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KYLA

For the Homer, Louisiana radio station that held the call sign KYLA from 1998 to 2013, seeKYXA.For people named Kyla, seeKyla (given name).

KYLAis anon-commercialFMradio station that islicensedtoFountain Valleyand servesOrange Countyon the 92.7MHzfrequency.

KYLA
Broadcast area
Frequency92.7MHz(HD Radio)
BrandingAir1
Programming
FormatChristian worship music
Subchannels
NetworkAir1
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
KKLQ
History
First air date
1993;31 years ago(1993)
Former call signs
  • KOUG (1991–1997)
  • KLIT (1997–2007)
  • KJLL (2007–2012)
  • KLST-FM (2012–2013)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9304
ClassA
ERP690 watts
HAAT293 meters (961 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°36′20″N117°48′35″W/ 33.60556°N 117.80972°W/33.60556; -117.80972(KYLA)
Repeater(s)See § Repeaters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteair1

KYRAis a non-commercial FM radio station that is licensed toThousand Oaks, Californiaand servesVentura Countyand far northwesternLos Angeles Countyon the 92.7 MHz frequency. The station is also heard on FMtranslatorK220FR (91.9 FM) inThousand Oaks, California.[2]

KYZAis a non-commercial FM radio station that is licensed toAdelanto, Californiaand serves theVictor Valleyarea on the 92.7 MHz frequency.

Together, the three stations constitute atrimulcastofrimshotsignals that covers theGreater Los Angelesarea with a city-grade signal; this is accomplished by transmitting from outlying areas of the Los Angeles metropolitan region. All stations are owned byEducational Media Foundationand broadcast thenationally syndicatedChristian worship musicnetworkAir1.

History

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KYRA

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KYRAsigned onin 1963 with thecall lettersKNJO, broadcasting from a studio in the Park Oaks shopping center in Thousand Oaks.[3]: B-23 KNJO stood for "Conejo",the valley in which the station was located. The station's claim to fame at the time was that it was the first FM radio station on theWest Coastto broadcast in stereo. KNJO was a community-oriented radio station featuring local news, sports, and remote broadcasts from a variety of local events.[4]The station was built by radio personality Sy Blonder and co-owned byDodgerbaseball starSandy Koufax.[3]: B-23 

Over the next several decades, KNJO changed hands several times.[5]First, it was purchased by Alan Fischler, Ed Feldman and Art Hogan; later, by Ira Barmack, operator of comedy stationKMDYin Thousand Oaks; then by political strategist/attorney Darry Srago; and, finally, by Amaturo Group. The station's studio moved to the North Ranch Mall inWestlake Villagebefore settling in its final location on Long Court in Thousand Oaks. Joseph Amaturo and the Amaturo family purchased the station in 1995 for $2 million[6]and also purchased stations on the same 92.7 FM frequency on Catalina Island and inTemecula.Eventually, they began a trimulcast, and Amaturo changed the call letters of KNJO to KMLT when the station becamesoft adult contemporary-formatted "Lite 92.7". The goal of the Amaturos was to cover all ofLos AngelesandOrangecounties with three stations on one frequency, 92.7 FM. During the early 2000s, the Lite 92.7 trimulcast aired the nationally syndicated request-and-dedication programDelilah.Following the trimulcast's subsequent relaunches, the station became KHJL (Jill FM) in 2007 and KLSI (Playlist 92.7) in 2012.

In 2005, KMLT added a 38-wattbooster,KMLT-FM1, on Castro Peak nearMalibu, California;its city of license is Malibu Vista.[7]

KYLA

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KYLA signed on in 1993 with the call letters KRCI and originally broadcast fromCatalina Islandat 3,000 watts.[8]Later the station began asimulcastwith KMLT, changing call signs to KLIT. Initially, the simulcast aired abeautiful musicformat that evolved to a soft AC music format branded as "Lite 92.7". KLIT was later purchased by Amaturo Group, which created a trimulcast with KELT.

KLIT was moved toFountain Valley, Californiawith a change of transmitter location, broadcasting from a mountain southeast ofNewport Beach, Californiaat 690 watts. This provided a better signal coverage of the interior portions ofOrange County, California.The call letters were changed to KJLL-FM (Jill FM) in early 2007 and to KLST-FM (Playlist 92.7) in 2012.

KYZA

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KYZA signed on in 1959 with the call letters KACE-FM, originally broadcasting fromRiverside, Californiaat 1,000 watts.[3]: B-20 The station changed its call letters KCNW in 1974,[9]then to KHNY-FM two years later.[10]

The station adopted numerous music formats until 1997, when the call sign was changed to KELT and a trimulcast with KMLT/KLIT was created airing the beautiful music format. The station later switched to soft AC and adopted the branding "Lite 92.7". The station later became KAJL (Jill FM) in 2007 and KLSN in 2012.

92.7 Jill FM and Playlist 92.7

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The trimulcast's coverage area was shifted after the moves of all three transmitters, and with the arrival ofJack FMonKCBS-FM(93.1 FM) in 2005, Amaturo Group moved to compete. The company dismissed the airstaff of the "Lite 92.7" stations and adopted an automatedadult hitsmusic format branded as "Jill FM". The new format was geared to be a more female-friendly sound, known as Jill, as opposed to the more male-oriented format on Jack FM.[11]In 2009, Jill FM adjusted its format tosoft adult contemporarymusic with the same focus as rivalKOST(103.5 FM).

