KIST-FM

Regional Mexican radio station in Carpinteria–Santa Barbara, California, United States

Carpinteria, California

Broadcast areaSanta Barbara, CaliforniaFrequency107.7 MHzBrandingRadio Bronco 107.7ProgrammingFormatRegional MexicanOwnershipOwner

Rincon Broadcasting
(Rincon License Subsidiary LLC)

Sister stations

KOSJ, KSBL, KSPE, KTMS, KTYDHistory

First air date

February 1998

Former call signs

KLDZ (1997–1998)
KLDZ-FM (1998)
KIST (1998–2000)
KIST-FM (2000–2009)
KQIE (2009–2010)
KIST-FM (2010)
KFYZ (2010)

Call sign meaning

Derived from former AM counterpart KIST; later used for KISS-FM brandingTechnical informationFacility ID31434ClassB1ERP930 wattsHAAT496 meters (1,627 ft)Translator(s)102.7 K274CJ (Santa Barbara)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteradiobronco.com

KIST-FM (107.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Carpinteria, California and broadcasts to the Santa Barbara radio market. The station is owned by Rincon Broadcasting and airs a regional Mexican music format. The KIST-FM studios and offices are on East Cota Street in Santa Barbara.^[1] The transmitter is off West Camino Cielo, near other FM and TV towers, in the hills north of Santa Barbara.^[2] KIST-FM also uses a 70-watt translator station, K274CJ (102.7 FM) in Santa Barbara.^[3]

History

KIST-FM first signed on in February 1998 as KLDZ-FM with an oldies format^[4] branded "Cool Oldies 107.7". It launched as a simulcast of AM sister station KLDZ (1340 AM) before the latter flipped formats to sports.^[5]

In May 1998, Citicasters, Inc., part of Jacor Communications, purchased KIST and KLDZ-FM for $1.5 million.^[6] The AM station changed its call sign to KXXT and the FM outlet assumed the KIST call letters.^[7] In May 1999, Jacor merged with Clear Channel Communications, which would own KIST-FM until 2007.

In March 2000, Cumulus Media-owned KKSB (106.3 FM) in Santa Barbara adopted a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format. In response, Clear Channel flipped KIST-FM to top 40 with the branding "KISS 107 FM"; the station featured on-air personality Rick Dees from sister station KIIS-FM in Los Angeles during morning drive.^[8]^[9] Clear Channel won the head-to-head CHR battle with Cumulus as KKSB flipped to oldies within two years.^[10] However, on September 8, 2004, KIST-FM changed to a modern rock format known as "FM 107.7".^[11]

On January 11, 2007, Clear Channel Communications sold all of its radio stations in Santa Barbara, including KIST-FM, to Rincon Broadcasting for $17.3 million.^[12]^[13] Five days later, KIST-FM's format was changed to regional Mexican under the branding of "Radio Bronco".

On December 15, 2009, KIST-FM changed its call letters to KQIE.^[7] Two months later, on February 10, 2010, the station reverted to KIST-FM. On July 20, KIST-FM again changed its call letters to KFYZ.^[7] That switch was also temporary, as KFYZ restored the KIST-FM call sign on September 10. The KFYZ call letters were transferred to its sister station at 94.5 FM on December 23, 2010 when that station flipped to a top 40 format.

References

^ "Contactos". Radio Bronco.
^ "KIST-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". Radio-Locator.com.
^ "K274CJ-FM 102.7 MHz". Radio-Locator.com.
^ "Three of Hearts: Radio Celebrates Valentine's Day" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 13, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, no. 6. New York: M Street Corporation. February 11, 1998. p. 1. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ "Renda Ends Diamond's Days" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 8, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Call Sign History: KIST-FM". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
^ "Rumbles" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 24, 2000. p. 28. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016.
^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003. R.R. Bowker. 2002. p. D-45. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 2005. p. D-94.
^ Mackie, Drew (January 11, 2007). "Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ "Deal of the Week" (PDF). R&R. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

External links

Official website
KIST in the FCC FM station database
KIST in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
FCC Public Inspection File contour map

Radio stations in the Santa Barbara, California area

By AM frequency

990
1250
1290
1340
1490

By FM frequency

88.7
91.9
92.9
93.7
94.5
97.5
99.9
101.7
103.3
105.9
107.7

LPFM	96.5 99.5
Translators	89.9 90.9 91.5 94.1 97.9 98.7 102.3 102.7 104.3 106.9

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

K210AD
K215AG
K218CP
K231CR
K250BS
K254AH
K272DT
K274CJ
K282BQ
K295AH
KCLU
KCSB-FM
KDB
KDRW
- HD2
KIST-FM
KJEE
KLSB
KOSJ
KRAZ
KRUZ
KSBL
KSPE
KTMS
KTYD
KZAA-LP
KZER
KZSB

Defunct

KSBX (89.5 FM)

Radio stations on or near the Central Coast: Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz; Oxnard-Ventura; San Luis Obispo; Santa Barbara; Santa Maria-Lompoc

Other nearby regions: Bakersfield; Los Angeles

See also: List of radio stations in California

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