los angeles area branding alt 98.7 slogan la s new alternative frequency 98.7 mhz also on hd radio repeater s ksry tehachapi 103.1 mhz first air date may 27 1948 format alternative rock hd2 klac erp 75 000 watts haat 360 meters class b facility id 36019 transmitter coordinates 34 07 8.00 n 118 23 30.00 w 34.1188889 n 118.3916667 w 34.1188889 ; 118.3916667 former callsigns kmgm 1948 54 kcbh 1954 70 kjoi 1970 90 kxez 1990 92 affiliations iheartradio premiere networks premium choice owner iheartmedia inc. amfm broadcasting licenses llc sister stations kbig kfi krrl kiis fm klac kost keib webcast listen live website alt987fm.com kysr 98.7 fm alt 98.7 is a commercial alternative rock radio station licensed to los angeles california serving the greater los angeles area . owned by iheartmedia inc. kysr is the los angeles affiliate for sixx sense with nikki sixx and the home of morning drive program the woody show . the kysr studios are located in burbank while the station transmitter resides in beverly hills . in addition to a standard analog transmission kysr broadcasts over two hd radio channels 1 and is available online via iheartradio . kysr also extends its signal by using a single full power repeater ksry 103.1 fm in tehachapi . 2 3 4 contents 1 history 2 alt 98.7 3 programming 3.1 special features 4 personalities 4.1 past present 4.2 hd radio 5 references 6 external links history edit on may 27 1948 the metro goldwyn mayer motion picture studio put kmgm on the air at 98.7 fm . 5 kmgm went off the air in 1953 . on june 30 1954 after purchasing the kmgm studio and transmitter art and jean crawford owners of crawford s of beverly hills record & hi fi store launched a new station at 98.7 fm with the call letters kcbh . 6 in october 1970 the station became kjoi k joy . 7 the station would air a beautiful music format until 1989 . kjoi then began playing fewer instrumentals and adding more vocalists to the playlist . the traditional middle of the road vocalists were replaced with more adult contemporary artists . the instrumentals were dropped altogether in 1990 . the station became known as touch 98.7 placing itself between smooth jazz ktwv and adult contemporary kost . the format was now soft adult contemporary . on february 12 1990 the call letters were changed to kxez and altered their format to easy oldies . on september 4 1992 kxez became star 98.7 kysr . in the beginning kysr aired an adult contemporary music format which evolved into a hot adult contemporary format by 1993 . in 1995 most of the rhythmic top 40 and soft rock tunes were dropped from the playlist and replaced with a lighter modern rock sound minus the harder approach embraced by kroq fm . this version of hot ac was called modern adult contemporary . viacom sold the station to chancellor media in 1997 . amfm inc. was formed after chancellor media merged with capstar in 1999 and in 2000 amfm inc. merged with current owner clear channel communications . coincidentally around this time viacom became the owners of kroq fm when that station s parent company cbs merged with viacom . in 2002 kysr began to experience a decreased market share noted in its declining ratings which was also likely contributed to by a decrease in the amount of hit music product in the modern adult contemporary genre at the time . the debut of kcbs fm in 2005 may also be a factor as kcbs fm airs an adult hits music format that shared a large proportion of music on the kysr playlist . kysr adjusted their playlist in september 2005 to focus on 1980s and 1990s hot adult contemporary music . the playlist adjustment was directed by khht program director mike marino . by april 2006 kysr readopted the modern adult contemporary music format with the tag line of today s music alternative playing more alternative rock hits . marino has since relinquished his duties at kysr to solely focus on khht . all on air personalities including the notable morning show jamie jack and stench were temporarily pulled off the station . fans of the jamie jack and stench show protested this move which included a public protest at the studio . shortly afterwards a poll was established on the website asking if they wanted jamie jack and stench to return . ninety seven percent said yes and a week later they returned . however not soon after the return jj & s got replaced by the morning team of valentine and lisa foxx in 2007 . on september 20 2007 kysr repositioned itself as 98 7 . the star name was deemphasised as the station moved in a male friendly direction . while the format claimed itself as modern ac its musical lean favored modern rock alternative hits with an updated library of alternative hits from the 80s 90s and early 2000s such as nirvana green day red hot chili peppers pearl jam third eye blind and r.e.m. . in addition kysr played more new modern rock hits from bands such as the killers foo fighters incubus and linkin park . this repositioning came three days after sister station kbig added more recent adult hits and dropped the dance disco hits and became known as 104.3 myfm . effective september 24 2007 valentine took over the kbig morning show replacing charlie tuna whose last show was september 17 . alt 98.7 edit the station changed from modern ac to alternative in 2008 to compete with cross town rival kroq fm . rumors also stated that the change was due to the format change at sister station kbig to hot ac and the wariness about kdld on the airwaves . kdld left the airwaves a year after the station flipped to alternative . the station also changed formats to compete better with cross rival kroq fm . the station s logo consists of the numerals 98 and 7 in gothic typeface with a metallic star between the numerals . members of the list collect points to use towards online on air prizes . in 2008 both r & r nielsen bds and mediabase added kysr as an alternative modern rock reporter in part due to its conversion to a modern rock direction . 