KXTK
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KXTK
| logo =
| city = Arroyo Grande, California
| area = San Luis Obispo County, California
| branding = ESPN 1280 AM & 101.7 FM The Ticket
| frequency = 1280 kHz
| translator = 101.7 K269GY (San Luis Obispo)
| airdate = 1962
| format = Sports
| power = 10,000 watts (day)
2,500 watts (night)
| class = B
| facility_id = 36026
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|35|8|44|N|120|31|15|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}}}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = ESPN Radio
Cal Poly Mustangs
Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network
Los Angeles Lakers Radio Network
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Rams
Westwood One
| owner = Pacific Coast Media LLC
| licensee =
| sister_stations = KKJL
| webcast = {{URL |https://tunein.com/radio/ESPN-Radio-1280-s33557/ |Listen Live }}
| website = {{URL |http://www.espnradio1280.com |espnradio1280.com }}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KXTK (1280 kHz, "ESPN Radio 1280") is a commercial AM radio station that is licensed to Arroyo Grande, California, United States and serves the San Luis Obispo County, California area. The station is owned by Pacific Coast Media LLC and broadcasts sports programming from ESPN Radio.
KXTK is the Central Coast affiliate of several professional and college sports teams, including the Las Vegas Raiders, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Cal Poly Mustangs.
History
The station first signed on June 29, 1962, as KCJH.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1963-YB/1963-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0217.pdf |title=Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-15 |date=1963 |access-date=July 10, 2018 }} In July 1965, KCJH changed its call letters to KOAG.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/65-OCR/1965-07-19-BC-OCR-Page-0086.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=86 |date=July 19, 1965 |access-date=July 10, 2018 }} In November 1971, the station adopted the KFYV call sign.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/71-OCR/1971-11-22-BC-OCR-Page-0066.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=66 |date=November 22, 1971 |access-date=July 10, 2018 }}
The station changed its call letters to KKAL on May 7, 1979. It became KKOM on March 16, 1999, then KXTK on September 25, 2002.{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=36026&Callsign=KXTK |title=Call Sign History: KXTK |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access |publisher=U.S. Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 10, 2018 }}
Affiliations
KXTK is an affiliate of several professional and collegiate sports teams, providing coverage of their games to the San Luis Obispo County area. The station airs contests involving the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball, and the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. The station also broadcasts Cal Poly Mustangs athletic contests in the NCAA as well as NFL football games on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday from Westwood One.
References
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External links
- [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=41870 FCC History Cards for KXTK]
- {{official website |http://www.espnradio1280.com }}
- {{AM station data|36026|KXTK}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|202793|K269GY}}
- {{FXL|K269GY}}
{{San Luis Obispo Radio}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in California}}
{{ESPN California}}
Category:Arroyo Grande, California
Category:Radio stations established in 1962
Category:Infinity Sports Network stations
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