KTAP

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KTAP
Broadcast area Santa Maria—Lompoc, California
Frequency 1600 kHz
BrandingRadio Ranchito
Programming
Format Regional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerEmerald Wave Media
KIDI-FM, KRTO
History
First air date
June 10, 1962 (as KWHL)
Former call signs
KWHL (1962)
KHER (1962–1967)
KZON (1967–1986)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 6142
Class D
Power 470 watts day
26 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 34°58′48″N120°27′12″W / 34.98000°N 120.45333°W / 34.98000; -120.45333
Translator(s) 92.9 K225CG (Santa Maria, California)
Links
Public license information

KTAP (1600 AM, "Radio Ranchito") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Santa Maria, California and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by Emerald Wave Media and broadcasts a regional Mexican radio format. KTAP is rebroadcast on FM translator K225CG at 92.9 FM in Santa Maria.

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History

The station originally was assigned the call sign KWHL by the Federal Communications Commission, but it first signed on June 10, 1962 as KHER. [2] [3] [4] The station adopted the KZON call letters in 1967. [5]

In August 1986, KZON changed its call letters to KTAP. [6]

In May 1989, Leo Kesselman sold KTAP to Buenos Diaz Broadcasting Inc., owned by Eduardo Diaz, for $425,000. [7] However, the station would return to Kesselman's possession only two years later. [8]

In March 1996, Kesselman's Boardwalk Broadcasting Company announced a sale of KTAP and sister station KIDI-FM to Hispanic Radio Partners L.P. for $550,000; [9] however, just eight months later in November, Boardwalk sold the combo to Emerald Wave Media for $475,000. [10] In February 2002, Emerald Wave president George Ruiz bought out his partner's shares, taking sole ownership of the station pair for $260,000. KIDI-FM aired a regional Mexican format at the time. [11]

In April 2016, Emerald Wave Media purchased an FM translator in Visalia, California from Living Proof, Inc. for $28,000. The translator was relocated to Santa Maria and began rebroadcasting KTAP as K225CG at 92.9 FM. [12]

On January 18, 2010, high winds in the Point Sal area caused a power outage that knocked 11 of 14 local radio stations (including KTAP) off the air. Using generators, KTAP quickly resumed broadcasting. [13]

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References

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