KSPA

Infobox Radio Station
name = KSPA


city = Ontario, California
area = Inland Empire/Orange County, California
branding = The SPA
slogan = The Best Contemporary Standards and Some of That Jazz
airdate = 1946
frequency = 1510 (kHz)
format = Adult Standards/Sports
erp = 10,000 watts (Day)
1,000 watts (Night)
class = B
callsign_meaning = K The SPA (on-air name)
owner = Astor Broadcast Group
webcast = [http://tuner1.dc1.sonixtream.com/playlists/am1510kspa/am1510kspaKSPAAM.asx Listen Live!]
sister_stations = KCEO, KFSD
website = [http://www.thesparadio.com/ www.thesparadio.com/]

KSPA is a commercial radio station located in Ontario, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on 1510 AM. KSPA airs an adult standards music format branded as "The SPA".

In addition, KSPA is the new flagship station (as of 2008) of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League of Minor League Baseball. It is also an affiliate of the San Diego Chargers and USC Trojans football. Until 2008, KSPA was a local affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Simulcast

KSPA is simulcasted on the following radio station:

*KFSD, broadcasting on 1450 AM located in Escondido, California.

History

Before the current format began in 2002, KSPA was classic country station KIKA (the call letters played off KIKF, which was a sister contemporary country station at the time). Before that, it was KMSL, which as of 2008 was the only all-sports station ever to broadcast in the Inland Empire market. The morning show was co-hosted by minor league baseball public address announcer David Achord and former National Football League running back Greg Bell. The station was owned by the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes baseball team and its call sign was derived from "muscle," a term associated with the stereotypical strength of athletes. KMSL aired Quakes games as part of its programming, as it does now.

Before that, it was the leading Spanish-language radio station in the area, KNSE (pronounced "quince," Spanish for the number fifteen).

External links

* [http://www.thesparadio.com/ Official Website]
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