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KMET
Banning, California;
Broadcast area	Riverside—San Bernardino, California
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	Smart Talk 1490 AM
Programming
Format	Talk
Affiliations	ABC Audio; Los Angeles Rams; Los Angeles Lakers
Ownership
Owner	Rocking M Media, LLC
History
First air date	1948
Call sign meaning	The Inland Empire METropolitan area
Technical information
Facility ID	55239
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Translator(s)	98.1 MHz K251CC (Beaumont, California)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kmet1490am.com/

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KMET (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Banning, California and serves the eastern part of the Riverside—San Bernardino area. The station is owned by Rocking M Media and broadcasts a talk radio format.

Programming

KMET is an ABC radio affiliate and airs syndicated talk programming from hosts such as Clark Howard, Dave Ramsey, Tyler Jorgenson,^[1] and Kevin McCullough, as well as sports coverage. Local on-air talent includes Brett Malak, Aaron Michael Sanchez, Paul Amadeus Lane, and Mitch McClellan.

KMET sports programming includes Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Lakers games. From 2011 through the end of the 2016–2017 NHL season, KMET was the Inland Empire radio affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings.

History

The station began in 1945 as KPAC for the nearby Southern Pacific Railroad. In the 1950s the call sign was changed to KPAS to stand for the San Gorgonio Pass; this later became KGUD.

On March 1, 1987, KGUD adopted the KMET call letters^[2] to represent the Riverside—San Bernardino metropolitan area and Hemet, a community south of Banning. KMET aired a middle of the road format branded "The Mighty Met" in honor of the defunct Los Angeles rock station that previously held the KMET call letters (94.7 FM, now KTWV).

Prior to July 2007, KMET aired a smooth jazz music format branded as "Your Smooth Oasis". Before that, formats included country music in 1995^[3] and all-sports.

References

^ BizNinja, Tyler Jorgenson - The. "BizNinja Radio". BizNinja.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
^ "Call Sign Changes" (PDF). Radio & Records. 1987-03-06. p. 12. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
^ "For the Record" (PDF). Radio & Records. 1995-07-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID KMET ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Former "Smooth Jazz 1490" website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

33°55′49″N 116°55′20″W / 33.93028°N 116.92222°W / 33.93028; -116.92222

[1] BizNinja, Tyler Jorgenson - The. "BizNinja Radio". BizNinja.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.

[2] "Call Sign Changes" (PDF). Radio & Records. 1987-03-06. p. 12. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

[3] "For the Record" (PDF). Radio & Records. 1995-07-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

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 The station began in 1945 as KPAC for the nearby [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern <u>Pac</u>ific Railroad]]. In the 1950s the [[call sign]] was changed to KPAS to stand for the [[San Gorgonio Pass|San Gorgonio <u>Pas</u>s]]; this later became KGUD.
-On March 1, 1987, KGUD adopted the KMET call letters<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/87/RR-1987-03-06-OCR-Page-0024.pdf |title=Call Sign Changes |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=12 |date=1987-03-06 |access-date=2019-11-11 }}</ref> to represent the [[Inland Empire|Riverside—San Bernardino <u>met</u>ropolitan area]] and [[Hemet, California|He<u>met</u>]], a community south of Banning. KMET aired a [[Middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] format branded "The Mighty Met" in honor of the defunct [[Los Angeles]] rock station that previously held the [[KMET (FM)|KMET]] call letters (94.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], now [[KTWV]]).
+On March 1, 1987, KGUD adopted the KMET call letters<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/87/RR-1987-03-06-OCR-Page-0024.pdf |title=Call Sign Changes |magazine=Radio & Records |page=12 |date=1987-03-06 |access-date=2019-11-11 }}</ref> to represent the [[Inland Empire|Riverside—San Bernardino <u>met</u>ropolitan area]] and [[Hemet, California|He<u>met</u>]], a community south of Banning. KMET aired a [[Middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] format branded "The Mighty Met" in honor of the defunct [[Los Angeles]] rock station that previously held the [[KMET (FM)|KMET]] call letters (94.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], now [[KTWV]]).
-Prior to July 2007, KMET aired a [[smooth jazz]] music format branded as "Your Smooth Oasis". Before that, formats included [[country music]] in 1995<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-07-28-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Radio &amp; Records |page=8 |date=1995-07-28 |access-date=2019-11-11 }}</ref> and [[Sports radio|all-sports]].
+Prior to July 2007, KMET aired a [[smooth jazz]] music format branded as "Your Smooth Oasis". Before that, formats included [[country music]] in 1995<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-07-28-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Radio & Records |page=8 |date=1995-07-28 |access-date=2019-11-11 }}</ref> and [[Sports radio|all-sports]].
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