KTNK
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTNK
| logo =
| city = Lompoc, California
| area = Santa Maria—Lompoc, California
| branding = Rocket 103.7
| frequency = 1410 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|103.7|K279CY|Lompoc}}
| airdate = May 25, 1963 (as KKOK)
| format = Classic hits
| power = 500 watts day
77 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 51263
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|34|39|46.9|N|120|23|1.6|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}}}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KKOK (1963–1977)|KBIK (1977–1979)|KLVV (1979–1983)|KLLB (1983–1987)|KTME (1987–2006)|KINF (2006)|KUHL (2006–2009)
KSMA (2009–2014)}}
| affiliations =
| owner = Sticks Media, LLC
| licensee = Sticks Media, LLC
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website =
}}
KTNK (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station, established in 1963,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1964-YB/1964-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0190.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |year=1964 |page=B-16 |title=Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc. |location=Washington, D.C. }} is owned by Sticks Media, LLC.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KTNK |title=KTNK Facility Record |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 10, 2018 }}
History
The station first signed onMay 25, 1963, as KKOK. The station underwent several call sign changes over the next two decades: first to KBIK in 1977; then, to KLVV two years later on November 8, 1979; and finally, to KLLB on August 22, 1983.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=51263&Callsign=KTNK |title=Call Sign History: KTNK |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission }}
In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KLLB and its FM sister station KRQK (100.9 FM, now on 100.3) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/85-OCR/BC-1985-12-16-OCR-Page-0124.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=124 |date=December 16, 1985 |access-date=July 28, 2018 }} On September 1, 1987, the AM outlet changed its call letters to KTME. On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Nova Broadcasting—Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/90-OCR/BC-1990-02-12-OCR-Page-0046.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=46 |date=February 12, 1990 |access-date=July 28, 2018 }}
The station changed hands several times in the 1990s. Nova Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000 in May 1993.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/93-OCR/BC-1993-05-24-OCR-Page-0064.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=Cahners Publishing Company |page=64 |date=May 24, 1993 |access-date=July 28, 2018 }} In March 1995, Padre Serra traded KTME for KSBQ (1480 AM), owned by Los Padres Broadcasting Corporation. Like KTME, KSBQ was licensed to Lompoc, California and broadcast in Spanish.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-03-17-OCR-Page-0006.pdf |title=NewCity Communications Picks Up $6 Million Daytona Beach FM |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=March 17, 1995 |access-date=July 29, 2018 }} In November 1996, Classic Communications Corporation purchased the station for only $20,000.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/96/R&R-1996-11-08-OCR-Page-0006.pdf |title=Emmis Now A Potent Arch Rival |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=November 8, 1996 |access-date=July 29, 2018 }} KTME saw a new owner just one year later as Classic sold the then-silent station to Santa Maria-based Blackhawk Communications for $80,000.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/97/RR-1997-04-09-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=R.R. Bowker |page=90 |date=November 10, 1997 |access-date=July 29, 2018 }}
In April 2006, Mapleton Communications sold KTME and the station it was simulcasting, KUHL (1440 AM) in Santa Maria, to Knight Broadcasting Inc.{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/8193/knight-buys-kuhl-ktme-santa-maria |title=Knight Buys KUHL-KTME/Santa Maria |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 6, 2006 |access-date=July 10, 2018 }} KTME changed its call letters to KINF on July 31, 2006, then to KUHL that September. On January 27, 2009, the station became KSMA.
In February 2014, Knight Broadcasting sold KSMA to Michael Alan Day's Cross and Crown Broadcasting Corporation for $160,000; the transaction closed in May. At the time of the sale, KSMA broadcast a classic country format that was branded as "AM 1410 The Range".{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/126639/price-for-good-karma-big-radio-janesville-wi-deal- |title=Price For Good Karma-Big Radio Janesville, WI Deal: $1.45 Million |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=February 10, 2014 |access-date=July 10, 2018 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/129323/fcc-oks-religious-stations-swap |title=FCC OKs Religious Stations Swap |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=May 5, 2014 |access-date=July 10, 2018 }} The new owner changed the station's call sign to KTNK on May 6, 2014.
In September 2023, the station relaunched as "Y'all 103.7", with the station adding a small, but noticeable, number of current and recurrent country hits to the still gold-based format. The previous iteration of the format continues on an online exclusive stream.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/258881/yall-debuts-in-lompoc/ Y'all Debuts in Lompoc]
On February 3, 2025, KTNK dropped its country format and began stunting.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/294403/dont-hassle-with-ktnks-stunting/ Don't Hassle with KTNK's Stunting] Radioinsight - February 6, 2025
On February 10, 2025 at 9 am, KTNK ended stunting and launched a classic hits format, branded as "Rocket 103.7".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/294403/dont-hassle-with-ktnks-stunting/ KTNK Lifts Off as Rocket 103.7] Radioinsight - February 10, 2025
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AM station data|51263|KTNK}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|202699|K279CY}}
- {{FXL|K279CY}}
- [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=43280 FCC History Cards for KTNK]
{{Santa Maria-Lompoc Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in California}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1963