KTMS

KTMS
City of license	Santa Barbara, California
Broadcast area	Santa Barbara, California
Branding	News Talk AM 990
Frequency	990 (kHz)
Repeaters	105.3FM http://radio-locator.com/info/K287AL-FX
First air date	August 11, 1962
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	14529
Callsign meaning	Thomas More Storke
Owner	Rincon Broadcasting LLC (Rincon License Subsidiary LLC)
Sister stations	KFYZ, KIST-FM, KSBL, KSPE, KTYD
Website	KTMS.com

KTMS (990 AM, "News Talk AM 990") is a news/talk radio station based in Santa Barbara, California, and is owned by Rincon Broadcasting. It airs talk shows such as Dennis Miller, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity.

History

KTMS was founded by Santa Barbara News-Press publisher Thomas More Storke (hence the station callsign). KTMS was located for many years at 1250AM (now KZER). Among the programs produced at the station include 1-2-5 Club, with disc jockey Bob Ruth. It debuted in 1937 and aired for many years. The call letters moved to 990 AM, formerly KTYD and many other call letters, in 1998 after 1250 was sold to the owners of the local ABC affiliate KEYT-TV and became KEYT. In the 1960s, 990 AM was called "KGUD" (K-Good Radio) and sported a country music format. It began simulcasting KTYD's AOR format in the early 1970s, but briefly returned to a country format in the 1980s. After that a number of formats (among them religion, Broadway show tunes and jazz) were tried but none were successful.

References

Sies, Luther F. Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920-1960. Jefferson, NC:McFarland, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0452-3

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KTMS

Radio-Locator Information on KTMS

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KTMS

Radio stations in the Santa Barbara, California market

By FM frequency	88.7 89.5/90.9 89.9 90.3 90.5/91.5 91.1 91.9 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.1 95.9 97.5 98.3 98.7 99.9 100.7 101.7 102.3 103.3 104.7 105.9 106.9 107.7

By AM frequency	990 1070 1090 1250 1290 1340 1490

By callsign	K213AR K218CP K295AH KBBY-FM KCAQ KCLU KCLU-FM KCSB KDAR KDB KDRW KDSC KFYZ KHAY KIST-FM KJEE KLFF KLVH KMRO KNX KOCP KPFK KRAZ KSBL KSBX KSPE KTMS KTYD KVYB KYGA KZER KZSB XEPRS

Defunct	KVRY-LP 96.3

Nearby radio markets Bakersfield Los Angeles Oxnard–Ventura San Diego Santa Maria-Lompoc See also List of radio stations in California

News/Talk radio stations in the state of California

All-News	KCBS – San Francisco KFRC-FM San Francisco KGO – San Francisco KLIV – San Jose KNX – Los Angeles

News & Talk	KABC – Los Angeles KAHI – Auburn KCAA – Loma Linda KCBQ – San Diego KERN – Bakersfield KFBK – Sacramento KFBK-FM – Pollock Pines KFI – Los Angeles KFMB – San Diego KGEO – Bakersfield KGIG-LP – Salida KINS-FM – Blue Lake KION – Salinas KKSF – San Francisco KMJ – Fresno KMJ-FM – Fresno KMPH – Modesto KMZT – Beverly Hills KNCO – Grass Valley KNEW – San Francisco KNWH – Yucca Valley KNWQ – Palm Springs KNWZ – Coachella KNZR – Bakersfield KNZR-FM – Shafter KOGO – San Diego KOSS – Lancaster KOWL – South Lake Tahoe KPAY – Chico KPRL – Paso Robles KPSI – Palm Springs KQMS – Redding KQMS-FM – Shasta Lake KRLA – Glendale KSCO – Santa Cruz KSFO – San Francisco KSIZ – Weed KSMX – Santa Maria KSRO – Santa Rosa KSTE – Rancho Cordova KSUE – Susanville KSZL – Barstow KTIE – San Bernardino KTIP – Porterville KTKZ – Sacramento KTMS – Santa Barbara KUHL – Santa Maria KUKI – Ukiah KUTY – Palmdale KVEC – San Luis Obispo KVLI – Lake Isabella KVML – Sonora KVON – Napa KYOS – Merced

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

Coordinates: 34°28′15″N 119°40′33″W / 34.47083°N 119.67583°W / 34.47083; -119.67583

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