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{{short description|News/talk radio station in Santa Barbara, California}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTMS
| logo = File:KTMS NewsTalkAM990 logo.png
| city = [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| area =
| branding = "News Talk AM 990"
| airdate = {{Start date and age|October 31, 1937}} (on 1220 AM)
| frequency = 990 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translator = {{Radio Relay|97.9|K250BS|[[Solimar Beach, California|Solimar Beach]]}}<BR>{{Radio Relay|97.3|K247CN|[[Mojave, California|Mojave]]}}
| format = [[Talk radio|News/talk]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br/>500 watts night
| class = B
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 14529
| callsign_meaning = [[Thomas More Storke|'''T'''homas '''M'''ore '''S'''torke]] (founder)
| former_callsigns = ''990 kHz''<br>KFMC (CP)<br>KGUD (1963–1973)<br>KTYD (1973–1978)<br>KBLS (1978–1992)<br>KKSM (February 24–September 2, 1992)<br>KKJZ (September 2–November 27, 1992)<br>KQSB (November 27, 1992–1998)
| former_frequencies = 1220 kHz (1937–1941)<br/>1250 kHz (1941–1998)
| owner = [[Rincon Broadcasting]]
| licensee = Rincon License Subsidiary LLC
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]<br/>[[Radio America (United States)|Radio America]]<br/>[[Salem Radio Network]]
| network = [[Fox News Radio]]
| sister_stations = [[KIST-FM]], [[KOSJ]], [[KSBL]], [[KSPE]], [[KTYD]]
| webcast =
| website = {{url|1=http://www.ktms.com/ |2=ktms.com }}
}}


'''KTMS''' (990 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "News Talk AM 990") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Santa Barbara, California]]. It is owned by [[Rincon Broadcasting]] and airs a [[talk radio]] [[radio format|format]]. The [[radio studio|studio]]s are on East Cota Street in Santa Barbara.
{{Infobox Radio station
| name = KTMS
| image =
| city = [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| area = [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| branding = ''News Talk AM 990''
| slogan =
| airdate = [[1947 in radio|1947]]
| frequency = 990 ([[kilohertz|kHz]])
| format = AM [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s (day)<br>500 watts (night)
| class = B
| facility_id = 14529
| callsign_meaning = [[Thomas More Storke|'''T'''homas '''M'''ore '''S'''torke]]
| owner = Rincon Broadcasting LLC
| licensee = Rincon License Subsidiary LLC
| sister_stations = [[KFYZ]], [[KIST-FM]], [[KSBL]], [[KSPE]], [[KTYD]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://ktms.com/ KTMS.com]
|}}
'''KTMS''' (990 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "News Talk AM 990") is a right-wing [[News radio|news]]/[[Talk radio|talk]] formatted [[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]].


By day, KTMS is powered at 5,000 [[watt]]s. But to protect other stations on [[990 AM]], a [[clear channel station|clear channel frequency]], KTMS reduces power at night to 500 watts. The AM [[transmitter]] site overlooks Santa Barbara from near [[Rattlesnake Canyon (Santa Barbara)|Rattlesnake Canyon Park]], along Gibraltar Road, and above Gibraltar Peak, home of most Santa Barbara FM stations.<ref>{{url|1=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KTMS-AM&h=N |2=Radio-Locator.com/KTMS }}</ref> The site is unusual, since AM stations are usually sited in low-lying areas, ideally with the highest possible high ground conductivity. This site is sufficiently close to the population center for even the low night power to serve the whole city. KTMS is [[simulcast]] on [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[broadcast relay station|translator station]] '''K250BS''' at 97.9 [[Megahertz|MHz]], licensed to [[Solimar Beach, California|Solimar Beach]], and '''K247CN''' at 97.3 MHz in [[Mojave, California|Mojave]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/K247CN-FX Radio-Locator.com/K247CN]</ref>
==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 1947 and aired for many years. The station moved to 990 AM, formerly [[KTYD]], in the late 1990s, with an all-sports format soon to follow. 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 returned to a country format in the 1980s.
==Programming==
KTMS mostly carries [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] [[conservative talk]] shows. Weekdays begin with ''[[Brian Kilmeade|Brian Kilmeade and Friends]]''. That's followed by ''[[The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show]], [[The Sean Hannity Show]], [[Chad Benson|The Chad Benson Show]], [[Charlie Kirk (political activist)|The Charlie Kirk Show]], [[Lee Habeeb|Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb]], [[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]'' and ''[[America in the Morning]] with John Trout''.

