KTPI-FM

For the Rosamond, California, radio station formerly on this frequency, see KVVS.

KTPI-FM
City	Mojave, California
Broadcast area	Antelope Valley
Branding	97.7 KTPI
Slogan	The AV's Best Country
Frequency	97.7 FM (MHz)
First air date	1985
Format	Country
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	2320
Callsign meaning	K T ehacha p i (Town name where the format's original 103.1 signal is located)
Former callsigns	KDOL-FM (prior to 8/15/85) KAVS (8/15/85-6/4/90) KHXT(6/4/90-6/8/90) KAVS(6/8/90-8/9/00) KVVS(8/9/00-12/21/07) KOSS(12/21/07-1/2/08)
Owner	RZ Radio LLC
Sister stations	KAVL, KTPI
Website	http://www.ktpi.com/

KTPI-FM (97.7 FM, "97-7 KTPI") is a country music formatted radio station serving the Antelope Valley region of Southern California.

History

former logo

The 97.7 frequency originally went on the air as KDOL-FM as a simulcast of KDOL (AM) with a country format. In 1984, the simulcast was split and 97.7 began operating an automated Top 40 format. That format continued when, in 1986, Chambers Broadcasting purchased KDOL-AM/FM; since Chambers also owned 103.1 KTPI, and FCC rules at the time prohibited ownership of more than one AM and one FM station per market, 97.7 was spun off to Antelope Broadcasting, which owned KAVL. Antelope changed the call letters to KAVS and adopted the slogan Hot 97 two years later. In 1997, KAVS began simulcasting with newly acquired 105.3 KYHT in Yermo and became known as High Desert Modern Rock 97.7 & 105.3. In 1998, Antelope Broadcasting was bought out by Jacor Communications (which was later bought by Clear Channel Communications) and KAVS/KYHT flipped from its modern rock format to Top 40. They began simulcasting 102.7 KIIS-FM in Los Angeles much of the time and in the early days did many local on air events in the Antelope Valley and Barstow area.

The grouping of 102.7 FM KIIS in Los Angeles, 1220 AM KIIS in Santa Clarita, 97.7 FM KAVS in the Antelope Valley, 105.3 FM KYHT in Barstow/Victor Valley, and 101.9 FM KFMS in Las Vegas created a nearly continuous coverage of KIISFM between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. However, 101.9 in Las Vegas was branded as KISS instead of KIIS.

After the Clear Channel/Jacor merger, the KAVS/KYHT simulcast was broken apart. KYHT's operations were transferred to the Victorville, California office, and continued with the KIISFM format for two years before KYHT went to simulcast KZXY Y102 in Victorville. As a result of KYHT's format flip, 101.9 KISSFM in Las Vegas changed to all local programming for a brief time, but eventually changed formats altogether. KAVS changed its callsign to KVVS and as time progressed, 97.7 became less and less involved in the community, eventually discontinued all local programming and became a full-time simulcast of 102.7 KIIS-FM but with local advertisements. 97.7 KIIS-FM's website eventually just became a redirect to 102.7's website.

On December 21, 2007, the simulcast of KIIS and the KVVS call letters were moved to 105.5 in Rosamond (formerly 105.5 The Oasis). The call letters KOSS from 105.5 FM were moved to 97.7 FM and the country format from 103.1 FM] was moved to 97.7 FM, while 103.1 FM in Tehachapi became a simulcast of Star 98.7 in Los Angeles, California. While 97.7's format is branded as 97-7 KTPI, the KTPI call letters still resided at 103.1 in Tehachapi until January 2, 2008 when the call letters were swapped. The KOSS call letters were moved to 103.1 in Tehachapi for a brief time, until January 10, 2008 when the call letters were changed to KSRY.

Programming

The programming on this station includes the syndicated show Big D and Bubba (syndicated from Nashville, TN) on mornings, program director Shannon Smith is on mid-days. Shannon's show features the "All Request Lunch Hour." Mark Haden is on the during the afternoon, the syndicated show "The Big Time with Whitney Allen" with host Whitney Allen is on Monday-Saturday nights, and After Midnite with Cody Alan" is on overnights. The weekend programming includes Crook and Chase, and Ramblin' Ray.

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Radio stations in the High Desert/Eastern Sierra area

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 88.1 88.5 89.3 89.7 90.5 90.9 91.1 91.3 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.7 93.5 93.7 94.5 95.1 95.9 96.1 96.7 96.9 97.7 98.1 100.1 100.9 101.5 102.1 102.3 102.5 103.1 103.7 103.9 104.5 104.5 104.9 105.1 105.5 106.3 106.9

By AM frequency	610 1140 1220 1230 1240 1310 1340 1360 1380 1450 1470 1670

By callsign	K217DA K218DU KAVL KBTW KCEL KCNQ KCRY KEPD KFRJ KFXM-LP KGBB KGMX KHDR KHTS KIQQ KIQQ-FM KKZQ KLOA KLOA-LP¹ KLXP KMVE KNYE KOSS KPTG-LP KQAV KQTE KRAJ KRSF KRSR KRVQ-FM KSRY KSSI KSZL KTPI KTPI-FM KUTY KVGH-FM KVLI KVVS KWDJ KWTD KWTH KWTM KWTW KWTY KXXZ KZFX KZIQ-FM KZXY-FM KRXV

¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (KLOA-LP/Ind) Nearby radio markets Bakersfield Barstow Los Angeles Oxnard–Ventura Palm Springs Riverside/San Bernardino Victor Valley 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 KLIV - San Jose KNCI – Sacramento KNCQ – Redding KNNN - Redding KNTY – Shingle Springs KOSO - Patterson/Modesto KPLM – Palm Springs KPOD-FM – Crescent City KQPM – Ukiah KRAZ – Santa Ynez KRED – Eureka KRJK - Lamont KRKC – King City KROP – Brawley KRTY – Los Gatos KSKS – Fresno KSNI-FM – Santa Maria KSON – San Diego KSOQ-FM – Escondido KSTN – Stockton KSYC-FM – Yreka KTNK-Lompoc KTOM-FM – Marina KTPI-FM – Mojave KUBB – Mariposa KUKI-FM – Ukiah KUZZ – Bakersfield KUZZ-FM – Bakersfield KWSV-LP- Simi Valley KXCM – Twentynine Palms KXFG – Sun City KYOE – Point Arena

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°58′44″N 118°10′05″W / 34.979°N 118.168°W / 34.979; -118.168

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