KTYD

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KTYD
Broadcast areaSanta Barbara, California and Ventura County, California
Frequency99.9 MHz
Branding99.9 KTYD
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
KIST-FM, KOSJ, KSBL, KSPE, KTMS
History
First air date
August 11, 1962 (as KGUD-FM)
Former call signs
KGUD-FM (1962–1973)
KTYD (1973)
KTYD-FM (1973–1978)
Call sign meaning
TYD phonetically is "Tide"
Technical information
Facility ID14528
ClassB
ERP34,000 watts
HAAT390 meters (1,280 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°28′16″N 119°40′37″W / 34.471°N 119.677°W / 34.471; -119.677
Translator(s)See § Translators and booster
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitektyd.com

KTYD (99.9 FM, pronounced "K-Tide") 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 and airs a classic rock format. KTYD is the flagship station of the nationally syndicated program Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast with the Beatles.

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.[1] In November 1967, radio and television personality Dick Clark purchased KGUD-AM-FM from Metropolitan Theatres for $195,000.[2][3] He sold the combo in September 1971 to a group led by Harold S. Greenberg for $310,000.[4]

KGUD-FM changed its call sign to KTYD in January 1973, then to KTYD-FM that September.[5][6] The new call letters accompanied the introduction of a progressive freeform radio format that year under Program Director Larry Johnson, and alumni of KSJO. Early personalities included Edward Bear formerly of KSAN, Laurie Cobb from KSAN and KSJO, the morning team of Proctor and Ward, Jim Trapp, and Zeb Norris.[7] In March 1975, Salomar Corp. sold KTYD-AM-FM to Antares Broadcasting Co., majority owned by G. David Gentling, for $279,600.[8] KTYD-FM reverted to the KTYD call sign in September 1978.[9]

Over the next two decades, KTYD changed hands multiple times yet remained a rock station. In January 1983, Antares Broadcasting sold the station to Robert C. Liggett, Jr. and N.L. Bentson for $1,225,000.[10] Nearly three years later, in November 1985, Liggett and Bentson sold KTYD to New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Home News Publishing for $3.5 million.[11] On December 16, 1992, Home News Corp. subsidiary Canalino Broadcasting Corp. sold the station to Criterion Media Group Inc. for $1.3 million; the transaction was completed the following February.[12][13] In March 1997, Criterion Media Group sold KTYD and sister stations KQSB and KSBL to Jacor Communications for $13.5 million;[14] Jacor in turn would merge with Clear Channel Communications two years later.

In January 2007, Clear Channel sold its six Santa Barbara stations, including KTYD, to Rincon Broadcasting for $17.3 million; the new owner officially took control of the cluster on January 16.[15][16] Concurrent with the sale to Rincon, KTYD began streaming online.[17]

KTYD is the originating station for the nationally syndicated program Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast with the Beatles,[18] which airs Saturday mornings. Other syndicated programming on the station includes Little Steven's Underground Garage on Saturday nights and The Deep End with Nick Michaels on Sundays.

Translators and booster[edit]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info Notes
K259BI 99.7 FM Ventura, California 138715 50 451.7 m (1,482 ft) D LMS Translator
K282BQ 104.3 FM Isla Vista, California 156354 200 89 m (292 ft) D LMS Translator
KTYD-FM1 99.9 FM Buellton, California 14530 600 93 m (305 ft) D LMS Booster

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. November 13, 1967. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Tiegel, Eliot (July 8, 1967). "Smothers Set Youthful Pace" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard Publications Inc. p. 32. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 27, 1971. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 8, 1973. p. 50. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 17, 1973. p. 58. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Santa Barbara to Daytime Progressive" (PDF). Billboard. December 8, 1973. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. March 31, 1975. p. 81. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 25, 1978. p. 74. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 31, 1983. p. 52. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "American Media Buys WELE For $7.5 Million" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 15, 1985. p. 10. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Cahners Publishing Co. January 18, 1993. p. 113. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Co. March 8, 1993. p. 59. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Co. March 24, 1997. pp. 47–48. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  15. ^ Mackie, Drew (January 11, 2007). "Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "Deal of the Week" (PDF). R&R. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "KTYD Rocks The Web". All Access. All Access Music Group. January 11, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  18. ^ "Rincon/Santa Barbara VP/GM Keith Royer Retires". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 20, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

External links[edit]

34°28′16″N 119°40′37″W / 34.471°N 119.677°W / 34.471; -119.677

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