KXDZ
Encyclopedia
KXDZ is a commercial radio station
licensed
to serve Templeton, California
, USA. The station, established in 2001, is currently owned by Mapleton Communications
and the broadcast license
is held by Mapleton License of San Luis Obispo, LLC.
music format branded as "95.3 The Beach", in simulcast
with sister station
KXTZ
, to the greater San Luis Obispo, California
, area. This format features adult rock hits primarily from the 1980s and early 1990s. The station duopoly
had been known as "The California Sound" until a September 2002 branding shift that affected both stations. While the station has maintained essentially the same format since it signed on in 2001, several on-air hosts were shuffled to new shifts or replaced in a March 2005 shakeup.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on April 24, 1998
. The new station was assigned the KXDZ call sign
by the FCC on February 22, 2001. KXDZ received its license to cover
from the FCC on July 13, 2001.
In August 2001, licensee Walter D. Howard applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license
for KXDZ to Howard Broadcasting, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on August 22, 2001, and the transaction was consummated on August 27, 2001. Howard Broadcasting was in turn owned by Winsome Media, a joint venture
formed by Walter D. Howard and his son, Bruce Howard.
In April 2002, Winsome Media and Howard Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Mapleton Communications, LLC, as part of a three-station deal valued at $1.8 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 23, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on July 19, 2002.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Templeton, California
Templeton, California
Templeton is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California. The population was 7,674 at the 2010 census, up from 4,687 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, USA. The station, established in 2001, is currently owned by Mapleton Communications
Mapleton Communications
Mapleton Communications is a broadcast media company, formed in May 2001, operating in the western United States. The company currently owns and operates 41 radio stations in California, Oregon and Washington State....
and the broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
is held by Mapleton License of San Luis Obispo, LLC.
Programming
KXDZ airs a classic rockClassic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
music format branded as "95.3 The Beach", in simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
with sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
KXTZ
KXTZ
KXTZ is a commercial radio station located in San Luis Obispo, California. KXTZ airs a classic rock music format , and is a simulcast with sister station KXDZ , branded as "95.3 The Beach".The station was assigned the KXTZ call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on April 17, 1998.In...
, to the greater San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
, area. This format features adult rock hits primarily from the 1980s and early 1990s. The station duopoly
Duopoly (broadcasting)
In United States broadcast television and radio, duopoly is a term used to describe a single company which owns two or more stations in the same city or community....
had been known as "The California Sound" until a September 2002 branding shift that affected both stations. While the station has maintained essentially the same format since it signed on in 2001, several on-air hosts were shuffled to new shifts or replaced in a March 2005 shakeup.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on April 24, 1998
1998 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the KXDZ call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
by the FCC on February 22, 2001. KXDZ received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on July 13, 2001.
In August 2001, licensee Walter D. Howard applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
for KXDZ to Howard Broadcasting, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on August 22, 2001, and the transaction was consummated on August 27, 2001. Howard Broadcasting was in turn owned by Winsome Media, a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
formed by Walter D. Howard and his son, Bruce Howard.
In April 2002, Winsome Media and Howard Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Mapleton Communications, LLC, as part of a three-station deal valued at $1.8 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 23, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on July 19, 2002.