KSRY

KSRY (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Alternative Rock format as a simulcast of KYSR (Alt 98.7) in Los Angeles, California. KSRY serves the Antelope Valley from its tower in Tehachapi, California. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..

For the Mojave, California, radio station formerly on this frequency, see KTPI-FM.

KSRY

City	Tehachapi, California
Broadcast area	Lancaster, California Palmdale, California
Frequency	103.1 MHz
Branding	Alt 98.7 (simulcast)
Slogan	LA's New Alternative
Programming
Format	Alternative Rock
Affiliations	iHeartRadio Premiere Networks Premium Choice National Football League (from August 2020) Los Angeles Chargers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KVVS KYSR KIIS-FM
History
First air date	1981 (1981)
Former call signs	KTPI (1981–2002) KTPI-FM (2002–08) KOSS (2008)
Call sign meaning	scrambling of KYSR
Technical information
Facility ID	66228
Class	A
ERP	1,900 watts
HAAT	176 meters (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°4′30″N 118°22′8″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	alt987fm.iheart.com

History

103.1 FM was started by George Chambers in 1981 and was the first radio station licensed to Tehachapi. In 1983, Robert Adelman joined Chambers and created the first country music FM radio station (KTPI-FM) to serve the Antelope Valley with a signal covering the entire area. Mark Pompey was the first program director and later Larry Marino (who later moved to KRLA) served as operations manager of this station and another in Mojave, KDOL 1340. Studios were located in Mojave until they were moved to Palmdale. Chambers and Adelman sold KTPI-FM and KDOL to HPW in 1986. In December 2007, KTPI's format moved to 97.7 while 103.1 became a simulcast of KYSR, Los Angeles "Star 98.7". On January 2, 2008, the KTPI call letters were moved to 97.7 in Mojave, and the KOSS call letters came to 103.1 FM. On January 10, 2008, the KOSS call sign was changed to KSRY.

The tower is shared with KKZQ (100.1 FM, "The Quake"), owned by High Desert Broadcasting.

Programming

KSRY carries all programming originating from KYSR; this includes KYSR personalities: The Woody Show in mornings;[1] @MartyInYourEar and harms on middays and afternoons, respectively.[2][3]

References

1. "ALT 98.7 - LA's New Alternative". ALT 98.7. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
2. "About @MartyInYourEar | ALT 98.7". ALT 98.7. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
3. "About Harms | ALT 98.7". ALT 98.7. Retrieved 2017-07-21.

External links

• Official website
• KSRY in the FCC's FM station database
• KSRY on Radio-Locator
• KSRY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database