KTYD

KTYD
City Santa Barbara, California
Broadcast area Santa Barbara, California and Ventura County, California
Branding 99.9 KTYD
Slogan Quality Rock
Frequency 99.9 MHz
Translator(s) 99.7 K259BI (Ventura, CA)
104.3 K282BQ (Isla Vista)
Repeater(s) 99.9 KTYD-FM1 (Buellton, CA)
First air date August 11, 1962 (as KGUD-FM)
Format Classic Rock
ERP 34,000 watts
HAAT 390 metres (1,280 feet)
Class B
Facility ID 14528
Transmitter coordinates 34°28′16″N 119°40′37″W / 34.471°N 119.677°W / 34.471; -119.677
Callsign meaning TYD phonetically is "Tide"
Former callsigns KGUD-FM (1962-1973)
Owner Rincon Broadcasting LLC
(Rincon License Subsidiary LLC)
Sister stations KIST-FM, KOSJ, KSBL, KSPE, KTMS
Webcast Listen Live
Website ktyd.com

KTYD (99.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Santa Barbara, California and broadcasting to Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The station has aired a classic rock format since 1973. It is owned by Rincon Broadcasting LLC.

History

The station first signed on August 11, 1962 as KGUD-FM. It was owned by Metropolitan Theatres Corporation, which also owned the Arlington Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara, and simulcast the country and western music format of its AM sister station KGUD.[1] In November 1967, radio and television personality Dick Clark purchased KGUD-AM-FM from Metropolitan Theatres for $195,000.[2][3] He sold the combo in September 1971 to a group led by Harold S. Greenberg for $310,000.[4]

In December 1973, KGUD-FM changed its call letters to KTYD and flipped to progressive rock;[5] the station maintains a classic rock playlist to the present day.

Over the next several decades, KTYD changed hands several times yet remained a classic rock station. On December 16, 1992, Canalino Broadcasting Corp. sold the station to Criterion Media Group Inc. for $1.3 million; the transaction was completed the following February.[6][7] In March 1997, Criterion Media Group sold KTYD and sister stations KQSB and KSBL to Jacor Communications for $13.5 million;[8] Jacor in turn would merge with Clear Channel Communications the following year.

In January 2007, Clear Channel sold its six Santa Barbara stations, including KTYD, 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.[9][10] Concurrent with the sale to Rincon, KTYD began streaming online.[11]

Translators and booster

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		Height
m (ft)		ClassFCC info
K259BI99.7Ventura, California13871550451.7 m (1,482 ft)DFCC
KTYD-FM1 (booster)99.9Buellton, California1453060093 m (305 ft)D(booster) FCC
K282BQ104.3Isla Vista, California15635420089 m (292 ft)DFCC

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1964. p. B-22. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. November 13, 1967. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Tiegel, Eliot (July 8, 1967). "Smothers Set Youthful Pace" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard Publications Inc. p. 32. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 27, 1971. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Santa Barbara to Daytime Progressive" (PDF). Billboard. December 8, 1973. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Cahners Publishing Co. January 18, 1993. p. 113. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Co. March 8, 1993. p. 59. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Co. March 24, 1997. pp. 47–48. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Drew (January 11, 2007). "Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Deal of the Week" (PDF). Radio and Records. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "KTYD Rocks The Web". AllAccess.com. January 11, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

Coordinates: 34°28′16″N 119°40′37″W / 34.471°N 119.677°W / 34.471; -119.677


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