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| image_size = 200px
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| city = [[Hanford, California]]
| city = [[Hanford, California]]
| area = [[Template:Fresno Radio|Fresno area]]
| area = [[Fresno, California]]
| branding = La Jefa 107.5
| branding = La Jefa 107.5
| slogan =
| slogan =
| frequency = 107.5 [[MHz]]
| frequency = 107.5 [[MHz]]
| airdate =
| airdate = September 1976
| format = [[Regional Mexican]]
| format = [[Regional Mexican]]
| power =
| power =
| erp = 24,600 [[watt]]s
| erp = 24,600 [[watt]]s
| haat = 215 meters
| haat = {{convert|215|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B
| class = B
| facility_id = 26266
| facility_id = 26266
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|36|38|12.00|N|118|56|34.00|W|region:US_type:city}}}}
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|36|38|12.00|N|118|56|34.00|W|region:US_type:city}}}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KMMA (1991)<br>KCML (1991-1993)<br>KMPH-FM (1993-2005)<br>KVBE (2005-2006)<br>KRDA (2006-2016)
| former_callsigns = KKYS (1976-1984)<br/>KLTK (1984-1986)<br/>KCLQ (1986-1987)<br/>KCLQ-FM (1987-1990)<br/>KZRZ (1990)<br/>KFRZ (1990)<br/>KZZF (1990-1991)<br/>KMMA (1991)<br/>KCML (1991-1993)<br/>KMPH-FM (1993-2005)<br/>KVBE (2005-2006)<br>KRDA (2006-2016)
| owner = [[Uforia Audio Network]]
| owner = [[Uforia Audio Network]]
| licensee = Univision Radio Illinois, Inc.
| licensee = Univision Radio Illinois, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://v6.player.abacast.net/2306 Listen Live]
| webcast = [http://v6.player.abacast.net/2306 Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.univision.com/fresno/kond www.univision.com/fresno/kond]|
| website = {{url |http://www.univision.com/fresno/kond |www.univision.com/fresno/kond }}
| affiliations =
| affiliations =
}}
}}


'''KOND''' (107.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Regional Mexican]] format. Licensed to [[Hanford, California]], United States, the station serves the Fresno area. The station is currently owned by [[Univision Radio]], through licensee Univision Radio Illinois, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KOND |title=KOND Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
'''KOND''' (107.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] that is licensed to [[Hanford, California]], United States and serves the [[Fresno]] area. The station is owned by [[Univision Radio]], through licensee Univision Radio Illinois, Inc.,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KOND |title=KOND Facility Record |website=FCC CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] }}</ref> and broadcasts a [[regional Mexican]] format.


==History==
==History==
The station went on the air as KMMA on 1991-04-22. On 1991-10-07, the station changed its call sign to KCML, on 1993-02-22 to KMPH-FM, on 2005-04-04 to KVBE, on 2006-01-31 to KRDA.


===Early years===
On August 2, 2016, KRDA moved to 92.1 and 107.5 became KOND as La Jefa 107.5 a [[Regional Mexican]] station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=26266&Callsign=KOND |title=KOND Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
The station at 107.5 FM first signed on in September 1976 as '''KKYS'''. It was owned by Kings Broadcasters and broadcast a [[Middle of the road (music)|middle of the road music]] format.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/70s-OCR-YB/1978-YB/1978-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0266.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=C-20 |date=1978 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> In October 1983, Kings sold KKYS and its AM sister station [[KIGS|KNGS]] to Sunrise Communications for $1.75 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/83/RR-1983-10-07-OCR-Page-0022.pdf |title=Sunrise Buys KNGS &amp; KKYS For $1.75 Million |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=22 |date=October 7, 1983 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> The new owner changed the FM station's [[call sign]] to '''KLTK''' the following year.
In August 1986, Sunrise sold the combo to Liggett Broadcasting Group for $2.8 million; at the time, KLTK aired a [[contemporary hit radio]] format.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/86/RR-1986-08-15-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=Holder Ropes El Paso, Lubbock Combos For $10.5 Million |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=8 |date=August 15, 1986 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> Liggett then flipped the FM outlet to [[classic rock]] (then known as "classic hits", a term now referring to a [[classic hits|broad-based format featuring 1970s-1990s music]]).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/86/RR-1986-10-24-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=News in Brief |magazine=Radio amp; Records |page=8 |date=October 24, 1986 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> The call letters became '''KCLQ''' on October 27,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/86/RR-1986-11-14-OCR-Page-0015.pdf |title=Call Sign Changes |magazine=Radio amp; Records |page=15 |date=November 14, 1986 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> later adjusted to '''KCLQ-FM''' in September 1987 when KNGS took on the KCLQ call sign.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/87-OCR/BC-1987-09-07-OCR-Page-0114.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=114 |date=September 7, 1987 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref>

