KSLY

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KSLY
KLOVE 2014.svg
Broadcast area San Luis Obispo, California
Frequency 96.1 MHz
Branding K-Love
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Affiliations K-Love
Ownership
Owner Educational Media Foundation
History
First air date
December 1959 (as KATY-FM)
Former call signs
KATY-FM (1959–1973)
KUNA (1973–1979)
KUNA-FM (1979–1980)
KUNA (1980–1984)
KSLY-FM (1984–2016)
Technical information
Facility ID 58894
Class B
ERP 3,600 watts
HAAT 502 meters (1,647 ft)
Links
Website klove.com

KSLY (96.1 FM, "K-Love") is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to San Luis Obispo, California. Owned by Educational Media Foundation, the station carries a contemporary Christian music format from the nationally syndicated K-Love network as of October 16, 2016.

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History

Early years

The station first signed on in December 1959 as KATY-FM, simulcasting then-sister station KATY. [1] It adopted the call sign KUNA in 1973.

In January 1976, KSLY Broadcasting Company sold KUNA and AM counterpart KSLY to a Chicago-based group for $535,000. [2] KUNA, which aired a beautiful music format, changed its call letters to KUNA-FM on January 15, 1979, then back to KUNA the following year. [3]

KSLY-FM

In February 1984, KUNA switched call signs and formats with KSLY, which aired a top 40 format. [4] The FM station, using new call letters KSLY-FM, [3] adopted the branding "SLY 96-FM". [5]

In September 2000, Mondosphere Broadcasting Inc. sold 11 stations throughout Central California, including KSLY-FM, plus a construction permit for a twelfth station, to Clear Channel Communications for $45 million. [6] KSLY-FM dropped its longtime top 40 format in October 2005, flipping to country music and rebranding as "Cat Country 96.1". [7]

In July 2007, KSLY-FM was one of 16 stations in California and Arizona that Clear Channel sold to El Dorado Broadcasters for $40 million. [8]

On April 20, 2012, KSLY-FM dropped its Cat Country moniker and began simulcasting sister station KSNI-FM in Santa Maria. Both stations co-branded as "Sunny Country 102.5 & 96.1". [9]

In May 2016, upon closing of KSNI-FM's sale to American General Media, KSLY-FM dropped its simulcast of Sunny Country and rebranded as "96.1 SLO Country". [10] This format lasted only two months as the station went silent at the end of June. [11]

On July 15, 2016, El Dorado Broadcasters sold KSLY-FM to Educational Media Foundation for $350,000; the transaction closed in October. [12] [13] EMF then flipped the station to its Christian adult contemporary-formatted K-Love network. [11] KSLY-FM changed its callsign to simply KSLY on December 15, 2016. [3]

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  3. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History: KSLY". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Denver, Joel (December 14, 1984). "1984: CHR Is Back And Stronger Than Ever" (PDF). Radio and Records. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Price For 16 AZ, CA Clear Channel Stations: $40 Million". All Access. All Access Music Group. July 11, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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  10. ↑ Venta, Lance (May 1, 2016). "Ownership Change Leads To Country Split On California Coast". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  11. 1 2 Venta, Lance (July 22, 2016). "EMF Acquires KSLY-FM San Luis Obispo". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Price For EMF's Purchase Of KSLY/San Luis Obispo: $350,000". All Access. All Access Music Group. July 22, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "KFWB-A/Los Angeles Sold Again, This Time To Lotus". All Access. All Access Music Group. October 4, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

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