KTNK
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KTNK (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station, established in 1963,[1] is owned by Sticks Media, LLC.[2]
History
The station first signed onMay 25, 1963, as KKOK.[1] The station underwent several call sign changes over the next two decades: first to KBIK in 1977; then, to KLVV two years later on November 8, 1979; and finally, to KLLB on August 22, 1983.[3]
In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KLLB and its FM sister station KRQK (100.9 FM, now on 100.3) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million.[4] On September 1, 1987, the AM outlet changed its call letters to KTME.[3] On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Nova Broadcasting—Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million.[5]
The station changed hands several times in the 1990s. Nova Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000 in May 1993.[6] In March 1995, Padre Serra traded KTME for KSBQ (1480 AM), owned by Los Padres Broadcasting Corporation. Like KTME, KSBQ was licensed to Lompoc, California and broadcast in Spanish.[7] In November 1996, Classic Communications Corporation purchased the station for only $20,000.[8] KTME saw a new owner just one year later as Classic sold the then-silent station to Santa Maria-based Blackhawk Communications for $80,000.[9]
In April 2006, Mapleton Communications sold KTME and the station it was simulcasting, KUHL (1440 AM) in Santa Maria, to Knight Broadcasting Inc.[10] KTME changed its call letters to KINF on July 31, 2006, then to KUHL that September. On January 27, 2009, the station became KSMA.[3]
In February 2014, Knight Broadcasting sold KSMA to Michael Alan Day's Cross and Crown Broadcasting Corporation for $160,000; the transaction closed in May. At the time of the sale, KSMA broadcast a classic country format that was branded as "AM 1410 The Range".[11][12] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KTNK on May 6, 2014.[3]
In September 2023, the station relaunched as "Y'all 103.7", with the station adding a small, but noticeable, number of current and recurrent country hits to the still gold-based format. The previous iteration of the format continues on an online exclusive stream.[13]
On February 3, 2025, KTNK dropped its country format and began stunting.[14]
On February 10, 2025 at 9 am, KTNK ended stunting and launched a classic hits format, branded as "Rocket 103.7".[15]
References
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- ↑ Y'all Debuts in Lompoc
- ↑ Don't Hassle with KTNK's Stunting Radioinsight - February 6, 2025
- ↑ KTNK Lifts Off as Rocket 103.7 Radioinsight - February 10, 2025
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External links
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- KTNK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- FCC History Cards for KTNK
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