From 1990 to 1991, the station aired [[Cumulus Media Networks|ABC Radio]]'s [[Z Rock]] format of [[hard rock]]. The Fresno outlet was the first FM station in the Z Rock network.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-05-19-OCR-Page-0065.pdf |last=Maxwell |first=Cyndee |title=Teamwork Essential For Financial Success |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=65 |date=May 19, 1995 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> KCLQ-FM changed its call letters to '''KZRZ''' shortly after the flip. This new call sign prompted a restraining order from the similarly named [[KFBT|KRZR]], a competing rock station. KZRZ subsequently chose the '''KFRZ''' call sign; however, that selection triggered threats of legal action from another station, [[KFIG|KFRE]]. The Z Rock affiliate settled on '''KZZF'''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/90/RR-1990-04-20-OCR-Page-0037.pdf |title=Isgro Claims Miscarriage Of 'Justice' |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=37 |date=April 20, 1990 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref>

On April 1, 1991, KZZF flipped to an [[adult contemporary]] format, adopting new call letters '''KMMA'''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/91/RR-1991-04-05-OCR-Page-0026.pdf |title=Mojo Radio Vs. Z100 |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=26 |date=April 5, 1991 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> on April 22. On October 7, 1991, the station changed its call letters to '''KCML''', then on February 22, 1993 to '''KMPH-FM'''. It then became '''KVBE''' on April 4, 2005.

===Univision era (2005-present)===
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[[Image:Recuerdo 107.5 logo.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Logo as Recuerdo 107.5.]]
[[Image:107.5_Mas_Variedad.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Logo for KRDA as 107.5 Más Variedad until August 2016.]]
In October 2005, Pappas Telecasting Cos. sold KVBE to [[Univision Radio]] for $10 million. The new owner changed the station's call letters to '''KRDA''' on January 31, 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/05/RR-2005-10-07-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=Transactions at a Glance |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=6 |date=October 7, 2005 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref>

On August 2, 2016, KRDA exchanged frequencies with KRDA, sending the Spanish [[adult hits]] format to [[KRDA|92.1 FM]]. The station at 107.5 FM became '''KOND''', a [[regional Mexican]] outlet branded "La Jefa 107.5".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/107579/univision-shuffles-fresno-formats/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=Univision Shuffles Fresno Formats |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=26266&Callsign=KOND |title=KOND Call Sign History |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Previous logos==
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[[Image:Recuerdo 107.5 logo.jpg|180px]]
[[Image:107.5_Mas_Variedad.jpg|200px]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.univision.com/fresno/kond KOND website]
*{{official website |http://www.univision.com/fresno/kond }}
{{FM station data|KOND}}
*{{FM station data|KOND}}


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[[Category:Univision Radio Network stations]]
[[Category:Univision Radio Network stations]]
[[Category:Spanish-language radio stations in California|OND]]
[[Category:Spanish-language radio stations in California]]


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Revision as of 18:56, 18 June 2019

