KSSE

For the military facility near Sumter, South Carolina, assigned the ICAO code KSSC, see Shaw Air Force Base.
KSSE
Broadcast areaGreater Los Angeles
Frequency107.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingJosé 97.5 y 107.1
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatAdult hits
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 3, 1960
(63 years ago) (1960-12-03)[1]
Former call signs
  • KMAX (1960–1996)
  • KLYY (1996–2003)
Call sign meaning
Used from former “Super Estrella” format
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35113
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT−13 meters (−43 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°10′51″N 118°01′38″W / 34.18083°N 118.02722°W / 34.18083; -118.02722
Repeater(s)97.5 KLYY (Riverside) 98.3 K252BF (Temecula)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.joseradio.com
Satellite station
(KSSD)
Broadcast areaSan Diego County
Frequency107.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Ownership
Owner
  • Entravision Communications
  • (Entravision Holdings, LLC)
History
First air date
November 22, 1977
(46 years ago) (1977-11-22)[3]
Former call signs
  • KAVO (1977–1986)
  • KMLO-FM (1986)
  • KACO (1986–1992)
  • KBAX (1992–1996)
  • KSYY (1996–2003)
Technical information[4]
Facility ID35139
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°23′01″N 117°11′20″W / 33.38361°N 117.18889°W / 33.38361; -117.18889
Links
Public license information
Satellite station
(KSSC)
Broadcast areaVentura County
Frequency107.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Ownership
Owner
  • Entravision Communications
  • (Entravision Holdings, LLC)
History
First air date
November 1989
(35 years ago) (1989-11)[5]
Former call signs
  • KAXX (1991)
  • KAGR (1991–1992)
  • KAXX (1992–1996)
  • KVYY (1996–2003)
Technical information[6]
Facility ID33567
ClassA
ERP370 watts
HAAT395 meters (1,296 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°20′55″N 119°19′57″W / 34.34861°N 119.33250°W / 34.34861; -119.33250
Links
Public license information

KSSE, KSSD, and KSSC are commercial FM radio stations serving Southern California at the 107.1 MHz frequency. KSSE is licensed to Arcadia, California and broadcasts to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, KSSD is licensed to Fallbrook, California and serves northern San Diego County and KSSC is licensed to Ventura, California, with its signal covering Ventura County. These three stations trimulcast with KLYY in Riverside, airing a Spanish adult hits format known as "José 97.5 y 107.1". KSSC formerly aired a separate Spanish adult contemporary format branded as "La Suavecita 107.1". From 1991 to 2019, the three stations formed a same-channel trimulcast covering Southern California from Ventura to San Diego. As of December 31, 2019, KSSC in Ventura switched to José, reforming the trimulcast on 107.1.

KSSE, KSSD, and KSSC are all licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1963. p. B-27. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSSE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1979. p. C-19. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSSD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1990. p. B-49. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSSC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  7. ^ "Station Search Detail: KSSE". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Station Search Detail: KSSD". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Station Search Detail: KSSC". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2018.