American General Media is a media company specializing in

radio Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connec ...

. It was founded by Lawrence Brandon and is operated by sons Anthony and Rogers. American General Media is headquartered in

Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of th ...

. Lawrence Brandon owned and operated over 75 radio stations during his tenure; today the company operates stations throughout the

Southwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A '' compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west— ...

Markets and stations

Albuquerque/Santa Fe

KABG KABG (98.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, and serving the Santa Fe and Albuquerque radio markets. It is owned by American General Media and airs a classic hits radio format, playing Top 40 hits mostly ...

Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos (, meaning ''The Poplars'') is a census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, that is recognized as one of the development and creation places of the Nuclear weapon, atomic bomb—the primary objective of ...

KHFM KHFM (95.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and serving the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It airs a classical music radio format with some selections drawn from musical theatre. The studios and offic ...

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , literal translation, lit. "Holy Faith") is the capital city, capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Santa Fe County. With over 89,000 residents, Santa Fe is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fourt ...

* KIOT in

Los Lunas, New Mexico Los Lunas is a village in Valencia County, New Mexico, Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the village has a population of 17,242. It is the county seat of Valencia County. Los Lunas is pa ...

* KJFA-FM in

Pecos, New Mexico Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, shrinking slower than other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos ...

* KKRG in Santa Fe, New Mexico * KKSS in Santa Fe, New Mexico *

KLVO KLVO (97.7 MHz) is an FM radio station serving Central New Mexico. It is licensed to Belen, New Mexico, and is owned by American General Media. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque, and its transmitter is located west of Los L ...

in Belen, New Mexico

Bakersfield, California

* KEBT in Lost Hills, California * KERN in Wasco-Greenacres, California * KISV in

* KGEO in Bakersfield, California * KGFM in Bakersfield, California * KKXX in Shafter, California

San Luis Obispo

* KKAL in Paso Robles, California * KKJG in

San Luis Obispo, California ; ; ; Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfway betwee ...

* KSTT in Atascadero, California *

KVEC KVEC (920 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to San Luis Obispo, California, United States and serves the Central Coast of California. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format feat ...

in San Luis Obispo, California * KZOZ in San Luis Obispo, California

Santa Maria

* KBOX in

Lompoc, California Lompoc ( ; Chumashan ) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast, its population was 43,834 as of July 2021. Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people, who called t ...

* KPAT in

Santa Maria, California Santa Maria (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mary, mother of Jesus, St. Mary") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California, it is approximately northwest o ...

* KRQK in Lompoc, California * KSMA in Santa Maria, California * KSNI in Santa Maria, California

Fines

In April 1999, American General Media, licensee of Station KISV(FM), Bakersfield, CA received a Notice of Apparent Liability from the

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, wi-fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains j ...

"for a Forfeiture pursuant to Section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934." American General was fined $4,000 for the willful violation of Section 73.1206 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules - the unauthorized broadcast of a telephone conversation. A second notice and fine of $3,000 was sent to American General in September 1999 for Station KISV(FM) repeated violations of Section 73.1206.

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Privately held companies based in California Companies based in Bakersfield, California Radio broadcasting companies of the United States Companies with year of establishment missing 1983 establishments in California American companies established in 1983