KTPI (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KTPI


city = Mojave, California
area = Antelope Valley area
slogan =
branding = "Magic 1340 AM"
frequency = 1340 kHz
airdate =
format = Adult Standards/MOR
power = 1,000 watts
class = C
facility_id = 66229
coordinates = coord|35|2|23.00|N|118|8|57.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = K TehachaPI (old format complementing KTPI-FM in Tehachapi)
former_callsigns = KDOL (1960s-1987) KVOY (1987-1998) KAVC (1998-2002) [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=66229&Callsign=KTPI |title=KTPI Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division]
owner = Clear Channel Communications
licensee = CC Licenses LLC
sister_stations = KAVL, KSRY, KTPI-FM, KVVS
webcast = [http://www.magic1340.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html Listen Live]
website = [http://www.magic1340.com Magic1340.com]
affiliations = ABC Radio

KTPI (1340 AM, "Magic 1340") is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to Mojave, California, USA, the station serves the Antelope Valley area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from ABC Radio. [cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTPI |title=KTPI Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division]

It is the radio home of the Lancaster Jethawks, a member team of Minor League Baseball's California League. The Jethawks are affiliated with the Boston Red Sox.

History

The station went on the air as country music formatted KDOL in the 1960s, then changed to a gold-based Adult Contemporary format in 1986 with the same call letters after being sold to Chambers Broadcasting, which owned KTPI. A year later, on 1987-07-15, the call letters where changed to KVOY and the Country format restored. On 1998-12-11, the station changed its call sign to KAVC and the Christian Talk format was moved to 1340 AM from 105.5 FM. On 2002-12-01, the station's call letters were changed to KTPI and the station flipped to an automated Classic Country format as 1340 KTPI AM as a counterpart to FM sister station 103.1 KTPI FM. In early 2003, the station changed names to Community Radio 1340 which included a morning show that discussed local politics and events, but retaining the automated Classic Country format the rest of the time. In mid-2004, after KWJL 1380 in Lancaster, California dropped the Adult Standards/MOR format in favor of Mexican Oldies, KTPI took the old name and format and became K-Jewel 1340 for a brief time. A few months later the station's name was changed to Magic 1340 while retaining the Adult Standards/MOR format.

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*AM station data|KTPI