KLSD
KLSD is a
progressive talk radio station, the
San Diego home for
Air America Radio and for
Ed Schultz. Local programming includes their morning show,
Stacy Taylor.
The station broadcasts at 5000 watts day, 1000 watts night, sharing a tower with
KGB-FM in the East San Diego area. In August 2005, KLSD's owners applied to the
FCC to increase power to 50,000 watts day and night, sharing the six-tower
KSDO array in Santee. As of late July 2006, this application was still pending approval.
The station began life as KFBC on 1210 kHz in 1922, changing to KGB at 1360 kHz in 1942. In the
1960s KGB was an important player in the San Diego AM
Top 40 race, featuring the
Boss Radio format. In the
1970s, with its FM sister station
KGB-FM, it became an early adopter and pioneer of what is now called the
album oriented rock format. KGB AM became KCNN with an all-news format in 1982; KPQP, playing
Adult Standards, in 1986; in 1997 this call was changed to KPOP.
KGB-FM still plays classic rock on 101.5 MHz.
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1360 KLSD*
San Diego Radio History by Alex Cosper*
History of KGB Radio by David Leonard*
KPOP morphs into KLSD by Joe Crawford*
San Diego, California antenna sites 2005
