KTWV
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| City | Los Angeles, California |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Los Angeles Area |
| Branding | 94.7 The Wave |
| Slogan | The Soul of Southern California |
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) 94.7-2: Wave Classics 94.7-3: KNX (simulcast) |
| First air date | March 7, 1961 (as KLAC-FM) |
| Format | FM: Urban AC HD2: Smooth Jazz HD3: All News |
| ERP | 52,000 watts |
| HAAT | 863.0 meters (2,831.4 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 25437 |
| Callsign meaning | Katch The WaVe! |
| Former callsigns | KLAC-FM (1961–1968) KMET (1968–1987) |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (CBS Radio East Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KAMP-FM, KCBS-FM, KROQ-FM, KRTH, KNX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 947thewave.com |
KTWV (94.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station owned by CBS Radio. KTWV is located in Los Angeles and broadcasts to Greater Los Angeles, including its suburbs in Orange County, Riverside–San Bernardino and Ventura Counties. Airing a Urban Adult Contemporary radio format branded as "94-7 The Wave", the station has studios on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is based on Mount Wilson.
On March 7, 1961, KLAC-FM first signed on the air. It served as an FM sister station to AM 570 KLAC, simulcasting its programming.
From 1968 until 1987, the 94.7 frequency was home of KMET, a very popular album-oriented rock station owned by Metromedia. KMET's ratings were high until the early 1980s when it lost ground to the competition. Some observers believe the station's ratings struggles were in large part caused by embracing the advice of New York music consultants and abandoning its identity as the "Soundtrack for Southern California." Specifically, it abandoned the spontaneity of having disc jockeys pick the music to be played on the air. Together with reduced advertising budgets, this resulted in significant ratings drops.
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