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Radio Lineup For Ventura County as of January 1, 1980

Here's a snapshot of what radio was like on this day in 1980.
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 (flipped to religious talk, month unknown)
AM 790 LAX KABC-AM Talk
AM 850 VEN KGOE mor
AM 870 LAX KIEV ?
AM 930 LAX KHJ top 40 (switched to country on November 7)
AM 980 LAX KFWB News
AM 1020 LAX KTNQ Spanish
AM 1070 LAX KNX News
AM 1110 LAX KRLA-AM pop music
AM 1150 LAX KPRZ-AM religious
AM 1230 LAX KGFJ urban a/c
AM 1240 LAX KPPC ?
AM 1260 LAX KGIL-AM ?
AM 1280 LAX KFRN Religious
AM 1330 LAX KFAC-AM classical
AM 1390 LAX KGER religious
AM 1500 LAX KROQ-AM ethnic (flipped to Spanish, month and year unknown)
AM 1540 LAX KPOL a/c (flipped to country and calls to KZLA-AM, month unknown)
AM 1580 LAX KDAY ?
AM 1600 LAX KWOW oldies
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-FM nostalgia (flipped to country, month unknown)
FM 94.3 LAX KGIL-FM nostalgia
FM 94.7 LAX KMET-FM rock
FM 95.5 LAX KLOS-FM Rock
FM 97.1 LAX KHTZ-FM a/c
FM 98.3 LAX K ?
FM 98.7 LAX KJOI easy listening
FM 99.5 LAX KKLA-FM religious (need more data on this station's history)
FM 100.3 LAX KIQQ-FM top 40
FM 101.1 LAX KRTH-FM Oldies
FM 101.9 LAX KUTE soft R&B
FM 102.3 LAX KJLH-FM urban a/c
FM 102.7 LAX KIIS-FM disco
FM 103.1 LAX KSRF easy listening (flipped to a/c, but not sure when)
FM 103.5 LAX KOST-FM easy listening
FM 103.9 LAX KACE urban a/c
FM 105.1 LAX KKGO traditional jazz
FM 105.5 LAX KNAC-FM rock (flipped to alternative rock, month unknown)
FM 105.9 LAX KWST rock
FM 106.7 LAX KROQ-FM Alternative Rock
FM 107.5 LAX KLVE-FM Spanish

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