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KFWB
Image:Kfwb logo.gif
Broadcast area Los Angeles, California
Branding KFWB News 980
Frequency 980 kHz (Also on HD Radio)
First air date 1925 (on radio); March 11, 1968 (all-news format)
Format News/Talk/Sports
ERP 5,000 watts
Class B
Callsign meaning K
Four
Warner
Brothers
Owner CBS Corporation/CBS Radio
Sister stations KCBS-FM, KLSX, KNX, KROQ, KRTH, KTWV
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.kfwb.com

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History

The station's history goes back to 1925 when it was launched by Sam Warner, the founder of Warner Brothers. The station launched the careers of such stars as Ronald Reagan and Bing Crosby. The station was the first to broadcast the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Sam Warner (August 10, 1887 - October 5, 1927) was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Brothers film company. ... Warner Bros. ... Reagan redirects here. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... There is also the Roses Tournament in England Perhaps one of the United States of Americas most important annual festivities, The Tournament of Roses Parade is the 114-year-old traditional parade generally held on New Years Day in Pasadena, California. ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...


Although some think its call letters stand for Keep Filming Warner Bros., actually the "K" indicates all stations West of the Mississippi. The remaining "FWB" stands for Four Warner Brothers, all of whom were involved with the station. The station was established during a time of financial troubles for Warner Bros.


A 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon, produced by Warner Bros. (and directed by Chuck Jones), entitled "Bedtime for Sniffles," has Sniffles the mouse trying to stay awake for Santa Claus, and a radio announcer signs off for the night identifying the station as KFWB. Another one the same year, "The Timid Toreador," co-directed by Bob Clampett, shows an announcer broadcasting on this station. (A good trick, since the action takes place in Mexico which has a totally different ITU prefix block.) Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ... Sniffles Sniffles is an animated cartoon and comic-book character in the Warner Bros. ... Robert Emerson Bob Clampett (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... The ITU allocates call sign prefixes for radio and television stations of all types. ...


In 1946, KFWB imported two disc jockeys from New York City: Maurice Hart of WNEW, whose drive-time show Start the Day Right was described as "Words and Music Straight from the Hart", and Martin Block, who coined the phrase "Make-Believe Ballroom", which was later used by Al Jarvis when Block returned to New York. In those days disc jockeys selected their own music, either from KFWB's extensive record library, or new songs brought to them by "song pluggers". Old and new, vocal and instrumental were mixed together to the disc jockey's choice. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... WBBR is a radio station, broadcasting at 1130 AM in New York City. ... Martin Block (1901-1967) was the first radio disc jockey to become a star in his own right. ...


In 1958, under new owners Crowell-Collier Broadcasting, Chuck Blore transformed the station into a Top 40 format called Channel 98 Color Radio. The station became one of the most highly listened to stations in the Southland and in the nation. But alas, times changed, and in the mid-60's, KFWB was overtaken by rival KRLA. Then KRLA was put in second place by the launch of Boss Radio at 93/KHJ, and this relegated KFWB to the position of third-place pop music station in the L.A. market. Colliers (May 7, 1932) Colliers Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, (not to be confused with the Los Angeles Metro Area which only includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties) is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the county of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... KRLA AM 870 is a conservative talk radio station owned by Salem Communications. ... Boss Radio was the name chosen to promote two new radio programming formats which were both launched in May, 1965 on both KHJ-AM broadcasting from Los Angeles and on Swinging Radio England broadcasting from the motor vessel Laissez Faire anchored three and a half miles off the Frinton-on... KHJ Radio in Los Angeles, California broadcasting Spanish-language entertainment programming as La Ranchera. ...


KFWB was later purchased by Westinghouse in 1966. On March 11, 1968, the station was relaunched as an ALL NEWS radio station. The station promoted itself with its slogan, "You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the world." Its goal was to give a full newscast every 22 minutes, the average commute time in Los Angeles. This article is about the defunct Westinghouse Electric Corporation founded in 1886, renamed CBS Corporation in 1997, and purchased by Viacom in 1999. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In quantum Mechanics, we define: [A,B]=AB-BA If [A,B]=0, then we say A, B is commute. ...


From its 1968 switch to all-news until around 2002, KFWB was known as "News 98" with SigAlerts known as "News 98 Nightmare" during its traffic reports. A traffic report is an element of a radio program that informs the listeners as to the state of roads within the broadcast area. ...


Current station

Today KFWB is owned by CBS Radio a subsidiary of CBS Corporation which owns several CBS affiliates. CBS also owns KNX, the only other all news station in Los Angeles. This is ironic because KFWB and KNX famously feuded for years, including in television advertising. Like its former Westinghouse, now CBS Radio, sister stations (and fellow all-news stations) 1010 WINS in New York and KYW News Radio 1060 in Philadelphia, KFWB has a running teletype sound effect in the background during regular newscasts. CBS Radio Inc. ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBSA) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... KNX (1070 kHz) is an all-news radio station in Los Angeles, California. ... The Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was a division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. ... WINS (1010 kHz. ... KYW is a class A AM radio station on 1060 kHz licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Teletype machines in World War II A teleprinter (teletypewriter, teletype or TTY for TeleTYpe/TeleTYpewriter) is a now largely obsolete electro-mechanical typewriter which can be used to communicate typed messages from point to point through a simple electrical communications channel, often just a pair of wires. ... Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of movies, video games, music, or other media. ...


In the spring of 2003, KFWB began to broadcast the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games over the radio. For this reason, the station had to abandon its other slogan, "All news, all the time." In comparison to KNX, KFWB runs more sports stories, has longer traffic reports, and updates top headlines every ten minutes instead of KNX, which updates headlines at the top and bottom of the hour. Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899...


KFWB once aired not only the Dodgers games, but also many National Football League games from Westwood One. The NFL broadcasts stopped after the 2007 Pro Bowl and the Dodgers left KFWB after the 2007 season, some months later, to return to KABC. With that, the slogan "all news, all the time" has returned. NFL redirects here. ... The rights to all NFL games on the radio is currently owned by Westwood One, which co-produces the radiocast with CBS Radio. ... In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL). ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... KABC 790 AM is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Citadel Broadcasting company. ...


Studios and transmitter

The original KFWB studios and transmitter location were at the Warner Bros. Studios, what is now KTLA-TV, at 5800 Sunset Blvd. One of the two original towers still stands prominently out front. Due to RF interference getting into the movie studio's "talkies" sound equipment, the transmitter was moved in 1928 to the roof of the Warner Theater, now Pacific Theater, at 6423 Hollywood Blvd. Eventually the studios were also moved to the Warner Theater. Those two towers are still there, as well. Years later KFWB was sold to KFWB Broadcasting Co. (Harry Maizlish), the studios moved to 6419 Hollywood Blvd. (now demolished) and the transmitter moved to the area near La Cienega and Rodeo Blvd. about 3 blocks south of the KECA/KABC plant. In the mid 1950s the transmitter moved, again, to its present location, diplexed with KLAC in East LA. The studios moved in 1977 to 6230 Yucca St., also in Hollywood. In June 2005 KFWB abandoned its longtime Hollywood studios to move into new studios in Miracle Mile. KTLA-TV, channel 5, is the WB affiliated television station in Los Angeles. ... ... The Miracle Mile The Miracle Mile is lined by many high-rise buildings. ...


Bibliography

  • Herbert, Don. We'll Have More Music, Right After the News. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781420837742

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