KTNK
Radio station in Lompoc, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KTNK (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station, established in 1963,[3] is owned by Sticks Media, LLC.[1]
| Broadcast area | Santa Maria—Lompoc, California |
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| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | Rocket 103.7 |
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| Format | Classic hits |
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| History | |
First air date | May 25, 1963 (as KKOK) |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51263 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts day 77 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°39′46.9″N 120°23′1.6″W |
| Translator(s) | 103.7 K279CY (Lompoc) |
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History
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The station first signed onMay 25, 1963, as KKOK.[3] The station underwent several call sign changes over the next two decades: first to KBIK in 1977; then, to KLVV two years later on November 8, 1979; and finally, to KLLB on August 22, 1983.[4]
In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KLLB and its FM sister station KRQK (100.9 FM, now on 100.3) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million.[5] On September 1, 1987, the AM outlet changed its call letters to KTME.[4] On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Nova Broadcasting—Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million.[6]
The station changed hands several times in the 1990s. Nova Broadcasting sold KTME and KRQK to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000 in May 1993.[7] In March 1995, Padre Serra traded KTME for KSBQ (1480 AM), owned by Los Padres Broadcasting Corporation. Like KTME, KSBQ was licensed to Lompoc, California and broadcast in Spanish.[8] In November 1996, Classic Communications Corporation purchased the station for only $20,000.[9] KTME saw a new owner just one year later as Classic sold the then-silent station to Santa Maria-based Blackhawk Communications for $80,000.[10]
In April 2006, Mapleton Communications sold KTME and the station it was simulcasting, KUHL (1440 AM) in Santa Maria, to Knight Broadcasting Inc.[11] KTME changed its call letters to KINF on July 31, 2006, then to KUHL that September. On January 27, 2009, the station became KSMA.[4]
In February 2014, Knight Broadcasting sold KSMA to Michael Alan Day's Cross and Crown Broadcasting Corporation for $160,000; the transaction closed in May. At the time of the sale, KSMA broadcast a classic country format that was branded as "AM 1410 The Range".[12][13] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KTNK on May 6, 2014.[4]
In September 2023, the station relaunched as "Y'all 103.7", with the station adding a small, but noticeable, number of current and recurrent country hits to the still gold-based format. The previous iteration of the format continues on an online exclusive stream.[14]
On February 3, 2025, KTNK dropped its country format and began stunting.[15]
On February 10, 2025 at 9 am, KTNK ended stunting and launched a classic hits format, branded as "Rocket 103.7".[16]
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