KSDO

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KSDO
Radio Inspiracion logo.png
Broadcast area San Diego County
Tijuana
Frequency 1130 kHz
BrandingRadio Inspiración
Programming
Format Spanish religious programming
Ownership
OwnerHi-Favor Broadcasting, LLC
KEZY, KLTX
History
First air date
January 24, 1947 [1]
Former call signs
KYOR (1947–1949) [2]
Call sign meaning
San Diego
Technical information
Facility ID 51166
Class B
Power Licensed for 10,000 watts day and night from a directional antenna system no longer in use, and operating since 2016 under a Special Temporary Authority for 2,500 watts, non-directional, day and night
Transmitter coordinates
 32°43′51″N117°04′59″W / 32.73083°N 117.08306°W / 32.73083; -117.08306
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.radioinspiracion.com

KSDO is a radio station in San Diego, California, broadcasts at 1130 KHz. The station is licensed for 10,000 watts of power from a directional antenna system, but has been operating since 2016 with 2,500 watts non-directional from a different site. It is owned by Hi-Favor Broadcasting, and airs a Spanish Christian format branded "Radio Inspiración".

Contents

History

Early years

The station began broadcasting January 24, 1947, and held the call sign KYOR. [1] [2] It was owned by Silver Gate Broadcasting, and ran 250 watts during daytime hours only. [1] [2]

In 1949, the station was sold to San Diego Broadcasting for $75,000, and its call sign was changed to KSDO. [2] [3] The new owners were required to divest themselves of one station, so KSDO suspended operations. [4] The station had a permit to increase daytime power and add nighttime operations, and San Diego Broadcasting intended to surrender the license of AM 1510 KUSN once construction of KSDO's new facilities was complete. [4] In 1950, the station resumed operations, with its daytime power increased to 5,000 watts and nighttime operations added, running 1,000 watts. [2]

In 1959, the station was sold to Gordon Broadcasting for $500,000. [5] [2] The station aired a beautiful music format in the 1960s. [6] [7]

News talk era

By the early 1970s, KSDO had adopted news-talk format. [8] In 1972, the station was sold to Generation II Radio San Diego, a subsidiary of Firestone Communications, for $2.5 million. [8] [9] In 1976, the station was sold to Pacific and Southern, a subsidiary of Combined Communications, for $1,576,000. [10] Gannett purchased Combined Communications in 1979. [11] Its power was increased to 10,000 watts the same year. [2]

Laurence Gross hosted a midday talk show on KSDO from 1975 to 1983. [12] From 1986 to 1997, former San Diego mayor Roger Hedgecock hosted a program on the station. [13] [14] Danuta Soderman hosted Danuta Time in the late 1980s. Michael Reagan hosted a show from 1989 to 1992. [15] [16] It was an affiliate of NBC Talknet in the 1980s. [17] Syndicated hosts on KSDO over the years included Rush Limbaugh, G. Gordon Liddy, Larry King, and Tom Leykis. [16] [18] [19] It was also the flagship station of the San Diego Chargers during its "Air Coryell" years. [20] As a talk station, KSDO's ratings were consistently among the top ten stations in San Diego, through 1996. [21] [22]

In 1996, Gannett traded KSDO and five other stations to Jacor Communications for WTSP CBS 10 in Tampa. [23] In 1997, Roger Hedgecock and Rush Limbaugh were moved to KOGO, and the station switched to a financial news-talk format, with programming from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal . [14] [24] [25] Ray Lucia hosted middays, later moving to mornings. [25] [26] Syndicated talk shows aired at night. [25] In 2000, syndicated talk programs replaced most financial programming. [27] [26] Hosts included Michael Savage, Phil Hendrie, Lionel, and Larry King. [26] That year, the station was sold to Chase Radio Properties. [28] In late 2001, financial talk programming began to again make up the bulk of the station's daytime schedule. [29]

Spanish Christian era

In 2003, the station was sold to Hi-Favor Broadcasting for $10 million. [30] [31] [32] [33] The station adopted a Spanish language Christian format as an affiliate of Radio Nueva Vida. [32] [34] By 2019, the station disaffiliated from Radio Nueva Vida, but continued to air a Spanish-language Christian format as Radio Inspiración. [35]

In 2016, Hi-Favor Broadcasting obtained a Special Temporary Authority (STA) from the FCC to broadcast with 2,500 watts from a single non-directional wire dropped from a cable hung from the tower of KLSD radio, while a search is conducted for an alternate site. [36] The STA has been extended twice each year since it was originally granted. [37]

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