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by Alex Cosper see also American Radio History STATION HISTORY: KABC KBBQ KBIG KBLA KDAY KEZY KFAC KFOX KFWB KGBS KGFJ KGIL KHJ KIEV KIIS KIQQ KKBT KKDJ KLAC KLOS KLSX KMET KMPC KNAC KNX KOST KPOL KPPC KPWR KQLZ KRLA KROQ KRTH KSRF KTNQ KTWV KUTE KWST KZLA XPRS KLAC has covered many different formats over the decades. It was originally launched as KFPG in 1924 then changed to KMTR the following year under new owner K.M. Turner. In 1946 New York Post publisher Dorothy Schiff purchased the station and changed the call letters to KLAC on the 570 AM dial. Metromedia purchased the station in 1963 as the format remained pop. In the mid-sixties the format shifted briefly to talk before landing on middle of the road hits from the 1940s through 1960s. By early 1970 the MOR format focused on soft adult hits since 1964. On September 28, 1970 KLAC dropped MOR and flipped to country. Several personalities came from crosstown country station KBBQ. Metromedia sold KLAC in 1984 to Capital Cities Communications, which went on to sell country AM 1540 KZLA. Both KLAC and KZLA were then purchased by Malrite Communications. In 1993 the combo sold to Shamrock. The station went on to be acquired by Chancellor Media and then Bonneville. After more mergers, in 2000 it became part of Clear Channel. In 2001 the format flipped talk with hosts such as Don Imus, but returned to adult standards on September 12, 2002 as "Fabulous 570." On February 4, 2005 it became "XTRA Sports 570." KLAC Personnel 1957-1959 Mel Hall 1957-1960 Allan Moll 1958-1958 Earl McDaniel 1959-1960 Jim Backus 1959-1960 Louis Quinn 1960-1962 Al Javis 1962-1963 Don Page, also 1968-1976 1965-1968 Jim Ramsburg 1965-1968 Jack Thayer (GM) 1965-1971 Ed Ziel 1967-1967 Jack Margolis 1968-1969 Elliot Mintz 1968-1970 Dick Janssen 1969-1969 Lew Irwin 1969-1971 Charlie O'Donnell, also 1984-1989 1969-1969 J.A. Solari 1969-1970 Bill Taylor 1970-1970 Bill Thomas 1970-1970 Don Anti 1970-1970 Mikel Hunter 1970-1970 Gary Mack 1970-1971 Gene Price 1971-1976 Carson Schreiber 1971-1982 Larry Scott 1971-1971 Jimmy Rabbitt, also 1976 1971-1972 Bo Donovan 1972-1976 John Clark 1973-1979 Tim Sullivan 1973-1983 Jerry Naylor 1974-1982 Don Langford 1980-1980 Stoney Richards 1982-1982 Bob Shannon 1992-1992 Gary Owens 1993-1993 Lisa May 1996-1998 John Sebastian KLAC Jocks in 1970 included: Deano Day, Gene Price, Harry Newman, Sammy Jackson and Jay Lawrence. In 1971 Dick Haynes, Charlie O'Donnell and Larry Scott joined. The two country competitors in 1970 were KFOX (1280/Long Beach) and KBBQ (870). |
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