KHTN

Planada, California
Broadcast area	Merced - Madera - Central California
Frequency	104.7 MHz
Branding	Hot 104-7
Programming
Format	Rhythmic Top 40
Ownership
Owner	Stephens Media Group (SMG-Merced, LLC)
History
First air date	August 1966; 58 years ago (1966-08) (as 95.9 KLBS-FM Los Banos)
Former call signs	KLBS-FM (1967–1982) KSNN (1982–1991)
Former frequencies	95.9 MHz (1967–1980)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20334
Class	B
ERP	1,950 watts
HAAT	634 meters (2,080 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°32′00″N 120°01′48″W / 37.53333°N 120.03000°W / 37.53333; -120.03000
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	hot1047fm.com

KHTN (104.7 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic Top 40 radio format. Licensed to Planada, California, the station serves the Merced-Madera area of Central California. The station is owned by Stephens Media Group, through licensee SMG-Merced, LLC. Its studios are on West 19th Street in Merced. KHTN has been a monitored Rhythmic reporter in both Mediabase and Nielsen BDS since the format was launched on KHTN in 1992.

KHTN is a Class B FM station. The transmitter tower is near Mount Bullion, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Merced.^[2]

On March 10, 1964, James H. Rose's Los Banos Broadcasting Company obtained a construction permit to start a new FM station at 95.9 MHz in Los Banos, California. Los Banos Broadcasting also owned KLBS 1330 AM. Several months later, the Los Banos Broadcasting Company was sold to John R. McAdam and Edwin Cordeiro. It took two years for the FM station's tower and transmitter to be built.

KLBS-FM signed on the air in August 1966; 58 years ago (1966-08).^[3] Because KLBS had been a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night, KLBS-FM was able to keep broadcasting after sunset. KLBS and KLBS-FM had simulcast a format of middle of the road (MOR) music, news, sports and agricultural reports. Several hours a week were devoted to Portuguese language shows. KLBS-FM was limited in power and antenna height, so it was only heard around Los Banos and adjacent communities.

In October 1979, new ownership filed to relocate the station, with the city of license changing to Planada. It would switch its frequency to 104.7 MHz, moving up from Class C to Class B, coupled with a sizable increase in tower height. That would give it a wider coverage area, including the cities of Merced and Madera.

KLBS-FM began broadcasting on the new frequency in the spring of 1980. It had a progressive rock format, calling itself "K-105" with the slogan "The Central Valley's Rock and Roll Alternative". In May 1982, the station was sold to new owners. It changed its call letters to KSNN and flipped the format to satellite-delivered adult contemporary music as "Kissin' 105."

In April 1992, the station switched to its current Rhythmic Top 40-CHR format. It adopted the KHTN call letters, branding itself as "HOT 105." In 2004, the station re-branded as Hot 104.7 - Number One For Hip Hop.

By 2011, KHTN dropped the "Number One For Hip-Hop" slogan and began to broaden its playlist. It includes rhythmic pop and dance product, although the hip-hop tracks continue to be played as well.

In the 2010s, the station was owned by Mapleton Communications, with radio stations in California, Oregon and Washington state. On July 1, 2019, Mapleton Communications announced its intent to sell its remaining 37 stations to Stephens Media Group in a $21 million deal.^[4]

Stephens began operating the station that same day. The sale was consummated on September 30, 2019. Stephens Media is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

(KHTN's logo from 2004 to 2011)

• Facility details for Facility ID 741225 (KHTN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KHTN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• FCC History Cards for KHTN

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