KTYD
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| City | Santa Barbara, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Santa Barbara, California and Ventura County, California |
| Branding | 99.9 KTYD |
| Slogan | "Quality Rock" |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Translator(s) | 99.7 K259BI (Ventura, California) 104.3 K282BQ (Isla Vista, California) |
| Repeater(s) | 99.9 KTYD-FM1 (Buellton, CA) |
| First air date | August 11, 1962 (as KGUD-FM) |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| ERP | 34,000 watts |
| HAAT | 390 metres (1,280 feet) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 14528 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°28′16″N 119°40′37″W / 34.471°N 119.677°W |
| Callsign meaning | TYD phonetically is "Tide" |
| Former callsigns | KGUD-FM (1962-1973) |
| Owner | Rincon Broadcasting (Rincon License Subsidiary LLC) |
| Sister stations | KIST-FM, KOSJ, KSBL, KSPE, KTMS |
| Webcast | listen%20live |
| Website | ktyd.com |
KTYD (99.9 FM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Santa Barbara, California and serves Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The station is owned by Rincon Broadcasting LLC and airs a classic rock format. KTYD is the flagship station of the nationally syndicated program Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast with the Beatles.[1]
History[edit]
The station first signed on August 11, 1962 as KGUD-FM. It was owned by Metropolitan Theatres Corporation, which also owned the Arlington Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara, and simulcast the country and western music format of its AM sister station KGUD.[2] In November 1967, radio and television personality Dick Clark purchased KGUD-AM-FM from Metropolitan Theatres for $195,000.[3][4] He sold the combo in September 1971 to a group led by Harold S. Greenberg for $310,000.[5]
In December 1973, KGUD-FM changed its call letters to KTYD and flipped to progressive rock;[6] the station maintains a classic rock playlist to the present day.
Over the next several decades, KTYD changed hands several times yet remained a classic rock station. On December 16, 1992, Canalino Broadcasting Corp. sold the station to Criterion Media Group Inc. for $1.3 million; the transaction was completed the following February.[7][8] In March 1997, Criterion Media Group sold KTYD and sister stations KQSB and KSBL to Jacor Communications for $13.5 million;[9] Jacor in turn would merge with Clear Channel Communications the following year.
In January 2007, Clear Channel sold its six Santa Barbara stations, including KTYD, to Rincon Broadcasting LLC for $17.3 million. Rincon, a subsidiary of Ventura-based Point Broadcasting, officially took control of the cluster on January 16.[10][11] Concurrent with the sale to Rincon, KTYD began streaming online.[12]
Translators and booster[edit]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K259BI | 99.7 | Ventura, California | 138715 | 50 | 451.7 m (1,482 ft) | D | FCC |
| KTYD-FM1 (booster) | 99.9 | Buellton, California | 14530 | 600 | 93 m (305 ft) | D | (booster) FCC |
| K282BQ | 104.3 | Isla Vista, California | 156354 | 200 | 89 m (292 ft) | D | FCC |
References[edit]
- ^ "Rincon/Santa Barbara VP/GM Keith Royer Retires". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 20, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1964. p. B-22. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. November 13, 1967. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ Tiegel, Eliot (July 8, 1967). "Smothers Set Youthful Pace" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard Publications Inc. p. 32. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 27, 1971. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Santa Barbara to Daytime Progressive" (PDF). Billboard. December 8, 1973. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Cahners Publishing Co. January 18, 1993. p. 113. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Co. March 8, 1993. p. 59. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Co. March 24, 1997. pp. 47–48. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ Mackie, Drew (January 11, 2007). "Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Deal of the Week" (PDF). Radio and Records. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "KTYD Rocks The Web". All Access. All Access Music Group. January 11, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KTYD
- Radio-Locator information on KTYD
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KTYD
