KSON
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For the San Diego, California, radio station at 1240 AM formerly known as KSON, see KNSN.
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| City of license | San Diego, California |
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| Broadcast area | San Diego, California |
| Branding | KSON-FM 97.3 and 92.1 |
| Slogan | "San Diego's #1 for New Country" |
| Frequency | 97.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | January 15, 1964 (as KSEA) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 134 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 30832 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°43′13″N 117°04′14″W / 32.72028°N 117.07056°W |
| Former callsigns |
KSEA (1964-1980) KSON-FM (1980-1996) KSON (1996-1997) KSON-FM (1997-2009)[1] |
| Owner |
Lincoln Financial Media (Lincoln Financial Media Company of California) |
| Sister stations | KBZT, KIFM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kson.com |
KSON (97.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve San Diego, California, USA. The station, founded in 1964, is owned by Lincoln Financial Media and the broadcast license is held by Lincoln Financial Media Company of California.
KSON broadcasts a country music format.[2] KSON simulcasts their FM programming at 92.1 FM in Escondido, California.
The station was most recently assigned the KSON call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 1, 2009.[1]
Awards
In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Country music Radio & Records magazine station of the year award . Other nominees included WUSN Chicago, KYGO-FM Denver, WYCD Detroit, KEEY-FM Minneapolis, and WXTU Philadelphia.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards". Radio and Records. September 28, 2008.
External links
- KSON Website
- KSON-FM 97.3 on Twitter
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KSON
- Radio-Locator information on KSON
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KSON
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