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Radio Lineup For Los Angeles Metro/Orange County as of January 1, 1979

Here's a snapshot of what radio was like on this day in 1979.
Included are notable radio stations from surrounding areas.
Also included are what happened to the formats for the rest of the year.
Please E-Mail me any corrections and additions to this page.

Note: please do not grab the data and post on Wikipedia as this is a work in progress and contains incomplete information. Thanks.

AM 570 LAX KLAC-AM Country
AM 640 LAX KFI a/c top 40
AM 710 LAX KMPC-AM Nostalgia
AM 740 LAX KBRT-AM mor
AM 790 LAX KABC-AM Talk
AM 870 LAX KIEV ?
AM 930 LAX KHJ top 40
AM 980 LAX KFWB News
AM 1020 LAX KTNQ top 40 (changed to Spanish-language programming on July 31)
AM 1070 LAX KNX News
AM 1110 LAX KRLA-AM pop music
AM 1150 LAX KPRZ-AM religious
AM 1190 ORG KEZY-AM top 40
AM 1230 LAX KGFJ ?
AM 1240 LAX KPPC ?
AM 1260 LAX KGIL-AM ?
AM 1280 LAX KFRN Religious
AM 1330 LAX KFAC-AM classical
AM 1390 LAX KGER ?
AM 1480 ORG KWIZ ?
AM 1500 LAX KROQ-AM ethnic
AM 1540 LAX KPOL a/c
AM 1580 LAX KDAY top 40 (unsure of change of format years, had a rap format in late 80s and early 90s)
AM 1600 LAX KPMO country (flipped to oldies, calls to KWOW, months and years unknown)
FM 90.7 LAX KFPK Public
FM 91.5 LAX KUSC-FM Classical
FM 92.3 LAX KFAC-FM classical
FM 93.1 LAX KNX-FM mellow rock
FM 93.5 LAX KFOX country
FM 93.9 LAX KZLA nostalgia
FM 94.3 LAX KGIL-FM nostalgia
FM 94.3 ORG KIKF country
FM 94.7 LAX KMET-FM rock
FM 95.5 LAX KLOS-FM Rock
FM 97.1 LAX KHTZ-FM country (changed to a/c on July 31)
FM 98.3 LAX K ?
FM 98.7 LAX KJOI easy listening
FM 100.3 LAX KIQQ-FM soft rock (flipped to top 40, date unknown)
FM 101.1 LAX KRTH-FM Oldies
FM 101.9 LAX KUTE disco
FM 102.3 LAX KJLH-FM urban a/c
FM 102.7 LAX KIIS-FM disco
FM 103.1 LAX KSRF easy listening
FM 103.1 ORG KOCM easy listening
FM 103.5 LAX KOST-FM easy listening
FM 103.9 LAX KACE ?
FM 104.3 LAX KBIG-FM easy listening
FM 105.1 LAX KKGO traditional jazz
FM 105.5 LAX KNAC-FM rock
FM 105.9 LAX KWST rock
FM 106.7 LAX KROQ-FM Alternative Rock
FM 107.5 LAX KLVE-FM Spanish
FM 107.9 ORG KWVE-FM Religious

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