95.5 KLOS is an FM classic rock radio station based in Los Angeles, California that debuted in 1969. KLOS is one of many Disney/ABC Radio stations that has now merged with Citadel Broadcasting. It is home to the nationally broadcast Mark & Brian radio show, long-time rock radio vet Jim Ladd, and Off The Record host Uncle Joe Benson.
On December 30, 1947, KECA-FM began broadcasting on 95.5 MHz, simulcasting the programming of AM station KECA 790. The FM station was owned by ABC since the beginning, and the call letters of the AM and FM stations were accordingly changed to KABC and KABC-FM in the 1950s. In 1960, KABC adopted an all-talk format.
On January 1, 1968, due to new FCC rules requiring FM stations to have separate programming from their AM counterparts, KABC-FM experimented with an all-news format, the first station in Los Angeles to have such a format. This experiment did not last long, as the format was dropped on March 11, 1968, the day that KFWB started its own all...
