KDIS (AM)

KDIS (1110 AM) is a children's contemporary hit radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving the Greater Los Angeles Area. The station is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. The KDIS broadcast license is held by ABC Radio Los Angeles Assets, LLC.

KDIS was broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format until late 2014 when all Radio Disney affiliates were sold except for the Los Angeles station which returned to analogue transmissions. KDIS is still licensed for digital (HD) operation.

History

The station initially signed on as KPAS in 1942, a station featuring popular music. In 1945 they took the call sign KXLA, playing country music. On-air personalities included Tennessee Ernie Ford and Stan Freberg. The station originally broadcast from its El Monte transmitter site, near Santa Anita Ave and the Pomona, or "60" Freeway, in the vicinity of the Peck Road exit.

KRLA (1959-2000)

KRLA

KRLA (870 AM) is a radio station calling itself "AM 870 The Answer." KRLA broadcasts a Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, California, USA, it serves Los Angeles and Southern California. The station is owned by Salem Communications, which also owns 99.5 KKLA-FM which features a Christian talk and instruction format, and 95.9 KFSH-FM with a Contemporary Christian music format.

KRLA airs a local wake up show known as "The Morning Answer" with hosts Brian Whitman, Ben Shapiro and Elisha Krauss. Former 790 KABC (AM) personality Larry Elder hosts a nighttime show. Salem's line up of syndicated conservative talk shows air the rest of the day, including hosts Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Hugh Hewitt, Bill Bennett and Michael Medved. KRLA also carries Mark Levin, syndicated by Westwood One.

History

KIEV 870

The station went on the air as KIEV in February 1933 broadcasting at 850 kHz. It moved to 870 kHz in 1941 as a result of the NARBA agreement. The station had various formats, including top 40, big bands/standards, and talk. Programs included Tomorrow's Heroes with Andrea Speyer, Talk Back with George Putnam, The Swingin' Years with host Chuck Cecil, horse racing from Santa Anita Park and Hollywood Park Racetrack, and University of Nebraska football. Signing on in 1942 as KPAS, the station became country KXLA three years later. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Cal Worthington, and Jim Hawthorne were three of the announcers.