Weekends feature shows on health, money, home repair, pets, technology, food and beer, including some [[Brokered programming|paid programming]]. Syndicated weekend programs include ''[[The Tech Guy|Rich DeMuro on Tech]], [[The Kim Komando Show]], [[At Home with Gary Sullivan]]'' and ''[[Bill Cunningham (talk show host)|Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham]]''. Most hours begin with an update from [[Fox News Radio]].

==History of KTMS==
On October 31, 1937, KTMS first [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on 1220 AM, with 500 [[watt]]s.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1938/Radio-BC-YB-1938.pdf |title=Directory of Broadcasting Stations of the United States |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |page=60 |date=1938 |access-date=May 22, 2018 }}</ref> It was founded by ''[[Santa Barbara News-Press]]'' publisher [[Thomas More Storke]] (hence the station [[call sign]]). KTMS was an [[NBC Blue Network]] [[network affiliate|affiliate]], carrying its schedule of [[Radio drama|dramas]], [[Radio comedy|comedies]], news, sports, [[game show]]s, [[soap opera]]s, and [[big band]] broadcasts during the "[[Golden Age of Radio]]". Among the programs produced at the station was ''1-2-5 Club'', which debuted in 1937 and was hosted by [[disc jockey]] Bob Ruth for many years.

In 1941, KTMS moved to them 1250 AM frequency, where it would stay for 57 years.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1942/Radio-Alll-BC-YB-1942.pdf |title=Directory of Broadcasting Stations of the United States |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |page=112 |date=1942 |access-date=May 22, 2018 }}</ref> The move was coupled with a power increase to 1,000 watts. When the Blue Network became [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1945, KTMS maintained its affiliation, while also carrying shows from the [[Mutual Broadcasting System]] and the [[Don Lee Network]].

In 1965, KTMS acquired an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] radio station, [[KLSB|KRCW]] (97.5), and renamed it KTMS-FM. At first, it mostly [[simulcast]] programs heard on 1250 AM but later became separately programmed with a [[beautiful music]] format. In 1985, it switched its call letters to KHTY and flipped to [[contemporary hit radio|top 40]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/85/RR-1985-10-11-OCR-Page-0028.pdf |title=Street Talk |magazine=Radio and Records |page=28 |date=October 11, 1985 |access-date=May 21, 2018 }}</ref>

In January 1996, Engles Enterprises, Inc. purchased KTMS and KHTY for $2 million.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 26, 1996 |title=Remaining Douglas Stations Go To ... Douglas |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/96/RR-1996-01-26-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |work=Radio and Records |access-date=April 24, 2018 }}</ref> Nearly three years later, in September 1998, the 1250 AM frequency on which KTMS aired was sold for $1.6 million to [[Smith Media|Smith Broadcasting Group, Inc.]], owner of the local ABC television affiliate [[KEYT-TV]] (channel 3).<ref>{{cite news |date=September 4, 1998 |title=Chancellor Becomes The Biggest With Capstar Buy |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/98/RR-1998-09-04-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |work=Radio and Records |access-date=April 24, 2018 }}</ref> Smith immediately launched a competing [[All-news radio|news-only]] format on 1250 with new call letters KEYT to match its TV sister station. Meanwhile, the KTMS call sign and news/talk format moved to 990 AM.

