{"id":3028,"date":"2024-08-30T23:18:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T06:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socalradiowaves.com\/wp\/?page_id=3028"},"modified":"2024-08-30T23:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T06:18:40","slug":"2024-0906","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socalradiowaves.com\/wp\/2024-0906\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves: September 6, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Country Gold coming soon<\/strong><\/h1>\n

If your radio is sounding a little funny, at least in range of clear reception of KMZT (1260 AM), it\u2019s not a mistake: there are changes in the air. If all goes to plan, by the time you read this, classical music will be gone and the station will be stunting with a month of nothing but Taylor Swift. What happens after that? You might be surprised.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring September, 1260 AM will play Taylor Swift nonstop 24\/7,\u201d station owner Saul Levine told me. Then, on October 1st, the new KKGO (AM) will go gold \u201cplaying country hits of the 1980s, \u201890s, and early 2000s\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>he said. I don\u2019t know if they will have a special name for the station, but \u201cGold Country\u201d seems like an obvious winner, as I digress.<\/p>\n

Go Country 105 will thus officially become KKGO-FM (105.1) when the AM call-letters change from KMZT to KKGO (expected sometime in September), and will continue focussing on current music (which I personally like) along with a mix of gold from the \u201890s and up. Listeners may have noticed a few such songs over the past few weeks; more will be added to the playlist and will be continue to be featured three or four times per hour.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, 1260 will not be streamed on the FM digital channels you can hear if you have an HD Radio. But the AM signal will continue to be broadcast in HD itself. Levine\u2019s engineering staff has made that station sound amazing in HD, though you do have to be fairly close to the Valley to hear it. If you aren\u2019t close, you can hear it on the regular analog AM signal, and it will be available on an app.<\/p>\n

The classical music formerly heard on 1260 will switch to FM-only, using a low-powered transmitter at 98.3 FM but primarily on the digital streams of 105.1 HD2, a second version at 105.1 HD2, on apps, and at KMozart.Com. The remaining stream at 105.1 HD4 will likewise stay as LA Oldies K-Surf.<\/p>\n

Levine has put a lot of money into the transmitter of 1260, and is one of just two local HD signals still on AM \u2026 the other being KBRT (740 AM). The station broadcasts a full 20,000 watt signal, but is unfortunately restricted by its location in the San Fernando Valley. I can hear it in San Pedro, for example, but I can\u2019t get a good HD lock in my truck until I approach West Los Angeles on the 405 freeway. I\u2019d love to see how the signal reaches in an all-digital mode, but that\u2019s probably years away.<\/p>\n

Super Seventies Souvenirs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bob Goodman is back on Sunday nights at the SoCalSound (KCSN, 88.5 FM). This time he\u2019s playing oldies from the 1970s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m back with a brand new show \u2018Super Sounds Of The 70\u2019s,\u2019\u201d Goodman told me. You can hear it from\u00a0 <\/span>2 – 4 p.m. between Mimi Chen and Gary Calamar \u2026 just like old times.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will not be another Classic Rock clone\u201d he insists. \u201cI was asked if I’d be interested in getting back to my cherished Sunday afternoon air time and create a new show with total freedom to curate it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt occurred to me that the 70’s was a much maligned and overlooked decade of music. It was caught between the amazing 60’s with the British Invasion and the New Wave, MTV & Punk 80’s. When you mention the 70\u2019s, many people immediately associate Disco and American Top 40.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is, it introduced to an entire generation so many talented and influential artists with many still performing today. It was the rise of the singer-songwriter genre. \u201c<\/p>\n

This is so true. So much great music was released that it often gets lost, but it was that music that propelled stations such as the late-great KMET (now KTWV, 94.7) to the top of the local ratings.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy promise to listeners is simply this,\u201d Goodman continued. \u201cIt will never devolve into the typical Classic Rock formats. I will put the music together as I always have with handcrafted sets including many songs not appearing anywhere else but staying within the decade of the 1970s. It’ll be just like when I began my career in College Radio in 1970 and Commercial Radio in 1974.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo far the reception has been terrific and it’s great to be back on Sundays,\u201d Goodman concluded.<\/p>\n

Now On-Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Local low-powered KCLA (100.7 FM) \u2014 licensed to San Pedro \u2014 now has a full website with an online listening link, so you can hear it everywhere, not just East of Western Avenue. Go to https:\/\/kcla.fm and check it out. The station has a great mix of music and is currently operating as more of a \u201csneak preview\u201d \u2014 the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the downtown San Pedro studios is scheduled for October 3rd.<\/p>\n

Richard Wagoner is a San Pedro freelance columnist covering radio in Southern California. Email rwagoner@socalradiowaves.com<\/p>\n

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