KSRO

Infobox Radio station
name = KSRO


city = Santa Rosa, California
area =
slogan =
branding = "Sonoma County's News Station"
frequency = 1350 kHz
airdate = 1936
share = 3.2, #8
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&R [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Santa Rosa Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Santa%20Rosa&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio and Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = News Talk Information
power =
erp = 5,000 watts
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 22881
coordinates = coord|38|26|22.00|N|122|44|51.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Maverick Media of Santa Rosa License LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.ksro.com ksro.com]
affiliations = CNN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One

KSRO (1350 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Santa Rosa, California, USA, the station serves the Santa Rosa area. The station is currently owned by Maverick Media of Santa Rosa License LLC and features programing from CNN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KSRO |title=KSRO Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

The station was founded in 1936 by Ernest L. Finley, owner of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Ownership passed to Finley's wife, Ruth, when he died in 1942. [pressdemocrat.com] The station achieved some notoriety in 1943 when an actual broadcast was included in Alfred Hitchcock's film "Shadow of a Doubt", filmed on location in Santa Rosa. [Universal Home Video]

Santa Rosa Junior College joined the Northern California Junior College Conference in 1939 and won the football championship that fall. KSRO began broadcasting the games that season, initiating a 50-year relationship between the College and the station. [santarosa.edu]

In the 1950s and 1960s, KSRO played "Top 40" music. Its strong signal carried through the mountainous regions of the county and it was one of the few stations that could be received in the Russian River resort area. Like many AM stations, the increasing popularity of FM resulted in KSRO's change of format to news and talk. [Eyewitness account by Robert E. Nylund]

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*AM station data|KSRO