KSAC-FM (105.5

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, "La Ranchera") is a

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-leaning

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based in

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. The station is licensed to the community of

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and is owned by

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History

The 105.5 signal made its debut in 1982 with the call letters KIQS-FM and was assigned to

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, until its move to Dunnigan in 1995 so it can target the Sacramento area. During the move, its owners sold the station to Pacific Spanish Network, who in 1996 changed the call letters to KLNA and broadcast a Spanish Contemporary format. In 1998, the station flipped to a Top 40/dance format as "Power 105". However, this attempt to bring a dance format to Sacramento was hampered by its signal coverage from the northwestern area, a lack of advertising support and struggling ratings. It also had tough competition from

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and

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as well.

On May 4, 2001, Salem bought KLNA and immediately replaced the dance format with a temporary simulcast of KFIA before putting in place Christian Contemporary as "105.5 The Fish". KKFS. But this attempt also had mixed results in its four years of existence, and in 2005 became KTKZ-FM, a simulcast of AM sister station

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after Salem relocated KKFS to

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. In 2008 Salem flipped KTKZ-FM to its Spanish Christian "Radio Luz" format and changed the call letters to KXMX-FM. On December 30, 2010, it would adopt a business news/talk format and become KSAC-FM. On July 17, 2023, Salem announced that KSAC-FM would be sold to

for $1 million. On August 1, 2023, Lotus began operating KSAC-FM under a time brokerage agreement and changed the station's format from business news/talk to a simulcast of Lotus' ranchera-formatted stations KVMX 890 AM Olivehurst and

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92.1 Placerville.La Ranchera Expands in Sacramento
Radioinsight - August 1, 2023 On November 13, KVMX 890 AM and its translator 104.7 Sacramento split from the Regional Mexican trimulcast with KVMX-FM 92.1 being the simulcaster for KSAC-FM. On December 21, Lotus closed in on the purchase of KSAC-FM.

References

External links

KSAC-FM official website
* SAC-FM News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1982 Lotus Communications stations 1982 establishments in California {{SacramentoCA-stub