In 1997, KTMS was purchased by [[Clear Channel Communications]]. In January 2007, Clear Channel sold its six Santa Barbara stations, including KTMS, to Rincon Broadcasting LLC for $17.3 million. Rincon, a subsidiary of [[Ventura, California|Ventura]]-based [[Point Broadcasting]], officially took control of the cluster on January 16.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=Drew |date=January 11, 2007 |title=Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations |url=http://independent.com/news/2007/jan/11/clear-channel-sells-santa-barb |work=Santa Barbara Independent |access-date=March 16, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=January 19, 2007 |title=Deal of the Week |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/07/RR-2007-01-19-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |work=Radio and Records |access-date=March 16, 2018 }}</ref>

==History of the 990 AM frequency in Santa Barbara==
The original station on 990 AM signed on August 6, 1963 as '''KGUD''' (K-Good Radio) and sported a [[country music]] format.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1964-YB/1964-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0196.pdf |title=Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-22 |date=1964 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref> In 1967, radio and television personality [[Dick Clark]] purchased the station and its FM counterpart (now [[KTYD]]).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/67-OCR/1967-11-13-BC-OCR-Page-0051.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=51 |date=November 13, 1967 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-07-08-OCR-Page-0032.pdf |last=Tiegel |first=Eliot |title=Smothers Set Youthful Pace |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard Publications Inc. |page=32 |date=July 8, 1967 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref> In September 1971, Clark sold KGUD-AM-FM to a group led by Harold S. Greenberg for $310,000.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/71-OCR/1971-09-27-BC-OCR-Page-0051.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=51 |date=September 27, 1971 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref>

KGUD adopted the '''KTYD''' call letters in 1973.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/73-OCR/1973-11-05-BC-OCR-Page-0054.pdf |title=Existing AM stations: Call letter actions |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=56 |date=November 5, 1973 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref> It began simulcasting the [[album-oriented rock]] format of its FM counterpart, then known as KTYD-FM. But it briefly returned to country the following decade. Before becoming KTMS in 1998, KGUD attempted a number of formats, including [[Christian radio|religious programming]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[show tunes]], and [[jazz]], but none was successful.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Sies, Luther F. ''Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920-1960.'' Jefferson, NC:McFarland, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0452-3

==General references==
*Sies, Luther F. ''Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920-1960.'' Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7864-0452-3}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.990am.com/main.html KTMS-AM 990 official website]
*{{official website |url=http://www.ktms.com/ }}
*{{AM station data|KTMS}}
*{{AM station data|14529|KTMS}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=93262 FCC History Cards for KTMS]
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|156323|K250BS}}
*{{FXL|K250BS}}


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KTMS
Frequency990 kHz
Branding"News Talk AM 990"
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Radio America
Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
KIST-FM, KOSJ, KSBL, KSPE, KTYD
History
First air date
October 31, 1937; 87 years ago (October 31, 1937) (on 1220 AM)
Former call signs
990 kHz
KFMC (CP)
KGUD (1963–1973)
KTYD (1973–1978)
KBLS (1978–1992)
KKSM (February 24–September 2, 1992)
KKJZ (September 2–November 27, 1992)
KQSB (November 27, 1992–1998)
Former frequencies
1220 kHz (1937–1941)
1250 kHz (1941–1998)
Call sign meaning
Thomas More Storke (founder)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14529
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Translator(s)97.9 K250BS (Solimar Beach)
97.3 K247CN (Mojave)
Links
Public license information
Websitektms.com

KTMS (990 AM, "News Talk AM 990") is a commercial radio station in Santa Barbara, California. It is owned by Rincon Broadcasting and airs a talk radio format. The studios are on East Cota Street in Santa Barbara.

By day, KTMS is powered at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 990 AM, a clear channel frequency, KTMS reduces power at night to 500 watts. The AM transmitter site overlooks Santa Barbara from near Rattlesnake Canyon Park, along Gibraltar Road, and above Gibraltar Peak, home of most Santa Barbara FM stations.[2] The site is unusual, since AM stations are usually sited in low-lying areas, ideally with the highest possible high ground conductivity. This site is sufficiently close to the population center for even the low night power to serve the whole city. KTMS is simulcast on FM translator station K250BS at 97.9 MHz, licensed to Solimar Beach, and K247CN at 97.3 MHz in Mojave.[3]

Programming

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KTMS mostly carries nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. Weekdays begin with Brian Kilmeade and Friends. That's followed by The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Chad Benson Show, The Charlie Kirk Show, Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in the Morning with John Trout.

