KUTY
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KUTY is a radio station
broadcasting a Regional Mexican
format. Licensed to Palmdale, California
, USA, it serves the Antelope Valley
area. The station is currently owned by High Desert Broadcasting LLC.
KUTY signed on in August 1957 as a Top 40 station as Radio 147, and was the only Top 40 station audible in the Antelope Valley. In the 1970s, KUTY flipped formats to Country music
formatted Cutie Country.
, Bob Shannon, Gary Marshall and Billy Pearl.
, the station flipped to a Regional Mexican
format as La Z 1470. The station was later sold to High Desert Broadcasting who made the station apart of the Radio Unica network in 1997, later changing to the Radio Lazer network. In 2004, Radio Lazer was moved to High Desert Broadcasting's newly acquired station KCEL
, and KUTY flipped to an English Talk format as NewsTalk 1470 under guidance by Ray Cuneff. In September 2007, KUTY and KWJL
swapped formats. NewsTalk 1470's local programming didn't survive the swap. Joyas 1380's Regional Mexican
format was rebranded on 1470 as La Mera Mera 1470.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
format. Licensed to Palmdale, California
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California, United States.Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962; 47 years later, voters approved creating a charter city in November, 2009. Palmdale is...
, USA, it serves the Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
area. The station is currently owned by High Desert Broadcasting LLC.
KUTY signed on in August 1957 as a Top 40 station as Radio 147, and was the only Top 40 station audible in the Antelope Valley. In the 1970s, KUTY flipped formats to Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
formatted Cutie Country.
Notable top 40 personalties
Some of the country's greatest DJ's got their start at KUTY during the 1960s including Don ImusDon Imus
John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. is an American radio host, humorist, philanthropist and writer. His nationally-syndicated talk show, Imus in the Morning, is broadcast throughout the United States by Citadel Media and relayed on television by the Fox Business Network.-Personal life:Imus was born in...
, Bob Shannon, Gary Marshall and Billy Pearl.
Format changes
In the late 1980s, with the advent of 103.1 KTPIKSRY
KSRY is a radio station broadcasting a modern rock format as a simulcast of KYSR in Los Angeles, California. KSRY serves the Antelope Valley from its tower in Tehachapi, California. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:103.1 FM was started by George Chambers in 1981...
, the station flipped to a Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
format as La Z 1470. The station was later sold to High Desert Broadcasting who made the station apart of the Radio Unica network in 1997, later changing to the Radio Lazer network. In 2004, Radio Lazer was moved to High Desert Broadcasting's newly acquired station KCEL
KCEL
KMVE is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to California City, California, USA, it broadcasts from Palmdale and serves the Antelope Valley area...
, and KUTY flipped to an English Talk format as NewsTalk 1470 under guidance by Ray Cuneff. In September 2007, KUTY and KWJL
KWJL
KOSS is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Lancaster, California, USA, it broadcasts from Palmdale and serves the Antelope Valley area...
swapped formats. NewsTalk 1470's local programming didn't survive the swap. Joyas 1380's Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
format was rebranded on 1470 as La Mera Mera 1470.