KPAT

Radio station in Orcutt, California

Orcutt, California

Broadcast areaSanta Maria, CaliforniaFrequency95.7 MHz (HD Radio)Branding95.7 The BeatProgrammingFormatRhythmic contemporaryAffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere NetworksOwnershipOwner

American General Media
(AGM California, Inc.)

Sister stations

KBOX, KRQK, KSMA, KSNI-FMHistory

First air date

1994 (as KGDP-FM)

Former call signs

KGDP-FM (1991–1999)Technical informationFacility ID54755ClassB1ERP3,300 wattsHAAT274 meters (899 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsite957thebeatfm.com

KPAT (95.7 FM, "95.7 The Beat") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary format.

History

The station first signed on in 1994 as KGDP-FM with a rhythmic oldies format. By the end of the 1990s, KGDP-FM featured Southern gospel music.^[1]

On March 24, 1999, KGDP-FM changed its call sign to KPAT. (Previously, the KPAT call letters belonged to a station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, now known as KKRC-FM, from 1973 to 1994.) In November, Radio Representatives Inc., based in Los Osos, California, sold KPAT to American General Media for $900,000.^[2]

KPAT adopted a rhythmic contemporary format in 2004.

On January 18, 2010 at 11:30 a.m., high winds in the Santa Maria area triggered a power outage that knocked KPAT off the air. The station resumed broadcasting one hour later under generator power.^[3]

References

^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1999. p. D-63. ISBN 0-8352-4111-4. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
^ "Cumulus Jumps Into Jonesboro In $26.5 Million Deal" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 12, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
^ Ramos, Julian J. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

External links

Official website
KPAT in the FCC FM station database
KPAT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Santa Maria–Lompoc, California area

By AM frequency

1240
1380
1410
1440
1480
1600

By FM frequency

88.1
88.5
89.7
90.5
91.5
95.7
96.7
97.1
99.1
100.3
102.5
103.3
104.1
105.1
106.7

LPFM	105.5 100.9
Translators	90.9 92.9 K225AO K225CG 95.1 98.7 99.5 102.1 102.9 103.7 106.3

By call sign

Radio stations on or near the Central Coast: Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz; Oxnard-Ventura; San Luis Obispo; Santa Barbara; Santa Maria-Lompoc

Other nearby regions: Bakersfield

See also: List of radio stations in California

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By callsign	KBOS-FM KCAQ KCEZ KDEY-FM KDON-FM KDUC KEWB KGGI KHTN KISV KKUU KPAT KSSX KPWR KRAJ KRTO KSEQ KSFM KWLZ KWYL KWWV
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