KESP
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Broadcast area | Modesto, California |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 970 kHz |
| Branding | Sportsradio 970 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
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Call sign meaning | ESPN (former affiliation) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
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| Website | www |
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KESP (970 AM) is a sports radio station in Modesto, California, United States. The station serves Modesto, Stockton, Lodi, and surrounding communities of the northern San Joaquin Valley. It is owned by Cumulus Media.[2] Its studios are in Stockton, and its transmitter is located in Modesto.
KESP is a member of the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, and Golden State Warriors, radio networks. Most of its daily programming, as the call letters imply, came from ESPN Radio, until January 2, 2013, when KESP switched to CBS Sports Radio. It now currently airs the Westwood One Sports Network.
KESP gained its current call sign, and format, in the early 2000s. Other call signs used since it came on the air in 1951 were: KBOX (1951–1956), KBEE (1956–1983), KHYV (1983–1988), KOOK (1988–1992(?)/1996(?)),[3] KBUL (1996–1998), and KANM (1998–2000).[3]
The station was owned by the McClatchy family, which also owned McClatchy Newspapers, publisher of the Modesto Bee. The McClatchy Company later sold the station to Citadel Broadcasting, which merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[4]
In a sports-related note, Kevin McClatchy, a member of the publishing family, owned the Pittsburgh Pirates until the team was sold to Robert Nutting in 2007.[citation needed]
KESP carried Oakland Athletics baseball as an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics Radio Network through the 2024 season. Following the temporary move of the Athletics (A's) to West Sacramento as part of their relocation to Las Vegas, and the move of the team's Sacramento radio broadcasts from KHTK to KSTE, the A's released an affiliate list that did not include KESP.[5] On March 4, 2025, the station announced that it had joined the San Francisco Giants Radio Network.[6]
Previous logos
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KESP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KESP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Modesto Radio Museum[permanent dead link] (retrieved 2009-05-13). Note, however, that the FCC Call Sign History Database (retrieved 2009-05-13) indicates that the station was KBEE in 1992–1996.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Biderman, Chris (February 14, 2025). "A's announce new flagship radio station in Sacramento. Here's what is not changing". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."News Bites: KESP, Tavis Smiley, WERS, 'Chubb Rock Show,' 'KD Country 94.'". Inside Radio. March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
External links
- Official site
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- KESP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KESP
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