For the Clovis, California radio station that held the call sign KOND at 92.1 FM from 2004 to 2016, see KRDA.
KOND
Broadcast areaFresno, California
Frequency107.5 MHz
BrandingLa Jefa 107.5
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 1976
Former call signs
KKYS (1976-1984)
KLTK (1984-1986)
KCLQ (1986-1987)
KCLQ-FM (1987-1990)
KZRZ (1990)
KFRZ (1990)
KZZF (1990-1991)
KMMA (1991)
KCML (1991-1993)
KMPH-FM (1993-2005)
KVBE (2005-2006)
KRDA (2006-2016)
Technical information
Facility ID26266
ClassB
ERP24,600 watts
HAAT215 meters (705 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°38′12.00″N 118°56′34.00″W / 36.6366667°N 118.9427778°W / 36.6366667; -118.9427778
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.univision.com/fresno/kond

KOND (107.5 FM) is a radio station that is licensed to Hanford, California, United States and serves the Fresno area. The station is owned by Univision Radio, through licensee Univision Radio Illinois, Inc.,[1] and broadcasts a regional Mexican format.

History

Early years

The station at 107.5 FM first signed on in September 1976 as KKYS. It was owned by Kings Broadcasters and broadcast a middle of the road music format.[2] In October 1983, Kings sold KKYS and its AM sister station KNGS to Sunrise Communications for $1.75 million.[3] The new owner changed the FM station's call sign to KLTK the following year. In August 1986, Sunrise sold the combo to Liggett Broadcasting Group for $2.8 million; at the time, KLTK aired a contemporary hit radio format.[4] Liggett then flipped the FM outlet to classic rock (then known as "classic hits", a term now referring to a broad-based format featuring 1970s-1990s music).[5] The call letters became KCLQ on October 27,[6] later adjusted to KCLQ-FM in September 1987 when KNGS took on the KCLQ call sign.[7]

From 1990 to 1991, the station aired ABC Radio's Z Rock format of hard rock. The Fresno outlet was the first FM station in the Z Rock network.[8] KCLQ-FM changed its call letters to KZRZ shortly after the flip. This new call sign prompted a restraining order from the similarly named KRZR, a competing rock station. KZRZ subsequently chose the KFRZ call sign; however, that selection triggered threats of legal action from another station, KFRE. The Z Rock affiliate settled on KZZF.[9]

On April 1, 1991, KZZF flipped to an adult contemporary format, adopting new call letters KMMA[10] on April 22. On October 7, 1991, the station changed its call letters to KCML, then on February 22, 1993 to KMPH-FM. It then became KVBE on April 4, 2005.

Univision era (2005-present)

File:Recuerdo 107.5 logo.jpg
Logo as Recuerdo 107.5.
File:107.5 Mas Variedad.jpg
Logo for KRDA as 107.5 Más Variedad until August 2016.

In October 2005, Pappas Telecasting Cos. sold KVBE to Univision Radio for $10 million. The new owner changed the station's call letters to KRDA on January 31, 2006.[11]

On August 2, 2016, KRDA exchanged frequencies with KRDA, sending the Spanish adult hits format to 92.1 FM. The station at 107.5 FM became KOND, a regional Mexican outlet branded "La Jefa 107.5".[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "KOND Facility Record". FCC CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1978. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1978. p. C-20. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sunrise Buys KNGS & KKYS For $1.75 Million" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 7, 1983. p. 22. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Holder Ropes El Paso, Lubbock Combos For $10.5 Million" (PDF). Radio & Records. August 15, 1986. p. 8. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "News in Brief" (PDF). Radio amp; Records. October 24, 1986. p. 8. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Call Sign Changes" (PDF). Radio amp; Records. November 14, 1986. p. 15. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 7, 1987. p. 114. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  8. ^ Maxwell, Cyndee (May 19, 1995). "Teamwork Essential For Financial Success" (PDF). Radio & Records. p. 65. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Isgro Claims Miscarriage Of 'Justice'" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 20, 1990. p. 37. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Mojo Radio Vs. Z100" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 5, 1991. p. 26. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "Transactions at a Glance" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 7, 2005. p. 6. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Venta, Lance (August 3, 2016). "Univision Shuffles Fresno Formats". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "KOND Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission.
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