KWST

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KWST, "K-West 106" was a rock station in Los Angeles, which had been a beautiful music station prior to January 1, 1975 (the station had originally signed on as KFI-FM July 15, 1946, later becoming KBMS in 1958 before adopting the KWST call letters in 1969). K-West emulated the then-popular sound of KMET & KLOS. By 1981 though, the rating had slipped and KWST had changed to a Top 40 format, and let all of their rock disc jockeys go. KWST eventually evolved into KMGG, or "Magic 106", and played Adult Contemporary music until 1986, when they changed format again, to Urban Contemporary, KPWR (Power 106).

A DJ at rival KHTZ once quipped, "The magic was gone when they flipped the power on".