5 million. [6] The AM station changed its call sign to KXXT and the FM outlet assumed the KIST call letters. [7] In May 1999, Jacor merged with Clear Channel Communications, which would own KIST-FM until 2007.

In March 2000, Cumulus Media-owned KKSB (106.3 FM) in Santa Barbara adopted a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format. In response, Clear Channel flipped KIST-FM to top 40 with the branding "KISS 107 FM"; the station featured on-air personality Rick Dees from sister station KIIS-FM in Los Angeles during morning drive. [8] [9] Clear Channel won the head-to-head CHR battle with Cumulus as KKSB flipped to oldies within two years. [10] However, on September 8, 2004, KIST-FM changed to a modern rock format known as "FM 107.7". [11]

On January 11, 2007, Clear Channel Communications sold all of its radio stations in Santa Barbara, including KIST-FM, to Rincon Broadcasting for $17.3 million. [12] [13] Five days later, KIST-FM's format was changed to regional Mexican under the branding of "Radio Bronco".

On December 15, 2009, KIST-FM changed its call letters to KQIE. [7] Two months later, on February 10, 2010, the station reverted to KIST-FM. On July 20, KIST-FM again changed its call letters to KFYZ. [7] That switch was also temporary, as KFYZ restored the KIST-FM call sign on September 10. The KFYZ call letters were transferred to its sister station at 94.5 FM on December 23, 2010 when that station flipped to a top 40 format.

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References

  1. ↑ "Contactos". Radio Bronco.
  2. ↑ "KIST-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". Radio-Locator.com.
  3. ↑ "K274CJ-FM 102.7 MHz". Radio-Locator.com.
  4. ↑ "Three of Hearts: Radio Celebrates Valentine's Day" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 13, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, no. 6. New York: M Street Corporation. February 11, 1998. p. 1. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Renda Ends Diamond's Days" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 8, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History: KIST-FM". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rumbles" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 24, 2000. p. 28. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003. R.R. Bowker. 2002. p. D-45. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
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  12. ↑ Mackie, Drew (January 11, 2007). "Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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