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KTYM

KTYM (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting on-air and via the internet. Licensed to Inglewood, California, United States, the station serves the Los Angeles area and an international internet audience. KTYM is owned by El Sembrador Ministries of Chatsworth, California.

KTYM
Broadcast areaLos Angeles area
Frequency1460 kHz
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatCatholic radio
NetworkESNE Radio
Ownership
OwnerEl Sembrador Ministries
History
First air date
February 14, 1958 (1958-02-14)
Technical information
Facility ID67519
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
34°00′27″N 118°21′54″W / 34.00750°N 118.36500°W / 34.00750; -118.36500
Links
Websiteelsembradorministries.com/esne_deployment/

History edit

The Early years edit

Albert John Williams obtained the construction permit for a new daytime-only radio station on 1460 kHz in Inglewood on August 1, 1957.[1] The station signed on February 14, 1958, airing a format of popular and semi-classical music;[2] the same day, KTYM-FM 103.9 debuted as a simulcast. It had a policy of no back-to-back commercials.[3]

KTYM-FM 103.9 was known for its programming for the Black community in southern California at night. The station increased its power to 5,000 watts directional in 1962, having been approved for the upgrade the year before.[1] In 1963, the AM station added several foreign-language programs.[4] At the end of 1963, Williams transferred the KTYM stations to the Trans America Broadcasting Corporation, wholly owned by Williams.[5]

By 1964, while other Los Angeles stations were being accused of racial bias in hiring, KTYM-AM-FM was cited as just one of five racially integrated radio stations in the region.[6]

Anti-Semitism inquiry edit

In June 1966, the Federal Communications Commission renewed the license of KTYM by a 5–1 vote. The decision was contentious because, although KTYM had a good record on racial integration, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) objected to two airings of the program "Richard Cotten's Conservative Viewpoint" in October 1964 and May 1965. The ADL claimed that these shows linked Jews to communism and included personal attacks on the ADL itself. However, the commissioners said that, despite their "strongest personal feelings" against the content of the programs, they could not intervene in the matter without becoming "the censor of broadcasting" and they cited that KTYM had offered the ADL airtime under the Fairness Doctrine.[7] The decision was decried by local labor groups[8] and Jewish organizations.[9]

The ADL appealed the case to the Supreme Court of the United States, which declined to take it up in 1969.[10] That same year, Williams bought Fresno television station KAIL-TV for $236,500.[11]

Sale to Avant Garde Broadcasting edit

In 1971 Williams reached a deal to sell KTYM-FM to the Black-owned Avant Garde Broadcasting, headed by Clarence Avant.[12] He spent much of the decade starting up KDWN, a 50,000-watt AM station in Las Vegas. The station was approved for 500 watts at night in 1979.[1] Personalities who hosted programs on KTYM included Stewart Alexander and Earl Ofari Hutchinson.

Williams died in 2005.[13]

Sale to Immaculate Heart Radio edit

By the 2010s, KTYM primarily aired a mix of religious talk shows and paid programming.[14] On March 17, 2014, Trans America reached a deal to sell KTYM to IHR Educational Broadcasting, operator of the Immaculate Heart Radio network, potentially expanding the latter's reach into Los Angeles.[15][16] However, the KTYM purchase was put on hold, and on July 22, 2014, Immaculate Heart Radio announced the purchase of Spanish-language KHJ, which switched formats to Catholic religious programming.[17]

Sale to ESNE edit

In March 2015, the sale of KTYM to Immaculate Heart Radio was finally approved by the FCC, but six months later, KTYM was instead sold to ESNE Radio, a Spanish-language Catholic radio network based in the United States, owned by El Sembrador Ministries, with headquarters in Chatsworth, California. ESNE broadcasts on 14 stations in the United States, Mexico, and Spain.[18]

KTYM broadcasts primarily to the Black community in the English language. Since 2016 it has been available as KTYM Media, a 24/7 internet streaming radio and video service, playing Christian preaching, Gospel music, R&B, Jazz, inspirational talk shows, and educational, historical, and cultural programs in addition to its faith-based programming.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FCC History Cards for KTYM
  2. ^ Garber, Arlene (February 19, 1958). "Radio & TV Briefs". Citizen-News. p. 8. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Page, Don (August 31, 1958). "Another Crosby Takes to the Air". Los Angeles Times. p. TV Times 14. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Page, Don (March 17, 1963). "Plenty of Comedians, Not Enough Comedy". TV Times. Los Angeles Times. p. 26. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 13, 1964. p. 94. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Local Radio Station Picketed by CORE". California Eagle. April 9, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Radio Station in Bias Case Wins License". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 19, 1966. p. 12. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  8. ^ Oreck, Stu (June 24, 1966). "Labor Chief Hits KTYM Renewal". San Fernando Valley Times. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  9. ^ Friedman, Milton (October 28, 1966). "FCC Calls Anti-Jewish Broadcasts "Hate Speech"". Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. p. 6. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bigot Ban Rejected in Broadcasting". San Francisco Examiner. Associated Press. March 24, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Sale of a television station..." Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Eres, George (November 15, 1971). "Football's end-run on TV". The Independent. p. B-8. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "FOUNDER OF KDWN AM 720 TALKRADIO DIES". Nevada Broadcasters Association. May 17, 2005. Archived from the original on July 8, 2005. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "DELEGATE AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL OF A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF CONTRACT NUMBER 75394 LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF RADIO BROADCASTING FACILITIES AT KENNETH HAHN STATE PARK TO EL SEMBRADOR MINISTRIES" (PDF). Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. May 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  15. ^ "Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  16. ^ Venta, Lance (April 15, 2014). "Immaculate Heart Radio Expands To Los Angeles". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  17. ^ "Los Angeles, CA – KHJ – 930 AM". Immaculate Heart Radio. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "KTYM/Los Angeles Sold Again". September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  19. ^ "KTYM official web site". Retrieved February 17, 2023.

External links edit

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