KTMS

KTMS

Santa Barbara, California
Broadcast area	Santa Barbara, California
Frequency	990 (kHz)
Branding	News Talk AM 990
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Ownership
Owner	Rincon Broadcasting LLC (Rincon License Subsidiary LLC)
Sister stations	KFYZ, KIST-FM, KSBL, KSPE, KTYD
History
First air date	August 11, 1962
Call sign meaning	Thomas More Storke
Technical information
Facility ID	14529
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night)
Repeater(s)	97.9 MHz K250BS
Links
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

• FCC History Cards for KTMS
• KTMS-AM 990 official website
• Facility details for Facility ID KTMS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database