KSPE

KSPE

Santa Barbara, California
Broadcast area	Santa Barbara, California
Frequency	1490 (kHz)
Branding	La Preciosa 1490
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Spanish Adult Hits
Ownership
Owner	Rincon Broadcasting (Rincon Broadcasting License Subsidiary, LLC)
Sister stations	KFYZ, KIST-FM, KSBL, KTMS, KTYD
History
First air date	April 1926
Former call signs	KFCR (1926-1929) KDB (1929-1990) KSPE (1990-1997) KBKO (1997-2008) KIST (2008-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID	61712
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	34°25′7.00″N 119°41′10.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	santabarbara.lapreciosa.com

KSPE (1490 AM) is a Spanish adult hits radio station in Santa Barbara, California. It first began broadcasting in 1929 under the call sign KDB. The station is owned by Rincon Broadcasting.

History

The station had the call letters KFCR when it began operation on 720kHz in 1926, moving to 1420kHz the following year. It took the call letters KDB when it moved to 1500kHz in 1929, and kept those call letters when it moved to 1490kHz in 1941. In 1931, it became part of the Don Lee Network by virtue of being sold to Lee under the corporate name Santa Barbara Broadcasters. (See former sister station KDB (FM) for additional early history of the AM station.)

On January 11, 2007, Clear Channel Communications sold all of its radio stations in Santa Barbara to Rincon Broadcasting. On October 28, 2008, the KBKO call sign that had been used for 11 years were replaced with KIST, which had been dropped from 1340 AM (now KCLU).

On July 19, 2010, KIST changed their call letters to KSPE.

On September 15, 2010 the format was changed from progressive talk to Spanish adult hits under the name of "La Preciosa".

Formats

Classical (1980–1990)
Regional Mexican (1990–2007)
Progressive Talk (2007–2010)
Spanish Oldies (2010–Present)

External links

• FCC History Cards for KSPE
• KSPE in the FCC AM station database
• KSPE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database