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KPAT (95.7 FM, "95.7 The Beat") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Orcutt, California, United States and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary format.

History

The station first signed on in 1994 as KGDP-FM with a rhythmic oldies format. By the end of the 1990s, KGDP-FM featured Southern gospel music.

On March 24, 1999, KGDP-FM changed its call sign to KPAT. (Previously, the KPAT call letters belonged to a station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, now known as KKRC-FM, from 1973 to 1994.) In November, Radio Representatives Inc., based in Los Osos, California, sold KPAT to American General Media for $900,000.

KPAT adopted a rhythmic contemporary format in 2004.

On January 18, 2010, at 11:30 a.m., high winds in the Santa Maria area triggered a power outage that knocked KPAT off the air. The station resumed broadcasting one hour later under generator power.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KPAT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1999. p. D-63. ISBN 0-8352-4111-4. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
3. "Cumulus Jumps Into Jonesboro In $26.5 Million Deal" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 12, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
4. Ramos, Julian J. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 54755 (KPAT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KPAT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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