KSBL

KSBL
City Carpinteria, California
Broadcast area Santa Barbara, California
Ventura County, California
Branding K-Lite 101.7
Slogan "The Best Music Variety"
Frequency 101.7 MHz
First air date July 1, 1983
Format Adult Contemporary
Christmas music (Nov-Dec)
ERP 890 watts
HAAT 496 meters (1,627 ft)
Class B1
Facility ID 35592
Callsign meaning Santa Barbara's Lite FM
Former callsigns KGFT (1985-1988)
KLIT (1988-1989)
Owner Rincon Broadcasting LLC
(Rincon Broadcasting LS2 LLC)
Sister stations KOSJ, KIST-FM, KSPE, KTMS, KTYD
Webcast Listen Live
Website klite.com

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KSBL (101.7 MHz, "K-Lite 101.7") is a commercial FM radio station which is licensed to Carpinteria, California and broadcasts to the Santa Barbara and Ventura-Oxnard, California areas. The station is owned by Rincon Broadcasting LLC and airs an adult contemporary music format.

History

The station first signed on July 1, 1983 as KGFT, owned by Robert Atsinger III and featuring Christian programming.[1] In January 1988, Atsinger, then owner of half of newly-formed Salem Communications Corporation, sold KGFT to Great Electric Communications II Inc. for $1.45 million.[2] KGFT changed its call letters to KLIT-FM on April 1, 1988 and adopted a soft adult contemporary music format;[3] the call sign switched again on October 16, 1989 to KSBL.[4]

In July 1995, Great Electric Communications II Inc. sold KSBL to Criterion Media Group Inc. for $1.33 million, thus bringing the station under common ownership with KQSB and KTYD.[5] Less than two years later, in March 1997, Criterion sold the station along with KQSB and KTYD to Jacor Communications for $13.5 million;[6] Jacor was subsequently purchased by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia).

In January 2007, Clear Channel sold its six Santa Barbara stations, including KSBL, to Rincon Broadcasting LLC for $17.3 million. Rincon, a subsidiary of Ventura-based Point Broadcasting, officially took control of the cluster on January 16.[7][8]

As of May 2018, KSBL airs the syndicated programs Delilah nightly and The John Tesh Radio Show overnights.

On September 10, 2018, KSBL was granted a construction permit, good for three years, to start transmitting from a facility atop Santa Cruz Island with a directional 1650-watt signal, and licensed to Isla Vista. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1982. p. C-21. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "McCormick Back In Radio Biz With $3.5 Million Savannah Combo" (PDF). Radio and Records. January 29, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Call Letters: Grants" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. April 4, 1988. p. 146. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History: KSBL". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Palmer Broadcasting Enters Cedar Rapids, IA For $14 Million" (PDF). Radio and Records. July 7, 1995. pp. 4, 6. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Reed Elsevier Inc. March 24, 1997. p. 47. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Drew (January 11, 2007). "Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Deal of the Week" (PDF). Radio and Records. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ KSBL ISLA VISTA CA US FULL-POWER FM Channel 269 101.7 MHz, FCCData.org, retrieved September 26, 2018

Coordinates: 34°30′10″N 119°50′56″W / 34.5027°N 119.8488°W / 34.5027; -119.8488

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