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K-Mozart is back on 1260

HighStandards

HighStandards

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Another change on 1260

From their Facebook:

“We're excited to announce K-Mozart is back in crystal clear digital stereo on AM 1260! You can also listen on 98.3 in the San Fernando Valley, 105.1 FM HD2 throughout Southern California, online at kmozart.com and through out K-Mozart mobile app.”
 
And since I know someone will ask, sooner or later:

1993: Standards (as KJQI)
1995: News (as KNNS)
1997: All-Beatles (Jan-Aug) then Broadway Showtunes (as KGIL)
1998: Music Of Your Life
2000: Jazz (as KJAZ)
2002: Standards (as KSUR)
2004: Oldies (as KKGO)
2006: Country
2007: Classical (Feb-Oct, as KMZT), then Talk (as KGIL)
2009: Oldies/Standards hybrid
2011: Classical (as KMZT)
2016: Standards (as KBOQ)
2017: Oldies (as KSUR)
2020: Classical (as KMZT)
2024: Classic Country (as KKGO)
2025: Classical (call letter change to KMZT likely any second now)
 
K.M. Richards said:
And since I know someone will ask, sooner or later:

1993: Standards (as KJQI)
1995: News (as KNNS)
1997: All-Beatles (Jan-Aug) then Broadway Showtunes (as KGIL)
1998: Music Of Your Life
2000: Jazz (as KJAZ)
2002: Standards (as KSUR)
2004: Oldies (as KKGO)
2006: Country
2007: Classical (Feb-Oct, as KMZT), then Talk (as KGIL)
2009: Oldies/Standards hybrid
2011: Classical (as KMZT)
2016: Standards (as KBOQ)
2017: Oldies (as KSUR)
2020: Classical (as KMZT)
2024: Classic Country (as KKGO)
2025: Classical (call letter change to KMZT likely any second now)
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I appreciate this
 
K.M. Richards said:
And since I know someone will ask, sooner or later:

1993: Standards (as KJQI)
1995: News (as KNNS)
1997: All-Beatles (Jan-Aug) then Broadway Showtunes (as KGIL)
1998: Music Of Your Life
2000: Jazz (as KJAZ)
2002: Standards (as KSUR)
2004: Oldies (as KKGO)
2006: Country
2007: Classical (Feb-Oct, as KMZT), then Talk (as KGIL)
2009: Oldies/Standards hybrid
2011: Classical (as KMZT)
2016: Standards (as KBOQ)
2017: Oldies (as KSUR)
2020: Classical (as KMZT)
2024: Classic Country (as KKGO)
2025: Classical (call letter change to KMZT likely any second now)
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There's a reason why I will never try to improve KMZT's Wikipedia article, that genuinely scares me lol
 
HighStandards said:
I appreciate this
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You are most welcome. I'm probably one of the few people who can post such a list without Saul accusing me of making fun of him about it. (Yes, he is within my circle of friends and colleagues.)

I think he was most hurt when, many years ago, someone referred to 1260 as "Wheel of Formats". Which was rather unkind.
 
Sheesh - that's a LOT of format changes in 30 years! And most of them are music formats!
 
ILOVERADIO said:
Since most cars have FM, I would expect listeners to prefer KUSC with a very strong FM signal.
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Once again, a reminder about the unique station which operates at 1260 from a transmitter site in the far northern San Fernando Valley:

It is not there to make money. Its sister FM, KKGO/105.1, pays all the bills. And since Saul Levine is the original owner of 105.1 (having put it on the air for the first time way back in 1959), he has no debt service. He paid cash for 1260 back in 1993.

1260 is his personal possession. He does with it whatever he feels like doing. And he has earned the right to do so. He no more cares about KUSC being established in the current format than he was when he was the third all-news station in the market 30 years ago. Most of his reasoning for going Talk was his feeling that the late Michael Jackson still had opinions worth sharing.

So if anyone has any snide remarks about this latest format flip, I would personally appreciate it if they kept those to themselves and not post them here. Saul has the right to expect respect. He's earned it.
 
What qualifies as "crystal clear digital [AM] stereo?" This has to be HD, it can't possibly be Motorola AMAX, can it? (That wouldn't be digital, and besides, how many of those receivers still exist?) Is there any other possibility? I guess if your car radio decodes HD and can pick up Saul's 1260 signal, it would sound crystal clear compared to almost anything else on the AM band.

(I'm actually in awe of Saul doing what he's trying at his age. Good for him.)
 
Weiserguy said:
What qualifies as "crystal clear digital [AM] stereo?" This has to be HD, it can't possibly be Motorola AMAX, can it? (That wouldn't be digital, and besides, how many of those receivers still exist?) Is there any other possibility? I guess if your car radio decodes HD and can pick up Saul's 1260 signal, it would sound crystal clear compared to almost anything else on the AM band.

(I'm actually in awe of Saul doing what he's trying at his age. Good for him.)
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Yes, it's AM HD, and it's a pretty solid bet that there are a couple of million cars driving around the LA basin with HD radios in the dash that can hear 1260, at least during daytime hours.
 
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