KDLD

KDLD is a commercial radio station in Santa Monica, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles area on 103.1 FM. KDLE is a commercial radio station in Newport Beach, California, broadcasting to the Orange County area on 103.1 FM.

KDLD & KDLE air a Spanish-language music format branded as "Jose 103.1" on its analog and main HD Radio signal. The format is Spanish Adult Hits.

"Jose" has studios located in Los Angeles' Miracle Mile, and KDLD's transmitter is located in Baldwin Hills, while KDLE's transmitter is based in Irvine.

History

The 103.1 frequencies in Los Angeles and Orange County operated as two separate stations prior to the 1990s, KSRF in Santa Monica and KOCM in Newport Beach. Both signals carried a B/EZ (beautiful music/easy listening) format in the 1960s/1970s and AC (adult contemporary) in the 1980s, but targeted for each specific beach community. 103.1 Santa Monica was known as K-Surf (which was brought back for a time on 1260 AM as KSUR, an oldies-formatted station and simulcast on 540 AM as XESURF before the two frequencies flipped to adult standards, then to country—both are now operating under separate formats) and 103.1 Newport Beach was known as K-Ocean. The carriers of the two transmitters were synchronized to try to create a continuous coverage area between the two locations.