KSTT-FM
{{for|the Los Osos-Baywood Park, California radio station that held the KSTT-FM call sign at 101.3 FM from 1990 to 2016|KERW}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KSTT-FM
| logo =
| city = Atascadero, California
| area = San Luis Obispo, California
Santa Maria—Lompoc, California
| branding = Coast 104.5
| frequency = {{frequency|104.5|MHz}}
| airdate = 1979 (as KIQO)
| format = Adult contemporary
| erp = 4,700 watts
| haat = {{convert|440|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B
| facility_id = 42066
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|35|21|40|N|120|39|21|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}}}
| callsign_meaning = similar to "Coast"
| former_callsigns = KIQO (1979–2016)
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| owner = American General Media
| licensee = AGM California, Inc.
| sister_stations = KKAL, KKJG, KVEC, KZOZ
| webcast = {{URL |http://www.coast1045.com |Listen Live }}
| website = {{URL |http://www.coast1045.com/ |coast1045.com }}
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
KSTT-FM (104.5 MHz, "Coast 104.5") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Atascadero, California, United States and broadcasts to the San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria—Lompoc, California areas. The station is owned by American General Media{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KSTT-FM |title=KSTT-FM Facility Record |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 26, 2018 }} and airs an adult contemporary format.
History
The station was first signed on in 1979 as KIQO by Midway Broadcasters Inc.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/80s-OCR-YB/1981-YB/1981-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0297.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=C-19 |date=1981 |access-date=July 26, 2018 }} The station first aired an adult contemporary music format under the branding "Q104". In July 1984, Gareth F. Garlund and Anna Garlund sold their 80% stake in Midway Broadcasters to partners Gary F. Brill and Virginia Brill, who owned the other 20%, for $700,000.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/84-OCR/BC-1984-07-16-OCR-Page-0052.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=52 |date=July 16, 1984 |access-date=July 26, 2018 }}
In July 1998, Midway sold KIQO to Bakersfield, California-based American General Media for $1.5 million. At the time, the station carried an oldies music format.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/98-OCR/BC-1998-07-20-OCR-Page-0062.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=R.R. Bowker |page=62 |date=July 20, 1998 |access-date=July 26, 2018 }}
On May 31, 2016, El Dorado Broadcasting sold the intellectual property of KSTT-FM (101.3 FM) in Los Osos-Baywood Park to American General Media as part of a series of divestitures of its Central Coast stations. The deal did not include the 101.3 FM frequency itself, which remained with El Dorado and changed its call sign to KJRW. The transaction was completed July 1, with KIQO dropping its classic hits format branded "Q104.5", picking up the KSTT-FM call letters and that station's adult contemporary format, and rebranding as "Coast 104.5".{{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 }}
References
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External links
- {{official website |http://www.coast1045.com/ }}
{{FM station data|42066|KSTT-FM}}
{{San Luis Obispo Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in California}}
Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Atascadero, California
Category:Mass media in San Luis Obispo County, California