KTAP
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Broadcast area | Santa Maria—Lompoc, California |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1600 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Ranchito |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Emerald Wave Media |
| KIDI-FM, KRTO | |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 6142 | |
| Class | D |
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KTAP (1600 AM, "Radio Ranchito") is a commercial radio station licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States, and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by Emerald Wave Media and broadcasts a regional Mexican format. KTAP is rebroadcast on FM translator K225CG at 92.9 FM in Santa Maria.
History
The station originally was assigned the call sign KWHL by the Federal Communications Commission, but it first signed on June 10, 1962 as KHER.[2][3][4] The station adopted the KZON call letters in 1967.[5]
In August 1986, KZON changed its call letters to KTAP.[6]
In May 1989, Leo Kesselman sold KTAP to Buenos Diaz Broadcasting Inc., owned by Eduardo Diaz, for $425,000.[7] However, the station would return to Kesselman's possession only two years later.[8]
In March 1996, Kesselman's Boardwalk Broadcasting Company announced a sale of KTAP and sister station KIDI-FM to Hispanic Radio Partners L.P. for $550,000;[9] however, just eight months later in November, Boardwalk sold the combo to Emerald Wave Media for $475,000.[10] In February 2002, Emerald Wave president George Ruiz bought out his partner's shares, taking sole ownership of the station pair for $260,000. KIDI-FM aired a regional Mexican format at the time.[11]
In April 2016, Emerald Wave Media purchased an FM translator in Visalia, California from Living Proof, Inc. for $28,000. The translator was relocated to Santa Maria and began rebroadcasting KTAP as K225CG at 92.9 FM.[12]
On January 18, 2010, high winds in the Point Sal area caused a power outage that knocked 11 of 14 local radio stations (including KTAP) off the air. Using generators, KTAP quickly resumed broadcasting.[13]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KTAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 4, 1961. p. 127. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 29, 1962. p. 89. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1988. p. B-41. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 16, 1967. p. 77. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 1, 1986. p. 106. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. May 8, 1989. p. 89. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. February 25, 1991. p. 55. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WAXQ: From GAF To Entercom To Viacom" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 22, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dorsey Goes Downtown In St. Louis" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 22, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ramos, Julian J. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KTAP
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- KTAP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- K225CG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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