KLAD-FM
Encyclopedia
KLAD-FM is a radio station
licensed
to serve Klamath Falls, Oregon
, USA. The station, established in 1974, is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters
, LLC.
format. Local weekday programs include The KLAD Wake-Up Crew morning show, a mid-day show hosted by Melody, afternoons with Rob Siems, plus Todd Allen's Work Day Wrap-Up. Syndicated programs include The Big Time with Whitney Allen and After Midnite with Blair Garner
.
s of effective radiated power
on a frequency of 92.5 MHz.
The station, launched as a sister station
to KLAD
(960 AM), was assigned the call sign
KLAD-FM by the Federal Communications Commission
. KLAD-FM was owned by 960 Radio, Inc., and led by Cyrus L. Smith as company president and general manager
with August O. Crandall serving as both program director
and music director
.
During the day, KLAD-FM operated as a simulcast
of KLAD, airing a country & western music mix. By 1978 KLAD-FM had changed its call sign to KJSN but it continued the simulcast.
In February 1986, 960 Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KJSN to Lost River Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 25, 1986, but the transaction was never consummated and control of KLAD remained with 960 Radio, Inc. The station was re-assigned the call sign
KLAD-FM by the FCC on December 25, 1996
. One week later, AM sister station
KLAD dropped that long-held callsign for KLKL.
In March 1988, 960 Radio, Inc., reached a new agreement to sell this station, this time, to Todd Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 11, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on May 13, 1988. Just under two years later, in February 1990, Todd Communications, Inc., contracted to sell this station to B&B Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 18, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on June 1, 1990.
In August 1998, B&B Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to New Northwest Broadcasters
, Inc., as part of a six-station deal valued at $7.9 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 20, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on December 10, 1998.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Originally called Linkville when George Nurse founded the town in 1867, after the Link River on whose falls this city sat, although no falls currently exist; the name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1892...
, USA. The station, established in 1974, is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters
New Northwest Broadcasters
New Northwest Broadcasters, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, operates 38 radio stations in seven cities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska...
, LLC.
Programming
KLAD-FM broadcasts a country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. Local weekday programs include The KLAD Wake-Up Crew morning show, a mid-day show hosted by Melody, afternoons with Rob Siems, plus Todd Allen's Work Day Wrap-Up. Syndicated programs include The Big Time with Whitney Allen and After Midnite with Blair Garner
Blair Garner
Blair Garner is an American radio personality. According to his After MidNite with Blair Garner show website, he purchased his first car at age 12. He is the host of the syndicated radio programs After MidNite with Blair Garner and The Blair Garner Show...
.
History
This station began regular operations on July 19, 1974, broadcasting with 27,000 wattWatt
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s of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
on a frequency of 92.5 MHz.
The station, launched as a sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
to KLAD
KLAD (AM)
KLAD is a radio station licensed to serve Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1955, is currently owned by Basin Mediactive, LLC.-Programming:...
(960 AM), was assigned the call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
KLAD-FM by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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. KLAD-FM was owned by 960 Radio, Inc., and led by Cyrus L. Smith as company president and general manager
General manager
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with August O. Crandall serving as both program director
Program director
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and music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
.
During the day, KLAD-FM operated as a simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
of KLAD, airing a country & western music mix. By 1978 KLAD-FM had changed its call sign to KJSN but it continued the simulcast.
In February 1986, 960 Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KJSN to Lost River Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 25, 1986, but the transaction was never consummated and control of KLAD remained with 960 Radio, Inc. The station was re-assigned the call sign
Call sign
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KLAD-FM by the FCC on December 25, 1996
1996 in radio
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. One week later, AM sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
KLAD dropped that long-held callsign for KLKL.
In March 1988, 960 Radio, Inc., reached a new agreement to sell this station, this time, to Todd Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 11, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on May 13, 1988. Just under two years later, in February 1990, Todd Communications, Inc., contracted to sell this station to B&B Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 18, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on June 1, 1990.
In August 1998, B&B Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to New Northwest Broadcasters
New Northwest Broadcasters
New Northwest Broadcasters, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, operates 38 radio stations in seven cities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska...
, Inc., as part of a six-station deal valued at $7.9 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 20, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on December 10, 1998.