KSMA (AM)

KSMA
City	Santa Maria, California
Broadcast area	Santa Maria-Lompoc area
Frequency	1240 kHz
Format	News/Talk
Audience share	3.8 (Fa'07, R&R^[1])
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Class	C
Facility ID	4123
Transmitter coordinates	34°57′2.00″N 120°29′27.00″W / 34.9505556°N 120.4908333°W / 34.9505556; -120.4908333
Former callsigns	KSMA (?-2007) KSMX (2007-2016)^[2]
Owner	Anthony Brandon and L. Rogers Brandon (AGM California, Inc.)

KSMA (1240 AM,) is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Santa Maria, California, USA, the station serves the Santa Maria-Lompoc area. The station is currently owned by AGM-California inc ^[3]

History

KSMA was originally owned by John and Alice Bayless, and the studios were originally downtown next to the old post office before Santa Maria's downtown renovation in the 1980s.

On November 30, 2007, the station changed call letters from KSMA to KSMX following a sale from Clear Channel Communications.^[2] The station changed its call sign back to KSMA on May 16, 2016. It is a radio affiliate of the Los Angeles Rams.

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References

↑ "Santa Maria-Lompoc Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
1 2 "KSMA callsign changes". FCC. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
↑ "KSMA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

FCC History Cards for KSMA

Query the FCC's AM station database for KSMA

Radio-Locator Information on KSMA

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KSMA

Radio stations in the Santa Maria–Lompoc, California market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.3 89.7 90.1/95.1 90.5 91.5 92.5 93.3 94.5 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.7 97.1 97.5 98.1 99.1 100.3 101.3 102.1 102.5 103.3 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.3

By AM frequency	890 1030 1240 1280 1380 1410 1440 1480 1600

By callsign	K271BV KBOX KCBX KCLM KERW KFYZ KGDP-FM KIDI KIHC KJDJ KKAL KKJG KLFF KLWG KMLM-FM KPAT KPLV KRAZ KRQZ KRTO KSBQ KSLY-FM KSMA KSMY KSNI-FM KSTT-FM KSYV KTAP KTNK KUHL KVSM KVYB KXFM KXTK KXTZ KYGA KZOZ

Nearby radio markets Bakersfield Fresno Los Angeles Oxnard–Ventura San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara See also List of radio stations in California

News/Talk radio stations in the state of California

All-News	KCBS – San Francisco KFRC-FM San Francisco KNX – Los Angeles

News & Talk	KABC – Los Angeles KAHI – Auburn KCAA – Loma Linda KCBQ – San Diego KERN – Bakersfield KFBK – Sacramento KFBK-FM – Pollock Pines KFI – Los Angeles KFMB – San Diego KGO - San Francisco KGEO – Bakersfield KGIG-LP – Salida KINS-FM – Blue Lake KION – Salinas KMJ – Fresno KMJ-FM – Fresno KMPH – Modesto KNCO – Grass Valley KNEW – San Francisco KNWH – Yucca Valley KNWQ – Palm Springs KNWZ – Coachella KNZR – Bakersfield KNZR-FM – Shafter KOGO – San Diego KOSS – Lancaster KOWL – South Lake Tahoe KPAY – Chico KPRL – Paso Robles KQMS – Redding KQMS-FM – Shasta Lake KRLA – Glendale KSCO – Santa Cruz KSFO – San Francisco KSIZ – Weed KSMA – Santa Maria KSRO – Santa Rosa KSTE – Rancho Cordova KSUE – Susanville KSZL – Barstow KTIE – San Bernardino KTIP – Porterville KTKZ – Sacramento KTMS – Santa Barbara KUHL – Santa Maria KUKI – Ukiah KUTY – Palmdale KVEC – San Luis Obispo KVLI – Lake Isabella KVML – Sonora KVON – Napa KYOS – Merced

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California

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