KSON

For the San Diego, California, radio station at 1240 AM formerly known as KSON, see KNSN.

KSON

City	San Diego, California
Broadcast area	San Diego, California
Branding	KSON-FM 97.3 and 92.1
Slogan	"San Diego's New Number One for New Country"
Frequency	97.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	January 15, 1964 (as KSEA)
Format	FM/HD1: Country HD2: Classic Country "Legendary Country"
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	134 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	30832
Transmitter coordinates	32°43′13″N 117°04′14″W / 32.72028°N 117.07056°W / 32.72028; -117.07056
Former callsigns	KSEA (1964-1975) KSON-FM (1975-1996) KSON (1996-1997) KSON-FM (1997-2009)^[1]
Owner	Entercom (Entercom San Diego License, LLC)
Sister stations	KBZT, KXSN
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2)
Website	kson.com

KSON (97.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve San Diego, California, USA. The station, founded in 1964, is owned by Entercom and the broadcast license is held by Entercom San Diego License, LLC. The station's studios are located in San Diego's Mission Valley neighborhood, and the transmitter is located in East San Diego in the Emerald Hills neighborhood.

KSON broadcasts a country music format.^[2] KSON simulcasts their FM programming at 92.1 FM in Escondido, California.

The station was most recently assigned the KSON call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 1, 2009.^[1]

On December 8, 2014, Entercom announces that it was purchasing Lincoln Financial Group's entire 15-station lineup (including KSON) in a $106.5 million deal, and would operate the outlets under a LMA deal until the sale was approved by the FCC.^[3] The sale was consummated on July 17, 2015.

Awards

In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Country music Radio & Records magazine station of the year award . Other nominees included WUSN Chicago, KYGO-FM Denver, WYCD Detroit, KEEY-FM Minneapolis, and WXTU Philadelphia.^[4]

GEORGE-FM

In January 2014, KSON celebrated George Strait for his final appearance on The Cowboy Rides Away Tour as became GEORGE-FM for the entire month of January.

References

1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Entercom Acquires Lincoln Financial Media" from Radio Insight (December 8, 2014)
↑ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards". Radio and Records. September 28, 2008.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KSON

Radio-Locator information on KSON

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KSON

Radio stations in the San Diego, California market

By AM frequency	600 690 740 760 910 1000 1130 1170 1210 1240 1320 1360 1450 1520

By FM frequency	88.3 88.9 89.1 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.3 92.1 92.5 93.3 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.3 98.1 100.1 100.7 101.5 102.1 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.5 107.1 107.9 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.425

By callsign	KBRT KBZT KCBQ KCEO KECR KEC62 KEGY KFMB KFMB-FM KFSD KGB-FM KHTS-FM KIOZ KKSM KLNV KLQV KLSD KLVJ KMYI KNSN KNSJ KOGO KOPA KPBS-FM KPRI KPRZ KRLY-LP KSDW KSDO KSDS KSON KSOQ-FM KSSD KSSX KURS KWVE-FM KXSN KYDO KYXY WNG637 XETRA-FM XEWW-AM XHITZ-FM XHPRS-FM XHRM-FM XHLNC-FM

Defunct	KJQY KKJD-LP KPLN KMJC KHHS-LP

Nearby radio markets Imperial Valley Los Angeles Palm Springs Riverside/San Bernardino Tijuana See also List of radio stations in California

Country radio stations in the state of California

Stations:	KALF – Red Bluff KATJ-FM – George KATM – Modesto KBBL – Cazadero KBEB – Sacramento KCNO – Alturas KCNQ – Kernville KCWR – Bakersfield KEKA-FM – Eureka KFGY – Healdsburg KFLG-FM – Big River KFLS-FM – Tulelake KFRG – San Bernardino KGAM – Merced KGIL - Johannesburg KGMZ-HD2 – San Francisco KGXX – Susanville KHAY – Ventura KHGE – Fresno KHSL-FM – Paradise KIBS – Bishop KIXF – Baker KIXW-FM – Lenwood KJDX – Susanville KJDX – Pollock Pines KJUG-FM – Tulare KKBN – Twain Harte KKCM – Joshua Tree KKCY – Colusa KKGO – Los Angeles KKJG – San Luis Obispo KNCI – Sacramento KNCQ – Redding KNNN - Redding KNTY – Shingle Springs KPLM – Palm Springs KPOD-FM – Crescent City KQPM – Ukiah KRAZ – Santa Ynez KRED – Eureka KRKC – King City KROP – Brawley KRRF – Oak View KRTY – Los Gatos KSJO – San Jose KSKS – Fresno KSLY-FM – San Luis Obispo KSNI-FM – Santa Maria KSON – San Diego KSOQ-FM – Escondido KSTN – Stockton KSYC-FM – Yreka KTOM-FM – Marina KTPI-FM – Mojave KUBB – Mariposa KUKI-FM – Ukiah KUZZ – Bakersfield KUZZ-FM – Bakersfield KVMX – Bakersfield KWSV-LP- Simi Valley KXCM – Twentynine Palms KXFG – Sun City KYOE – Point Arena KYZZ – Salinas KRRF-Oak View KTNK-Lompoc

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

Entercom

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