KSLY
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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.
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]
References
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External links
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- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=KSLY KSLY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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