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KTPI-FM is a country music
formatted radio station
serving the Antelope Valley
region of Southern California
.
ing with newly acquired 105.3 KYHT in Yermo
and became known as High Desert Modern Rock 97.7 & 105.3. In 1998, Antelope Broadcasting was bought out by Jacor Communications and KAVS/KYHT flipped from its modern rock
format to Top 40. They began simulcasting 102.7 KIIS-FM
in Los Angeles
much of the time and in the early days did many local on air events in the Antelope Valley and Barstow area.
The grouping of 102.7 FM KIIS
in Los Angeles, 1220 AM KIIS
in Santa Clarita, 97.7 FM KAVS in the Antelope Valley, 105.3 FM KYHT in Barstow/Victor Valley, and 101.9 FM KFMS
in Las Vegas created a nearly continuous coverage of KIISFM between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. However, 101.9 in Las Vegas was branded as KISS instead of KIIS.
After the Clear Channel/Jacor merger, the KAVS/KYHT simulcast was broken apart. KYHT's operations were transferred to the Victorville, California
office, and continued with the KIISFM format for two years before KYHT went to simulcast KZXY Y102 in Victorville. As a result of KYHT's format flip, 101.9 KISSFM in Las Vegas changed to all local programming for a brief time, but eventually changed formats altogether. KAVS changed its callsign to KVVS
and as time progressed, 97.7 became less and less involved in the community, eventually discontinued all local programming and became a full time simulcast of 102.7 KIIS-FM but with local advertisements. 97.7 KIIS-FM's website eventually just became a redirect to 102.7's website.
On December 21, 2007, the simulcast of KIIS and the KVVS call letters were moved to 105.5 in Rosamond (formerly 105.5 The Oasis). The call letters KOSS from 105.5 FM were moved to 97.7 FM and the country format from 103.1
FM] was moved to 97.7 FM
, while 103.1 FM in Tehachapi became a simulcast of Star 98.7 in Los Angeles, California
. While 97.7's format is branded as 97-7 KTPI, the KTPI call letters still resided at 103.1 in Tehachapi until January 2, 2008 when the call letters were swapped. The KOSS call letters were moved to 103.1 in Tehachapi for a brief time, until January 10, 2008 when the call letters were changed to KSRY.
(syndicated from Nashville, TN) on mornings, program director Shannon Smith is on mid-days. Shannon's show features the "All Request Lunch Hour." The Boxer Show is on the during the afternoon, the syndicated show "The Big Time with Whitney Allen" with host Whitney Allen is on Monday-Saturday nights, and After Midnite with Blair Garner is on overnights. The weekend programming includes Crook and Chase, Kix Layton, Angie Ward, Cadillac Jack and Ramblin' Ray.
Country 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...
formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
serving the Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
region of Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
.
History
The 97.7 frequency originally went on the air as KDOL-FM as a simulcast of KDOL (AM) with a country format. In 1984, the simulcast was split and 97.7 began operating an automated Top 40 format. That format continued when, in 1986, Chambers Broadcasting purchased KDOL-AM/FM; since Chambers also owned 103.1 KTPI, and FCC rules at the time prohibited ownership of more than one AM and one FM station per market, 97.7 was spun off to Antelope Broadcasting, which owned KAVL. Antelope changed the call letters to KAVS and adopted the slogan Hot 97 two years later. In 1997, KAVS began simulcastSimulcast
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...
ing with newly acquired 105.3 KYHT in Yermo
Yermo, California
Yermo is a town in San Bernardino County, California. Its name is derived from the Spanish word for wilderness. It is located 13 miles east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert on Interstate 15, just south of the Calico Mountains...
and became known as High Desert Modern Rock 97.7 & 105.3. In 1998, Antelope Broadcasting was bought out by Jacor Communications and KAVS/KYHT flipped from its modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
format to Top 40. They began simulcasting 102.7 KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
much of the time and in the early days did many local on air events in the Antelope Valley and Barstow area.
The grouping of 102.7 FM KIIS
KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
in Los Angeles, 1220 AM KIIS
KHTS (AM)
KHTS is an AM radio station in Santa Clarita, California, about 30 miles north of Los Angeles. It is owned by Jeri Lyn Broadcasting . It broadcasts at the frequency of 1220 kHz with 1000 watts during the daytime and 500 watts at night. The station is nicknamed Your Hometown Station...
in Santa Clarita, 97.7 FM KAVS in the Antelope Valley, 105.3 FM KYHT in Barstow/Victor Valley, and 101.9 FM KFMS
KWID
KWID is a Spanish language radio station out of Las Vegas and the station is branded as 101.9 La Buena.-History:101.9 FM signed on as easy listening KRGN in the 1960s....
in Las Vegas created a nearly continuous coverage of KIISFM between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. However, 101.9 in Las Vegas was branded as KISS instead of KIIS.
After the Clear Channel/Jacor merger, the KAVS/KYHT simulcast was broken apart. KYHT's operations were transferred to the Victorville, California
Victorville, California
Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of southwestern San Bernardino County, California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 census, the city had a population of 115,903, up from 64,030 at the 2000 census.-Geography and climate:...
office, and continued with the KIISFM format for two years before KYHT went to simulcast KZXY Y102 in Victorville. As a result of KYHT's format flip, 101.9 KISSFM in Las Vegas changed to all local programming for a brief time, but eventually changed formats altogether. KAVS changed its callsign to KVVS
KVVS
KTPI-FM is a country music formatted radio station serving the Antelope Valley region of Southern California.-History:...
and as time progressed, 97.7 became less and less involved in the community, eventually discontinued all local programming and became a full time simulcast of 102.7 KIIS-FM but with local advertisements. 97.7 KIIS-FM's website eventually just became a redirect to 102.7's website.
On December 21, 2007, the simulcast of KIIS and the KVVS call letters were moved to 105.5 in Rosamond (formerly 105.5 The Oasis). The call letters KOSS from 105.5 FM were moved to 97.7 FM and the country format from 103.1
KSRY
KSRY is a radio station broadcasting a modern rock format as a simulcast of KYSR in Los Angeles, California. KSRY serves the Antelope Valley from its tower in Tehachapi, California. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:103.1 FM was started by George Chambers in 1981...
FM] was moved to 97.7 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
, while 103.1 FM in Tehachapi became a simulcast of Star 98.7 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. While 97.7's format is branded as 97-7 KTPI, the KTPI call letters still resided at 103.1 in Tehachapi until January 2, 2008 when the call letters were swapped. The KOSS call letters were moved to 103.1 in Tehachapi for a brief time, until January 10, 2008 when the call letters were changed to KSRY.
Programming
The programming on this station includes the syndicated show Big D and BubbaBig D and Bubba
The Big D and Bubba Show is a nationally syndicated radio show airing daily on over 50 FM radio stations. The show is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks.-Early beginnings and self-syndication:...
(syndicated from Nashville, TN) on mornings, program director Shannon Smith is on mid-days. Shannon's show features the "All Request Lunch Hour." The Boxer Show is on the during the afternoon, the syndicated show "The Big Time with Whitney Allen" with host Whitney Allen is on Monday-Saturday nights, and After Midnite with Blair Garner is on overnights. The weekend programming includes Crook and Chase, Kix Layton, Angie Ward, Cadillac Jack and Ramblin' Ray.