KPSL-FM

For the Bakersfield, California, radio station formerly on this frequency, see KVMX.

KPSL-FM

City	Bakersfield, California
Branding	Concierto 96.5 FM
Frequency	96.5 FM (MHz)
First air date	August 24, 1963
Format	Spanish Contemporary
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 feet)
Class	B
Facility ID	28847
Transmitter coordinates	35°29′08″N 118°59′19″W / 35.48556°N 118.98861°W / 35.48556; -118.98861
Former callsigns	KIFM (1966-1969) KHIS (9/1975-11/1980) KHIS-FM (11/1980-12/1996) KSMJ (12/1996-7/1998) KKXX-FM (7/1998-9/2004) KBKO-FM (9/2004-2/2008) KDFO (2/2008-6/2008) KBKO-FM (6/2008-8/2008) KVMX (8/2008-9/2011)^[1]
Owner	Lotus Communications (Lotus Bakersfield Corp.)
Sister stations	KCHJ, KIWI, KVMX, KWAC
Website	concierto965.com

KPSL-FM (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary format. Licensed to Bakersfield, California, USA, the station serves the Bakersfield area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Bakersfield Corp.^[2]

History

KIFM (1966–1969): 96.5 FM Bakersfield signed on-the-air on August 24, 1963, as KIFM. From 1966 to 1969 the KIFM format was Top 40 Rock & Roll. The call letters KIFM now belong to a radio station in West Sacramento.

KHIS/KHIS-FM (1975–1996): In September 1975, the call letters were changed to KHIS-FM. 96.5 FM was bought by The Church of the Foursquare Gospel which also operated KHIS (800 AM) in Bakersfield. Format was Religious/Contemporary Christian music on KHIS-FM. KHIS-FM signed on the air on November 17, 1980, airing as a contemporary Christian radio station until December 27, 1996.

KSMJ (1996–1998): On December 27, 1996, the call letters KHIS-FM were changed to KSMJ. KSMJ aired a smooth jazz music format branded as Smooth Jazz 96-5 KSMJ.

KKXX (1998–2004): On July 2, 1998, KSMJ moved up the dial to 98.5 FM and radio station KKXX-FM moved from 105.3 FM to 96.5 FM alternating between a rhythmic top 40 and Top 40 music format until September 3, 2004. The station was branded as X96.5 and at the time was owned by Mondosphere Broadcasting. On August 16, 2000, Mondosphere Broadcasting was sold to Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel relabeled KKXX-FM from X96.5 to 96.5 KISS-FM and also stated that no changes were expected at that time.^[3]

KBKO (2004–2008): On September 3, 2004, the format was changed to country with the call sign changing to KBKO-FM. The station was branded as Big 96-5. Later, it was rebranded as 96-5 KBKO. On February 15, 2008, the KBKO-FM call letters and the country music format were briefly moved to 98.5 FM in a frequency swap with KDFO, a classic rock station which then became 96-5 The Fox.^[4] On Friday, June 20, 2008, the two stations were moved back to their previous frequencies after a four-month, swap.^[5]

KVMX (2008-2011): On Tuesday, July 29, 2008, KBKO-FM was sold to Lotus Communications and the station began stunting before revealing the new format. At noon on August 5, 2008, the station announced a new classic hits format branded as 96-5 Max-FM. The new format was led off with "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones.^[6] On August 13, 2008, the KBKO-FM call sign was changed to KVMX.^[7]

KPSL-FM (Present): On September 8, 2011, Lotus Communications made a frequency change to two of its stations, KVMX and KPSL-FM which swapped frequencies. KPSL-FM is now at 96.5 FM and is branded as Concierto 96.5 FM and KVMX is now at 92.1 FM.

Programming

Programming on this station includes Alex "El Genio" Lucas on mornings, Rosmar Vega on mid-days, El Fantasma on afternoons, and Concierto 96.5 Music overnights, and weekends. Show De Thalia is on Saturday evenings.

References

↑ "KPSL-FM Callsign History". FCC. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
↑ "KPSL-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Malamanig, Christine (August 25, 2000). "Texas-Based Clear Channel Communications Buys 12 California Radio Stations". Bakersfield Californian.
↑ "Frequency Swap". Radio Insight.
↑ "Radio stations switch spots on the dial". Bakersfield.com.
↑ "Max Knows Bakersfield". RadioInsight.
↑ "Bakersfield's KBKO flips from country to "Max FM"". Radio-Info.com. August 5, 2008.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KPSL

Radio-Locator information on KPSL

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KPSL

Lotus Communications Corporation

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London, UK	Top Music

Television stations

Radio stations in the Bakersfield, California market

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 90.1 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.1 94.1 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.7 98.5 99.3 100.1 101.5 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.5 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	550 660 800 970 1010 1050 1100 1180 1230 1350^♦ 1410 1490 1560

