![]() ![]() Prior to that, 1150 AM broadcasted contemporary hit music as KIIS, and in the mid 80s, it was transmitting its programming in AM stereo, complete with an AM version of the "Hot Hits" jingle package which had been produced for its sister FM station, which carried a virtual simulcast of its programming, although with different DJs. Prior to the KTLK calls, AM 1150 was KXTA, or XTRA Sports 1150, which broadcasted sports talk, which flipped to Fox Sports 1150 for a time before flipping back to XTRA Sports on both 1150 AM and 690 AM. ![]() AM 690 took on KLAC's previous format, a beautiful music station called The Fabulous 570 and redubbed The Fabulous 690. It had the slogan XTRA Sports 570, but is now known as just AM 570. The previous format on AM 1150, XTRA Sports, moved to AM 570, where it retains its call letters of KLAC. On February 4, 2005, Clear Channel Communications conducted a far-reaching format swap of three radio stations in the area. ![]() For example, on December 27, 2006, KTLK broadcast the Emerald Bowl between UCLA and Florida State while KLAC aired the Los Angeles Lakers-Orlando Magic NBA game. The station also broadcasts additional Bruins sporting events if there is a conflict. KTLK had been the flagship station of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association, but a month after the Kings deal was signed, it lost the radio rights to all-sports KSPN. Both the Bruins and Sparks were heard on XETRA-AM before that station became Spanish language "W Radio." And on July 28, 2006, it was announced that the station will take over the radio broadcasts of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, starting with the 2006-07 season. In early 2006, it inherited weeknight broadcasts of the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, as well as all games of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. KTLK also airs an increasing number of sporting events. The station broadcasts 4 traffic reports every hour, 24 hours a day. In addition, KTLK had select local talent on their weekend line-up including Johnny Wendell (a.k.a Johnny Angel), Bree Walker, Joe McDonnell and Mario Solis-Marich. Also at that time, Rhodes' show, which had been at 3P Pacific time on tape delay, moved to noon and became a live program. When asked by callers, Germain describes himself as a "law and order liberal". He is a registered Democrat with moderate to liberal political views. K" refers to the persona he used on both stations. KFI at KFI radio with the same radio show, and was also very popular there. KABC, scoring the second-highest rating from 10P to midnight and the highest rating from midnight to 1A. K", was a popular late-night host on KABC as Mr. ![]() On March 5, 2007, KTLK debuted a new afternoon drive-time program hosted by Marc Germain. Harrison can now be heard on "Shake!" as their Hollywood corespondent, and occasionally as a contributor to the six o'clock news on KPFK 90.7. Germain is the station's only local host on weekdays. KTLK removed their live weeknight show Harrison on the Edge, hosted by Cary Harrison and produced by Linda Blake on February 27, 2007, after an 18 month run. The lineup variously featured Rachel Maddow, Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz, The Majority Report with Sam Seder (and Janeane Garofalo initially), Mike Malloy, Alan Colmes and Stephanie Miller, whose show originated from KTLK's studios. KTLK NO LONGER a progressive talk station as Clear Channel Strikes Again īranding itself as K-Talk AM 1150, AM 1150 used to broadcast a progressive talk format featuring selected portions of the Air America Radio lineup and programs from the Jones Radio Network. 1 KTLK NO LONGER a progressive talk station as Clear Channel Strikes Again. ![]()
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