KERW
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo =
| name = KERW
| above = Simulcasts KCRW-HD2, Santa Monica
| city = Los Osos-Baywood Park, California
| area = {{ubl|San Luis Obispo, California|Santa Maria–Lompoc, California}}
| branding = Eclectic 24
| airdate = {{start date and age|1987}}
| frequency = 101.3 MHz
| translator =
| format = Eclectic
| erp = 3,600 watts
| haat = {{convert|502|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 63523
| callsign_meaning = Disambiguation of parent station KCRW
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KEDZ (1986–1987)|KLZZ (1987–1990)|KSTT-FM (1990–2016)|KJRW (2016)}}
| owner = Santa Monica College
| licensee = Santa Monica Community College District
| sister_stations = KCRI, KCRU, KCRY, KDRW
| webcast = {{URL |https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/eclectic24 |Listen Live }}
| website = {{URL |https://www.kcrw.com/ |KCRW.com }}
}}
KERW (101.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to Los Osos-Baywood Park, California and broadcasts to the San Luis Obispo, California area. The public radio station is owned by Santa Monica College and broadcasts an eclectic music format known as "Eclectic 24". The KERW transmitter is located off TV Towers Road on Cuesta Peak in Santa Margarita.{{cite web |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KERW-FM |title=Predicted Coverage Area for KERW 101.3 FM |website=Radio-Locator.com |access-date=August 2, 2018 }}
History
The station at 101.3 FM first signed on the air in 1987 as KEDZ, but it soon changed its call sign to KLZZ.{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=63523&Callsign=KERW |title=Call Sign History: KERW |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=August 2, 2018 }} It broadcast an adult contemporary music format from the beginning.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1992-YB/1992-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0117.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting and Cable Market Place 1992 |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=A-39 |date=1992 |access-date=August 2, 2018 }}
=KSTT-FM=
On March 9, 1989, Diaz Broadcasting sold KLZZ to Stratosphere Broadcasting L.P. (later Mondosphere Broadcasting Inc.) for $1.3 million.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/89-OCR/BC-1989-04-03-OCR-Page-0085.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=81 |date=April 3, 1989 |access-date=August 2, 2018 }} On December 1, 1990, the station changed its call letters to KSTT-FM.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/90-OCR/BC-1990-12-30-OCR-Page-0081.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=81 |date=December 31, 1990 |access-date=August 2, 2018 }}
The ownership of KSTT-FM changed several times during the 2000s. In September 2000, Mondosphere Broadcasting sold 11 stations throughout Central California, including KSTT-FM, plus a construction permit for a twelfth station, to Clear Channel Communications Inc. for $45 million.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/00-OCR/BC-2000-09-18-OCR-Page-0039.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=R.R. Bowker |page=39 |date=September 18, 2000 |access-date=July 26, 2018 }} In July 2007, the station was one of 16 Clear Channel outlets in California and Arizona purchased by El Dorado Broadcasters for $40 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/27344/price-for-16-az-ca-clear-channel-stations-40-milli |title=Price For 16 AZ, CA Clear Channel Stations: $40 Million |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=July 11, 2007 |access-date=May 3, 2018 }}
=KERW=
In early 2016, El Dorado Broadcasters began divesting its stations on the Central Coast. On May 31, the company sold the intellectual property of KSTT-FM, branded "Coast 101.3", to American General Media, who placed the call letters and AC format on KIQO (102.5 FM). The 101.3 FM frequency itself was not sold but remained with El Dorado and adopted the call sign KJRW.{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/106554/american-general-media-acquires-kstt-intellectual-property/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=KSTT San Luis Obispo IP to Move to 104.5 KIQO |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=June 24, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2018 }}
In July 2016, El Dorado donated KJRW to Santa Monica College, owner of public radio station KCRW.{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/107410/kjrw-san-luis-obispo-donated-to-kcrw/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=KJRW San Luis Obispo Donated To KCRW |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=July 25, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2018 }} The last in a series of divestments by El Dorado, the donation was consummated on September 15. On November 7, KERW began simulcasting "Eclectic 24", KCRW's adult album alternative-formatted HD2 subchannel.{{cite web |url=https://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?695945-KJRW-101-3-FM-San-Luis-Obispo-Donated-To-KCRW |title=KJRW 101.3 FM San Luis Obispo Donated To KCRW |website=Radio Discussions }}{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/160361/new-york-times-features-el-dorado-donation-of-kerw |title=New York Times Features El Dorado Donation Of KERW/San Luis Obispo To KCRW In Report On Unusual Charitable Donations |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=December 2, 2016 |access-date=August 2, 2018 }}
References
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External links
- {{official website |https://www.kcrw.com/ |Official website (KCRW) }}
- {{FM station data|63523|KERW}}
{{San Luis Obispo Radio}}
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Category:Mass media in San Luis Obispo County, California
Category:Radio stations established in 1987