KWWV
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KWWV
| logo = KWWV-FM logo.png
| city = Santa Margarita, California
| country = US
| area = San Luis Obispo, California
| branding = WiLD 106
| frequency = 106.1 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translator = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|98.5|K253BR|San Luis Obispo|HD2}}|{{Radio Relay|107.7|K299BE|[San Luis Obispo|HD3}}}}
| airdate = July 29, 1986 (as KWSP)
| format = Top 40 (CHR)
| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: K-News 98.5 (conservative talk)|HD3: Simulcast of KYNS (classic country)}}
| erp = 1,100 watts
| haat = {{convert|441|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B1
| facility_id = 25960
| callsign_meaning = "K-Wave" (former smooth jazz format)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KWSP (1986–1997)|KWEZ (1997–1999)|KKAL (4/1999-11/1999)}}
| owner = Martha Fahnoe
| licensee = Dimes Media Corporation
| sister_stations = {{hlist|KPYG|KXDZ|KXTZ|KYNS}}
| webcast = {{ubl|{{listenlive|http://player.listenlive.co/33981}}|HD2: {{listenlive|http://player.listenlive.co/34001}}}}
| website = {{ubl|{{URL|http://www.wild1061.com/}}|HD2: {{URL|http://www.knews985.com/}}}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KWWV (106.1 FM, "Wild 106.1") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to San Luis Obispo, California. The station is owned by Dimes Media Corporation and broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) radio format. Programming includes The Wild Wake Up with Doughboy weekday mornings, DJ Flashback weekday afternoons and XYZ with Erik Zachary weeknights, American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest weekends.
History
The station first signed on July 29, 1986, as KWSP, originally on the 106.3 FM frequency{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1990-YB/1990-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0133.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-47 |date=1990 |access-date=November 7, 2018 }} but later switching to 106.1. In August 1996, Hance Communications Ltd. sold KWSP to Gary and Virginia Brill for $500,000.{{cite news |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/96/R%26R-1996-08-16-OCR-Page-0006.pdf |title=Evergreen Dealing in Motown's Secrets |work=Radio and Records |date=August 16, 1996 |access-date=November 7, 2018 }}
The KWWV call letters originally were used on the 99.7 FM frequency, which carried a smooth jazz format called "K-Wave". In 1997, smooth jazz was dropped in favor of rhythmic contemporary hit radio (CHR) as "Kiss 99.7".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/98/RR-1998-02-06-OCR-Page-0035.pdf |title=Rumbles, Pt. 2 |magazine=Radio and Records |page=33 |date=February 6, 1998 |access-date=November 7, 2018 }} In the fall of 1999, station owner American General Media moved the format and the KWWV call sign to 106.1 FM to provide better signal coverage throughout San Luis Obispo County.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/99/RR-1999-10-01-OCR-Page-0042.pdf |title=Rumbles, Pt. 1 |magazine=Radio and Records |page=40 |date=October 1, 1999 |access-date=November 7, 2018 }} Eventually, the station was forced to drop the "Kiss" moniker after Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) filed suit claiming ownership of the name "Kiss". Following a period of American General Media ownership, the station was purchased by Clear Channel.
Following the demise of Clear Channel-owned mainstream top 40 outlet KSLY ("SLY 96"), "Wild 106.1" adjusted its rhythmic CHR format to a more mainstream Top 40 presentation, reclaiming the number-one spot in the Arbitron ratings among females ages 18–34.{{citation needed|date=June 2009}}
HD radio
KWWV broadcasts in HD Radio. KWWV-HD1 simulcasts the analog signal at 106.1 FM. KWWV-HD2 carries a news/talk format branded as "K-News 98.5". KWWV-HD3 is a simulcast of KYNS, an AM station broadcasting classic country as "The Grade".
On June 1, 2020, KWWV-HD2 changed its format from soft adult contemporary to conservative talk, branded as "K-News 98.5".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/188471/k-news-98-5-debuts-in-san-luis-obispo/ K-News 98.5 Debuts in San Luis Obispo] Radioinsight - June 1, 2020
In 2024, Dimes Media purchased former KRQZ translator K299BE (107.7 FM){{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Station Sales Week Of 6/14 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/272206/station-sales-week-of-6-14-2/ |access-date=March 2, 2025 |work=RadioInsight |date=June 14, 2024}} to serve as a relay of KWWV-HD3.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=FCC Report 9/22: Commission Repairs Fee Payment Issues |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/282056/fcc-report-9-22-commission-repairs-fee-payment-issues/ |access-date=March 2, 2025 |work=RadioInsight |date=September 22, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{official website |http://www.wild1061.com/ }}
- {{FM station data|25960|KWWV}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|144956|K229AK}}
- {{FXL|K229AK}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|156138|K253BR}}
- {{FXL|K253BR}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|94144|K299BE}}
- {{FXL|K299BE}}
{{San Luis Obispo Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in California}}
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Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:Mass media in San Luis Obispo County, California