By callsign	K261CO KAIB KAFY KAXL KBDS KBFP KBFP-FM KBLV KCHJ KCWR KDFO KEAL KEBT KERI KERN KFHL KFRB KGEO KGFM KHTY KISV KIWI KJPG KKBB KKXX-FM KLHC^♦ KLLY KMYX-FM KNZR KNZR-FM KPRX KPSL-FM KRAB KRHM-LP KRJK KRVQ-FM KTQX KUZZ KUZZ-FM KVMX KWAC KWVE KXTT

^♦ – Currently silent Nearby radio markets Fresno High Desert/Eastern Sierra Los Angeles Oxnard–Ventura Santa Barbara Santa Maria-Lompoc Visalia-Tulare-Hanford See also List of radio stations in California

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of California

Stations	KAEH – Beaumont KAFY – Bakersfield KALI – West Covina KATD – Pittsburg KAZA – Gilroy KBAA – Grass Valley KBBF – Santa Rosa KBBU – Modesto KBFP-FM – Delano KBHH – Kerman KBKY – Merced KBLA – Santa Monica KBLO – Corcoran KBRG – San Jose KBTW – Lenwood KBUA – San Fernando KBUE – Long Beach KBYN – Arnold KBYN – City of Angels KCAL – Redlands KCFA – Arnold KCHJ – Delano KCVR – Lodi KCVR-FM – Columbia KDBV – Salinas KEBN – Garden Grove KEPD – Ridgecrest KERU – Blythe KESQ – Indio KEXA – King City KEYQ – Fresno KFSD – Escondido KFSG – Roseville KFSO – Visalia KFVR – Crescent City KGEN – Tulare KGEN-FM – Hanford KGRB – Jackson KGST – Fresno KGZO – Shafter KHDC – Chualar KHJ – Los Angeles KHPY – Moreno Valley KIDI – Lompoc KIQI – San Francisco KIQQ – Barstow KIQQ-FM – Newberry Springs KIQS – Willows KIST-FM – Carpinteria KIWI – Mcfarland KJDJ – San Luis Obispo KJOR – Windsor KLAX-FM – East Los Angeles KLBN – Fresno KLJR-FM – Santa Paula KLLE – North Fork KLMG – Esparto KLMM – Morro Bay KLNV – San Diego KLOB – Thousand Palms KLOK-FM – Greenfield KLOQ – Winton KLQV – San Diego KLTX – Long Beach KLUN – Paso Robles KLVE – Los Angeles KLYY – Riverside KMAK – Orange Cove KMBX – Soledad KMEN – Mendota KMIX – Tracy KMJE-FM – Placerville KMJV – Soledad KMLA – El Rio KMPG – Hollister KMPO – Modesto KMQA – East Porterville KMRO – Camarillo KMYX-FM – Arvin KNCR – Fortuna KNTO – Chowchilla KODV – Barstow KOND – Clovis KOXR – Oxnard KPRC-FM – Salinas KPSL-FM – Bakersfield KPST-FM – Coachella KQLB – Los Banos KRAY – Salinas KRCD – Inglewood KRCV – West Covina KRCX-FM – Marysville KRDA – Hanford KRHM – Bakersfield KRQK – Lompoc KRRS – Santa Rosa KSCA – Glendale KSDO – San Diego KSDT – Hemet KSEA – Greenfield KSEH – Brawley KSES – Seaside KSJO – San Jose KSJV – Fresno KSKD – Livingston KSLK – Visalia KSMY – Lompoc KSOL – San Francisco KSPA – Ontario KSPE – Santa Barbara KSQL – Santa Cruz KSRT – Cloverdale KSSC – Ventura KSSD – Fallbrook KSSE – Arcadia KTAP – Santa Maria KTGE – Salinas KTIQ – Merced KTMZ – Pomona KTNQ – Los Angeles KTOR – Gerber KTQX – Bakersfield KTRB – San Francisco KTSE – Patterson KUBO – Calexico KUFW – Woodlake KUNA-FM – La Quinta KVTR – Victorville KVUH – Laytonville KVVF – Santa Clara KVVZ – San Rafael KWAC – Bakersfield KWIZ – Santa Ana KWKW – Los Angeles KWRN – Apple Valley KWRU – Fresno KWST – El Centro KXLM – Oxnard KXOL-FM – Los Angeles KXOS - Los Angeles KXRS – Hemet KXRS – Hemet KXSB – Big Bear Lake KXSE – Davis KXSM – Hollister KXTS – Geyserville KXXZ – Barstow KXZM – Felton KZER – Santa Barbara KZNB – Petaluma KZSF – San Jose KZSJ – San Martin

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

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