The talk radio duo John and Ken (John Chester Kobylt and Kenneth Robertson Chiampou) came over to KABC to host mornings after they were released from the afternoon show on KFI.
Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. [12], As of August 2018, KABC is the 40th ranked station in the market in a 50-station survey, tied with Persian language station KIRN.

In 1992, KABC hired its first African American woman news anchor, Yolanda L. Gaskins, who went on to become the station's first African American female show host. Their KABC stint lasted from July 1, 1999 to October 20, 2000. In August 1925, the station first signed on as KFXB, licensed to Big Bear Lake, California and broadcasting at 1430 kilocycles. In August 1939, Anthony purchased KEHE (780 AM) (formerly KTM) and took that station off the air so he could relocate KECA to that station's dial position. He was previously known as Mr. KFI and Mr. KABC on account of his radio shows on their respective stations. It was the second radio station to make a 24-hour commitment to the format, a few months after CBS-owned KMOX in St. Louis. The games moved to KLAC for the 2012 season. In 1949, ABC put Channel 7 on the air. It was the second radio station to make a 24-hour commitment to the format, a few months after CBS-owned KMOX in St. Louis. [11] An application to modify this construction permit the following February increased the night power to 7,900 watts. Two former KABC hosts, Dennis Prager and Larry Elder, are now syndicated on the Salem Radio Network and heard on its LA station KRLA. Early life and education. [12], As of August 2018, KABC is the 40th ranked station in the market in a 50-station survey, tied with Persian language station KIRN. KFXB moved to Los Angeles in 1927, changing its call sign to KPLA in the process. The LA Galaxy soccer team also had its games on KABC, those games later switched to KSPN, owned by ESPN Radio. (In 1971, it became album rock station KLOS.). On March 31, 2016, KABC was granted an FCC construction permit to move to the same transmitter site as the one used by KWKW; the daytime power would increase to 6,600 watts and nighttime power would be raised to 6,800 watts. [4] The studios and offices were then moved to 1440 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood.
The King Brings Classic Hits To Parts Of Atlanta, Cleveland’s oWow Radio To Cease Operations Due To Pandemic Related Revenue Losses, Ed Stolz Avoids Jail; Makes Last Ditch Attempt To Retain Stations. The radio stations later moved to 3321 La Cienega Boulevard. KABC (790 AM) – branded 790 KABC – is a commercial talk radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, owned by Cumulus Media. [5] (A Chick-fil-A restaurant now stands on the site.

Late Night Wrap-Up, with Joe Collins for Congress; One Degree of Glamorous; Money Matters with Ken Moraif; The Motorman Show; Weekend Programming; Chef Jamie Gwen ; Video; News. The ABC TalkRadio Network featured KABC personalities Michael Jackson who hosted middays, psychologist Dr. Toni Grant in afternoons, Ira Fistel and Ray Briem at night. KFI, then and now, is powered at 50,000 watts, while KECA broadcast at 1,000 watts. The station has also served as the home of psychiatrist David Viscott and early talk radio pioneers Joe Pyne and Louis Lomax. Dr. Michael Savage and The Savage Nation joins the station for evenings. Barberie has been on the station since February of 2014. To say that KABC (790 AM) is a failure would be an understatement. Alfred Anthony Quarantello Jr. (born October 14, 1955), better known by his professional name Al Rantel, is a conservative talk show host.