In February 2014, public radio station KCRW, based in Santa Monica, California, purchased Santa Barbara classical station KDB for $1 million. The acquisition allowed KCRW to extend its reach into the Santa Barbara area. With the Santa Barbara market facing the possible elimination of classical radio programming, USC purchased KDB and that station began relaying KUSC's programming.[6] Upon closing the transaction on August 27, 2014 — a deal which also saw KQSC going to KCRW — KQSC changed its call sign to KDRW-FM and began simulcasting KCRW. The station's call letters changed again on October 1, 2014, to simply KDRW.
Unlike a typical repeater station that simply rebroadcasts its parent station's programming, KDRW offers some locally originated programming. The station's Santa Barbara studios are located on the campus of Antioch University Santa Barbara. Local news reports are made in cooperation with the Santa Barbara Independent weekly newspaper and a local nonprofit organization specializing in investigative journalism.[6]
^"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1986. p. B-40. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). The Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1991. p. B-46. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 2005. p. D-96. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ abFaughnder, Ryan (February 18, 2014). "KCRW buying Santa Barbara classical station KDB". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
kdrw, hewitt, texas, radio, station, that, held, call, sign, from, 2007, 2012, kixt, commercial, radio, station, that, licensed, santa, barbara, california, station, owned, santa, monica, college, mostly, simulcasts, kcrw, public, radio, format, news, talk, sp. For the Hewitt Texas radio station that held the call sign KDRW at 106 7 FM from 2007 to 2012 see KIXT KDRW 88 7 MHz is a non commercial FM radio station that is licensed to Santa Barbara California The station is owned by Santa Monica College and mostly simulcasts KCRW and its public radio format a mix of news talk and specialty music programs some produced by KCRW and some from NPR However KDRW also originates some programming locally from its studios on the campus of Antioch University Santa Barbara KDRWSimulcasts KCRW Santa MonicaSanta Barbara CaliforniaBroadcast areaSanta Barbara and Ventura CountiesFrequency88 7 MHz HD Radio BrandingKCRW Santa BarbaraProgrammingFormatPublic radio News Talk Specialty Music AffiliationsNational Public RadioOwnershipOwnerSanta Monica Community College DistrictHistoryFirst air dateJanuary 1985 38 years ago 1985 01 as KSCA Former call signsKSCA 1982 1989 KFAC 1989 2004 KQSC 2004 2014 KDRW FM 2014 Call sign meaningDisambiguation of parent station KCRWTechnical informationFacility ID69085ClassBERP12 000 wattsHAAT264 meters 866 ft Transmitter coordinates34 27 55 N 119 40 42 W 34 46528 N 119 67833 W 34 46528 119 67833LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitekcrw comKDRW has an effective radiated power ERP of 12 000 watts using HD Radio technology 1 The transmitter is off Gibraltar Road in Santa Barbara amid the towers for other local FM and TV stations 2 History Edit Logo of station under University of Southern California ownership until February 2014 In January 1985 38 years ago 1985 01 the station signed on as KSCA Owned by the University of Southern California USC the non commercial KSCA broadcast classical music programming as a simulcast of KUSC 3 The call letters changed to KFAC in 1991 4 then to KQSC in 2004 5 In February 2014 public radio station KCRW based in Santa Monica California purchased Santa Barbara classical station KDB for 1 million The acquisition allowed KCRW to extend its reach into the Santa Barbara area With the Santa Barbara market facing the possible elimination of classical radio programming USC purchased KDB and that station began relaying KUSC s programming 6 Upon closing the transaction on August 27 2014 a deal which also saw KQSC going to KCRW KQSC changed its call sign to KDRW FM and began simulcasting KCRW The station s call letters changed again on October 1 2014 to simply KDRW Unlike a typical repeater station that simply rebroadcasts its parent station s programming KDRW offers some locally originated programming The station s Santa Barbara studios are located on the campus of Antioch University Santa Barbara Local news reports are made in cooperation with the Santa Barbara Independent weekly newspaper and a local nonprofit organization specializing in investigative journalism 6 References Edit Station Search Details KDRW FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission Retrieved June 16 2018 Radio Locator com KDRW Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada PDF Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook Broadcasting Publications Inc 1986 p B 40 Retrieved June 16 2018 Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada PDF The Broadcasting Yearbook Broadcasting Publications Inc 1991 p B 46 Retrieved June 16 2018 Directory of Radio Stations in the United States PDF Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook New Providence New Jersey R R Bowker 2005 p D 96 Retrieved June 16 2018 a b Faughnder Ryan February 18 2014 KCRW buying Santa Barbara classical station KDB Los Angeles Times Retrieved June 16 2018 External links EditOfficial website KCRW KDRW in the FCC FM station database KDRW on Radio Locator KDRW in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KDRW amp oldid 1074484241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
