Audacy's Knx Will Replace News On 97.1 Fm With A Sports Talk Format

Audacy’s Los Angeles news power position KNX is ending its simulcast connected 97.1 FM, which will move to a sports talk format connected May 11.

The New York-based audio institution announced Tuesday that nan wave will beryllium re-branded arsenic nan Fan, becoming nan first all-sports FM position successful nan Los Angeles market.

Sports talk listeners are presently served by KLAC, an AM position co-owned by iHeartRadio and nan Dodgers.

KNX will proceed its all-news format connected its AM wave 1070. The position will besides beryllium heard connected 97.1 HD2, mostly disposable successful vehicles equipped pinch integer radios.

Chris Oliviero, main business serviceman for Audacy, said nan moves are aimed astatine providing much section contented to listeners successful nan Los Angeles market. The Fan will beryllium stocked pinch on-air talent well-versed successful nan area’s teams.

“We’re going to beryllium providing doubly arsenic overmuch original section L.A. contented than we were previously,” Oliviero said. “We are taking these 2 broadcast frequencies, and getting much retired of them.”

KNX’s news format benefited from nan FM simulcast, pinch its stock of nan assemblage up much than 25% since it began successful December 2021. Oliviero said Audacy remains committed to nan format, which has a important number of listeners done nan station’s app and different streaming platforms.

Audacy has a proven way grounds successful sports talk radio, which is charismatic to advertisers. Los Angeles was nan only apical 10 marketplace wherever nan institution did not person a position carrying nan format.

Oliviero noted that nan upcoming sports almanac that includes nan 2026 World Cup and nan 2028 Summer Olympics successful Los Angeles will apt thrust up listener appetite for nan station.

The Fan will motorboat without immoderate unrecorded play-by-play of Los Angeles teams. KLAC has nan audio authorities to nan Dodgers, nan Clippers of nan NBA, nan Chargers of nan NFL and UCLA football.

Oliviero said Audacy will look astatine acquiring audio authorities to Los Angeles teams arsenic they go available. He noted that nan Fan will transportation section hosts during daytime hours erstwhile KLAC offers syndicated hosts Dan Patrick and Colin Cowherd. KLAC has a celebrated section team, Petros and Money, successful nan afternoon, and a Dodgers-focused talk show successful nan evening.

In summation to KNX, Audacy owns classical hits position KRTH-FM (101.1), rhythmic hits outlet KTWV-FM (94.7), big hits position KCBS-FM (93.1) and KROQ-FM (106.7), which has an replacement stone format. The stations broadcast retired of studios connected nan Miracle Mile.

Audacy has owned KNX since 2017, erstwhile it merged pinch nan power section of CBS Corp. The institution was known arsenic Entercom astatine nan clip of nan transaction.