2 kysr also simulcasts on hd radio . kysr hd2 formerly broadcast an adult alternative format called erockster a national online music and social networking portal syndicated fm radio show and hd side channel radio station that offers listeners the unique opportunity to participate in building and programming the radio station . 8 currently kysr hd2 airs an active rock format via premium choice under the brand rock nation . 4 on august 9 2013 the station rebranded as alt 98.7 with no other change to the format . on april 21 2014 the woody show began airing in mornings on alt 98.7 reuniting jeff woody fife renae ravey greg gory and menace who had last worked together in 2009 at kits in san francisco . programming edit the weekday programming on this station includes the woody show in the mornings trey morgan on mid days harms on afternoons and jordin silver and sixx sense with nikki sixx on nights . special features edit rockaholic of the day on four times each weekday submit the name of the rockaholic of the day and win points on 98.7 rockaholics . personalities edit past present edit ryan seacrest from american idol was the afternoon dj from 1995 to 2003 ... he and sidekick lisa foxx remained one of the top rated afternoon drive shows in los angeles for 7 years . mtv vj mark goodman was a dj from 1990 1997 . no official reason for his departure were given but his father died shortly before his departure . morning personality jamie white was formerly part of the morning team of jamie frosty & frank until september 15 1999 when jamie white was paired with danny bonaduce . afternoon drive personality jason pullman leaves the station in 2004 . nighttime personality skip kelly 2002 2004 exits in may 2004 . brian douglas was a swing jock there for five years from 1997 to 2002 before leaving to take the night position over at the now defunct country 93.9 kzla . jason griffin was the host of the saturday night mix up and was a weekend swing deejay from 1998 2005 . on july 1 2005 danny bonaduce departed . the vacancy was filled by board op jack heine and producer mike stench roberts . lara scott departed in april 2006 upon expiration of her contract . she found work was reborn on christian radio the fish kfsh fm middays . richard blade ex . kroq fm deejay is hired by star in 2003 but is later fired and replaced by summer james . on january 3 2007 the jamie jack and stench morning show was pulled and replaced on january 16 2007 with sean valentine and lisa foxx . valentine worked for 10 years at kiis fm in los angeles and upon leaving to join kysr he was rated the most listened to personality in los angeles with well over 1 million listeners . credit arbitron 12 cume fa 2006 in 2007 frosty frank and bonaduce who are now employed at talk radio klsx devoted an entire show devoted to uncovering the behind the scenes drama at kysr accusing jamie white of being extremely difficult to work with and scheming behind their backs to get them fired . on december 27 2007 afternoon drive personality tom mitchell exits . on december 27 2007 nighttime personality summer james exits . josh venable formerly late nights music director at kdge fm dallas takes over afternoon drive january 2008 . on june 1 2008 marco collins formerly afternoon drive at xtra fm san diego is announced as the new midday jock for the new alternative kysr . on june 1 2008 justin kade formerly nights at kmxb fm las vegas is announced as the new night jock for the new alternative kysr . on october 16 2008 rock band ozomatli exits as the morning show because of low ratings and conflicts with their concert tour . on february 28 2009 trever trent formerly nights at 91x xetra san diego joins for weekends fill ins . in may 2009 lisa foxx segues to sister station kbig 104 3 my fm . on july 6 2009 kennedy joined music in the mornings . on august 31 2009 marco collins exits mid days . on september 1 2009 trever trent takes over mid days . hd radio edit kysr carries the analog simulcast on its hd1 channel while the hd2 signal is a simulcast of klac . 4 references edit http www.hdradio.com station guides widget.php id 36 a b from mediabase 24 7 http www.sixxsense.com pages radiostations.html state california a b c http ibiquity.com hd radio hdradio find a station state sa & thisbecolorover ff920f & thisbecolorout 11839d & thecity 14 stationlist radio station kmgm opened . los angeles times . may 28 1948 . p. a1 . retrieved june 13 2011 . a six hour program ... yesterday inaugurated the city s newest frequency modulation radio station kmgm owned by metro goldwyn mayer ... http www.americanradiohistory.com archive bc yb idx 60s ocr yb 1964 yb 1964 bc yb ocr page 0190.pdf http www.americanradiohistory.com archive bc yb 1977 c 1 % 20radio % 20broadcasting % 20yearbook % 201977.pdf erockster radio on youtube accessed december 27 2012 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for kysr radio locator information on kysr query nielsen audio s fm station database for kysr list of grandfathered fm radio stations in the u.s. v t e radio stations in the los angeles california market