KHTS (AM)
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| City | Canyon Country, California |
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| Branding | KHTS AM 1220 |
| Slogan | Your Hometown Station |
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| Format | Full Service |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 58521 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°27′55″N 118°24′7″W / 34.46528°N 118.40194°WCoordinates: 34°27′55″N 118°24′7″W / 34.46528°N 118.40194°W |
| Callsign meaning | Your HomeTown Station |
| Former callsigns | KBET (1988-1999) KIIS (1999-2003) |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio, Westwood One, Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network |
| Owner | Jeri Lyn Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Webcast | (selected times/programs) |
| Website | hometownstation.com |
KHTS is an AM radio station in Santa Clarita, California, about 30 miles north of Los Angeles. It is owned by Jeri Lyn Broadcasting (formerly Sattleback Broadcasting). It broadcasts at the frequency of 1220 kHz with 1,000 watts during the daytime and 500 watts at night. The station is nicknamed Your Hometown Station. The broadcast day consists of a combination of local talk shows and time-brokered programs.
KHTS airs play-by-play coverage of six area high school football teams and the football program at the College of the Canyons, as well as high school basketball. KHTS also has an extensive pro sports lineup, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, and NASCAR auto racing.
When a major disaster hits the Santa Clarita Valley, KHTS pre-empts regular programming for non-stop coverage.
The station has won numerous awards over the years, including Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award in 1995.
1220 AM debuted on the air in Canyon Country in July 1989, under the call letters, KBET, "The Beat of Santa Clarita." The station was founded by a local television engineer, Larry Bloomfield. Bloomfield teamed up with his certified public accountant, Howard “Scott” Howard, who along with other investors, formed Canyon Broadcasters. Andrew Castiglione was the first Chief Engineer that signed KBET 1220 AM Stereo on the air. Andrew Castiglione received from "Radio World Annual Magazine Award" Dated Feb. 1990 as being the 1st Digital, Tapeless, Paperless Radio Station in the World!!! After having difficulty turning KBET into a profitable enterprise, the company filed for bankruptcy in July 1990. Carl Goldman & Jeri Seratti Goldman, took over operation of the station in July 1990. They, along with several other investors, formed Saddleback Broadcasting, the parent company of KBET through 1998.
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