On February 14, 2011, the stations dropped the "Jill FM" name and rebranded as "Playlist 92.7", aclassic hitsoutlet with the slogan "We play everything". The first song played on Playlist was "Somebody"byBryan Adams.[12]The new format featured hit songs spanning the period from 1964 to 2010, consisting of a mix of top 40, R&B, adult contemporary andalternative rock.

Air1

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On December 1, 2012, at midnight, KLST/KLSN/KLSI (the call signs changed shortly after) officially flipped from AC to the nationally syndicatedChristian contemporary hit radio(Christian CHR) networkAir1under new ownerEducational Media Foundation.[13]This transaction brought the Christian CHR format to suburban areas of Los Angeles with the station's multiple rimshotClass Asignals.[4]At the time of the flip, Air1 played music from a wide variety of contemporary Christian artists such asTauren Wells,TobyMac,Group 1 Crew,Seventh Day Slumber,andSkillet.The feed is also heard onKTLW's network of Class A FM translators in portions of the northern Los Angeles area as well as on a 92.7 FM repeater in southwestern parts of the metro.[14]

The Air1 network flipped tocontemporary worship musicon January 1, 2019.[15][16]

Repeaters

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Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class ERP
(W) 		Height
(m (ft)) 		Transmitter coordinates First air date
KYRA 92.7 FM (HD) Thousand Oaks, California 21689 A 3,100 141 meters (463 ft) 34°12′21″N118°49′4″W/ 34.20583°N 118.81778°W/34.20583; -118.81778(KYRA) 1963;61 years ago(1963)(as KNJO)
KYZA 92.7 FM Adelanto, California 1244 A 280 449 meters (1,473 ft) 34°36′44″N117°17′27″W/ 34.61222°N 117.29083°W/34.61222; -117.29083(KYZA) 1959;65 years ago(1959)(as KACE-FM)
  • KYRAformer call signs: KNJO (1963–1997)
  • KMLT (1997–2007)
  • KHJL (2007–2012)
  • KLSI (2012–2013)
  • KYZAformer call signs: KACE-FM (1959–1974)
  • KCNW (1974–1976)
  • KHNY (1976–1983)
  • KWDJ (1983–1990)
  • KQLH (1990–1997)
  • KXEZ (1/1997-6/1997)
  • KELT (1997–2007)
  • KAJL (2007–2012)
  • KLSN (2012–2013)

Translators

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP(W) HAAT Class FCC info Notes
K220FR 91.9 FM Thousand Oaks, California 76219 250 588m(1,929ft) D LMS Relays KYRA (HD2) K-LOVE
K221GB 92.1 FM Barstow, California 121962 27 −3 m (−10 ft) D LMS Relays KYZA

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KYLA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"K220FR".FCCInfo.
  3. ^abc"Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S."(PDF).Broadcasting Yearbook.Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1964.RetrievedJuly 7,2018.
  4. ^abMcgrath, Rachel (December 19, 2012)."Christian radio network buys 92.7 FM in Thousand Oaks".Ventura County Star.RetrievedNovember 15,2017.
  5. ^Pascual, Psyche (May 20, 1992)."THOUSAND OAKS: Radio Station KNJO Sold for $1.1 Million".Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^"Evergreen Grows In Boston, Buys WKLB For $34 Million"(PDF).Radio and Records.October 20, 1995. p. 6.RetrievedMay 13,2018.
  7. ^"Call Sign History: KYRA-FM1".Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedMay 12,2018.
  8. ^"Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S."(PDF).Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook.New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1996. p. B-34.ISBN0-8352-3725-7.RetrievedJuly 7,2018.
  9. ^"For the Record"(PDF).Broadcasting.Broadcasting Publications Inc. April 1, 1974. p. 48.RetrievedJuly 7,2018.
  10. ^"For the Record"(PDF).Broadcasting.Broadcasting Publications Inc. March 8, 1976. p. 68.RetrievedJuly 7,2018.
  11. ^"SoCal Trimulcast Counters 'Jack' With 'Jill'"(PDF).Radio and Records.May 27, 2005. p. 11.RetrievedJuly 7,2018.
  12. ^Venta, Lance (February 14, 2011)."Jill-FM Unleashes A New Playlist".RadioInsight.RadioBB Networks.RetrievedMay 14,2018.
  13. ^"Playlist 92.7 Sold To Air1".RadioInsight.RadioBB Networks. December 3, 2012.RetrievedNovember 15,2017.
  14. ^"EMF Adds Translator To Help Spread The Word In L.A."Insideradio.RetrievedNovember 1,2017.
  15. ^Venta, Lance (January 1, 2019)."Air 1 Moves to Worship Music".RadioInsight.RadioBB Networks.RetrievedJanuary 1,2019.
  16. ^"EMF Unveils Air1 Worship Now".AllAccess.All Access Music Group. December 31, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 1,2019.
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