KSQL-FM

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KSQL

Broadcast area	Santa Cruz, California
Branding	"Radio Estereo Sol, 98.9 y 99.1"
Frequency	99.1 FM MHz
Format	Regional Mexican music
ERP	1,100 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Derived from sister station KSOL
Owner	Univision
Website	Radio Estereo Sol

KSQL 99.1 FM ("Radio Estereo Sol, 98.9 y 99.1") is a Spanish language radio station in Santa Cruz, California. The station simulcasts the signal of KSOL (98.9 FM) in San Francisco. KSOL and KSQL program a format consisting of regional Mexican music and talk shows. Both stations are owned by Univision.

There are two booster stations for KSOL: KSOL-FM2 in Sausalito since 1992, and KSOL-FM3 in Pleasanton since 1997.

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The 98.9 frequency is the third station in the San Francisco market to use the callsign KSOL. The first was the AM rhythm and blues station at 1450 AM (the current KEST). The second was a popular soul music station at 107.7 FM (now known as KSAN). The current KSOL is unrelated to the previous two stations.

See also KSAN and KEST

The station at 99.1 was, for many years, KLRS ("Colors"), airing an a New Age music format targeting Santa Cruz and San Jose. The station was eventually purchased Viacom The two stations tweaked KOFY's adult album alternative format and adopted the call letters KDBK (98.9) and KDBQ (99.1) - "Double 99" in July 1990.

"Star FM" arrived on the two frequencies in Spring 1993, as the call letters KSRY and KSRI were picked up for the stations' hot adult contemporary format.

One year later, the station at 107.7 switched their call letters to KYLD in April 1994, becoming "Wild 107.7". The KSOL call letters were put on then-co-owned 98.9 frequency, with the format was switching to urban adult contemporary. The south signal of 99.1 became a simulcast of "Wild 107.7" as KYLZ.

Both KSOL and KYLZ were sold in August 1996. KSOL switched to a Regional Mexican music format, and 99.1 became KZOL, again a simulcast.

In April 2002, KSOL swapped call letters with KEMR (105.7 FM) in San Jose, and shifted toward a Spanish language adult contemporary approach, with 99.1 becoming KZMR. When 105.7 switched formats and call letters to KVVF, the KSOL call letters returned to 98.9, with 99.1 redubbed KZOL.

The two station have simulcasted since 1990, with 98.9 covering the north bay, and 99.1 covering the far south bay.

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KSOL

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FM radio in the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Salinas, California market (Arbitron #80)

By frequency:

88.1 | 88.9/89.1/89.1 | 89.7 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 91.1/98.3 | 91.3 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 92.7 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 96.9 | 97.9 | 99.1 | 99.5/99.9 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 101.7 | 102.5 | 103.5 | 103.9 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 107.1 | 107.5 | 107.9

By call sign:

California Radio Markets

Bakersfield AM/FM · Chico AM/FM · Eureka · Fresno AM/FM · Imperial Valley AM/FM · Los Angeles AM/FM Merced · Modesto Orange County AM/FM · Oxnard-Ventura AM/FM · Palm Springs AM/FM · Redding AM/FM · Riverside-San Bernardino AM/FM · Sacramento AM/FM · San Diego AM/FM · San Francisco AM/FM · San Jose AM/FM · San Luis Obispo AM/FM · Santa Barbara AM/FM · Santa Cruz AM/FM · Santa Maria-Lompoc · Santa Rosa AM/FM · Stockton AM/FM Victor Valley · Visalia-Tulare AM/FM

California Radio Regions

Death Valley/High Desert · Susanville/Sierra Nevada

See also: List of radio stations in California and List of United States radio markets

Univision Communications (a subsidiary of TPG Capital, L.P.)

v • d • e

Television Networks: Galavisión | TeleFutura | Univision

Record Labels: Univision Records | Fonovisa | Disa Records

Other Television Stations: KUVI (MNTV affiliate) | WSTE (Independent)³

¹Univision owns the licenses. However these stations are operated by Entravision under a Local Marketing Agreement.

²Univision owns the license. However this station operates in a Joint Sales Agreement with Entravision.

³The station is locally owned. However thorugh WLII and WSUR-TV, Univision operates the station under a Local Marketing Agreement.

Annual Revenue: $2.9 billion USD (2006) | Employees: 4,233 | Stock Symbols: None, privately held. | Website: www.univision.net

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