KMET (1490
kHz) is a commercial
AM radio station that is licensed to
Banning, California
Banning is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 29,505 as of the 2020 census, down from 29,603 at the 2010 census. It is situated in the San Gorgonio Pass, also known as ''Banning Pass''. It is named for Phi ...
and serves the eastern part of the
Riverside—
San Bernardino area. The station is owned by Christopher Miller, through licensee KMET, LLC, and broadcasts a
talk radio format.
Programming
KMET is an
ABC radio affiliate and airs syndicated talk programming from hosts such as
Clark Howard,
Dave Ramsey, Tyler Jorgenson, and Kevin McCullough, as well as sports coverage. Local on-air talent includes Brett Malak, Aaron Michael Sanchez, Paul Amadeus Lane, and Mitch McClellan.
KMET sports programming includes
Los Angeles Rams
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and
Los Angeles Lakers
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games. From 2011 through the end of the 2016–2017
NHL season, KMET was the Inland Empire radio affiliate of the
Los Angeles Kings.
History
The station began in 1945 as KPAC for the nearby
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
. In the 1950s the
call sign was changed to KPAS to stand for the
San Gorgonio Pass; this later became KGUD.
On March 1, 1987, KGUD adopted the KMET call letters to represent the
Riverside—San Bernardino metropolitan area and
Hemet, a community south of Banning. KMET aired a
middle of the road format branded "The Mighty Met" in honor of the defunct
Los Angeles rock station that previously held the
KMET call letters (94.7
FM, now
KTWV).
Prior to July 2007, KMET aired a
smooth jazz music format branded as "Your Smooth Oasis". Before that, formats included
country music in 1995
and
all-sports.
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Talk radio stations in the United States
Banning, California
Radio stations established in 1948
1948 establishments in California