KSON-FM

Infobox Radio Station
name = KSON


airdate = 1963
frequency = 97.3 (MHz) HD Radio
city = San Diego, California
area = San Diego, California
format = Country
owner = Lincoln Financial Media
erp = 50,000 watts
haat = 134 meters
branding = "KSON-FM 97.3 and 92.1"
class = B
facility_id = 30832
webcast = [http://www.kson.com/listen/index.cfm Listen Live]
website = [http://www.kson.com/ www.kson.com]
callsign_meaning =

KSON-FM is a country music radio station in San Diego. It has been broadcasting since 1963.

KSON has an AM station at 1240 kHz that used to broadcast country music in their heyday, and now currently airs Spanish language Catholic programming.

KSON-FM (97.3 only) simulcasts their programming in digital HD Radio.

The station also simulcasts their FM programming at 92.1 FM in Escondido, California.

Airstaff

The current lineup is as follows

* Morning Show: Cliff and Company - Cliff Dumas, Morgan Thomas, Bill Tanner
& Tori Peck
* Late Mornings: Nick Upton
* Mid-Days: Brooks O'Brian
* Afternoon Drive: Kimo Jensen
* Nighttime: Lia
* Weekenders: Gary Campbell, Greg Cook, "Big John" Jackson, Gary Lee, Olga Mieth,
Mark Stevenson and Diana Vincent

Awards

In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Country music Radio & Records magazine station of the year award . Other nominees included WUSN Chicago, KYGO-FM Denver, WYCD Detroit, KEEY-FM Minneapolis, and WXTU Philadelphia.cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=2007 Industry Achievement Awards | date=Sept 28, 2008 | publisher= | url =http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp | work =Radio and Records]

References

External links

* [http://www.kson.com/ KSON Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ksonradio KSON official MySpace page]
*FMQ|KSON
*FML|KSON
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