Weekends feature shows on health, money, home repair, pets, technology, food and beer, including some paid programming. Syndicated weekend programs include Rich DeMuro on Tech, The Kim Komando Show, At Home with Gary Sullivan and Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.

History of KTMS

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On October 31, 1937, KTMS first signed on the air on 1220 AM, with 500 watts.[4] It was founded by Santa Barbara News-Press publisher Thomas More Storke (hence the station call sign). KTMS was an NBC Blue Network affiliate, carrying its schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports, game shows, soap operas, and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio". Among the programs produced at the station was 1-2-5 Club, which debuted in 1937 and was hosted by disc jockey Bob Ruth for many years.

In 1941, KTMS moved to them 1250 AM frequency, where it would stay for 57 years.[5] The move was coupled with a power increase to 1,000 watts. When the Blue Network became ABC in 1945, KTMS maintained its affiliation, while also carrying shows from the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Don Lee Network.

In 1965, KTMS acquired an FM radio station, KRCW (97.5), and renamed it KTMS-FM. At first, it mostly simulcast programs heard on 1250 AM but later became separately programmed with a beautiful music format. In 1985, it switched its call letters to KHTY and flipped to top 40.[6]

In January 1996, Engles Enterprises, Inc. purchased KTMS and KHTY for $2 million.[7] Nearly three years later, in September 1998, the 1250 AM frequency on which KTMS aired was sold for $1.6 million to Smith Broadcasting Group, Inc., owner of the local ABC television affiliate KEYT-TV (channel 3).[8] Smith immediately launched a competing news-only format on 1250 with new call letters KEYT to match its TV sister station. Meanwhile, the KTMS call sign and news/talk format moved to 990 AM.

In 1997, KTMS was purchased by Clear Channel Communications. In January 2007, Clear Channel sold its six Santa Barbara stations, including KTMS, to Rincon Broadcasting LLC for $17.3 million. Rincon, a subsidiary of Ventura-based Point Broadcasting, officially took control of the cluster on January 16.[9][10]

History of the 990 AM frequency in Santa Barbara

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The original station on 990 AM signed on August 6, 1963 as KGUD (K-Good Radio) and sported a country music format.[11] In 1967, radio and television personality Dick Clark purchased the station and its FM counterpart (now KTYD).[12][13] In September 1971, Clark sold KGUD-AM-FM to a group led by Harold S. Greenberg for $310,000.[14]

KGUD adopted the KTYD call letters in 1973.[15] It began simulcasting the album-oriented rock format of its FM counterpart, then known as KTYD-FM. But it briefly returned to country the following decade. Before becoming KTMS in 1998, KGUD attempted a number of formats, including religious programming, Broadway show tunes, and jazz, but none was successful.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTMS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KTMS
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K247CN
  4. ^ "Directory of Broadcasting Stations of the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1938. p. 60. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Directory of Broadcasting Stations of the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1942. p. 112. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Street Talk" (PDF). Radio and Records. October 11, 1985. p. 28. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Remaining Douglas Stations Go To ... Douglas" (PDF). Radio and Records. January 26, 1996. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Chancellor Becomes The Biggest With Capstar Buy" (PDF). Radio and Records. September 4, 1998. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  9. ^ Mackie, Drew (January 11, 2007). "Clear Channel Sells Santa Barbara Stations". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Deal of the Week" (PDF). Radio and Records. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1964. p. B-22. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  12. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. November 13, 1967. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  13. ^ Tiegel, Eliot (July 8, 1967). "Smothers Set Youthful Pace" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard Publications Inc. p. 32. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 27, 1971. p. 51. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  15. ^ "Existing AM stations: Call letter actions" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. November 5, 1973. p. 56. Retrieved June 2, 2018.

General references

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