| Simulcast ofKYSR,Los Angeles | |
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| Broadcast area | Lancaster-Palmdale, California |
| Frequency | 103.1MHz |
| Branding | Alt 98.7 (simulcast) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks iHeartRadio Premiere Networks National Football League (from August 2020) Los Angeles Chargers Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1981; 44 years ago (1981) |
Former call signs | KTPI (1981–2002) KTPI-FM (2002–08) KOSS (2008) |
Call sign meaning | scrambling of KYSR |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66228 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,900watts |
| HAAT | 176 meters (577 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°4′30″N118°22′8″W / 35.07500°N 118.36889°W /35.07500; -118.36889 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | alt987fm |
KSRY (103.1FM) is aradio station broadcasting analternative rock format as a simulcast ofKYSR (Alt 98.7) inLos Angeles, California. KSRY serves theAntelope Valley from its tower inTehachapi, California. The station is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.
103.1 FM was started by George Chambers in1981 and was the first radio station licensed to Tehachapi. In 1983, Robert Adelman joined Chambers and created the firstcountry music FM radio station (KTPI-FM) to serve the Antelope Valley with a signal covering the entire area. Mark Pompey was the first program director and later Larry Marino (who later moved toKRLA) served as operations manager of this station and another in Mojave,KDOL 1340. Studios were located in Mojave until they were moved to Palmdale. Chambers and Adelman soldKTPI-FM and KDOL to HPW in 1986. In December 2007, KTPI's format moved to97.7 while 103.1 became a simulcast ofKYSR, Los Angeles "Star 98.7". On January 2, 2008, the KTPI call letters were moved to97.7 in Mojave, and the KOSS call letters came to 103.1 FM. On January 10, 2008, the KOSS call sign was changed to KSRY. The only mentions of KSRY are in legal ID sweepers that are only heard on the 103.1 signal.
The tower is shared withKKZQ (100.1 FM, "The Quake"), owned by High Desert Broadcasting.
KSRY carries all programming originating from KYSR; this includes KYSR personalities:The Woody Show in mornings;[2]@MartyInYourEar andharms on middays and afternoons, respectively.[3][4]