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{{short description|Spanish-language adult hits radio station in Arcadia, California}}
{{for|the military facility near Sumter, South Carolina, assigned the ICAO code KSSC|Shaw Air Force Base}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KSSE
| city = [[Arcadia, California]]
| country = US
| area = [[Greater Los Angeles]]
| branding = José 97.5 y 107.1
| frequency = {{Frequency|107.1|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1960|12|03|p=y|br=yes}}<ref name="BC YB 1963">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1963-YB/1963-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0229.pdf |title=Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-27 |date=1963 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}</ref>
| language = [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]]
| format = [[Adult hits]]
| erp = {{val|6000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|-13|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| callsign_meaning = Used from former “Super Estrella” format
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 35113
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|10|51|N|118|01|38|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KMAX (1960–1996)|KLYY (1996–2003)}}
| owner = [[Entravision Communications]]
| licensee = Entravision Holdings, LLC
| repeater = {{Radio Relay|97.5|[[KLYY]]|[[Riverside, California|Riverside]]}} {{Radio Relay|98.3|K252BF|[[Temecula, California|Temecula]]}}
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://jose.entravision.com/escucha-en-vivo}}
| website = {{url|http://www.joseradio.com}}
| embed_header = Satellite station
| embedded = {{Infobox radio station
| child = yes
| callsign = KSSD
| city = [[Fallbrook, California]]
| country = US
| area = [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|107.1|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1977|11|22|p=y|br=yes}}<ref name="BC YB 1979">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/70s-OCR-YB/1979-YB/1979-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0243.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=C-19 |date=1979 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}</ref>
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| erp = {{val|3000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|91|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 35139
| coordinates = {{coord|33|23|01|N|117|11|20|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KAVO (1977–1986)|KMLO-FM (1986)|KACO (1986–1992)|KBAX (1992–1996)|KSYY (1996–2003)}}
| owner = Entravision Communications
| licensee = Entravision Holdings, LLC
| embed_header = Satellite station
| embedded = {{Infobox radio station
| child = yes
| callsign = KSSC
| city = [[Ventura, California]]
| country = US
| area = [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|107.1|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1989|11|p=y|br=yes}}<ref name="BC YB 1990">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1990-YB/1990-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0135.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-49 |date=1990 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}</ref>
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| erp = {{val|370|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|395|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 33567
| coordinates = {{coord|34|20|55|N|119|19|57|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KAXX (1991)|KAGR (1991–1992)|KAXX (1992–1996)|KVYY (1996–2003)}}
| owner = Entravision Communications
| licensee = Entravision Holdings, LLC
}}
}}
}}
'''KSSE''', '''KSSD''', and '''KSSC''' are commercial [[FM Broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]]s serving [[Southern California]] at the 107.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]] frequency. KSSE is [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Arcadia, California]] and broadcasts to the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]], KSSD is licensed to [[Fallbrook, California]] and serves northern [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]] and KSSC is licensed to [[Ventura, California]], with its signal covering [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]]. These three stations trimulcast with [[KLYY]] in [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], airing a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[adult hits]] format known as "José 97.5 y 107.1". KSSC formerly aired a separate Spanish [[adult contemporary]] format branded as "La Suavecita 107.1". From 1991 to 2019, the three stations formed a same-channel [[trimulcast]] covering Southern California from Ventura to San Diego. As of December 31, 2019, KSSC in Ventura switched to José, reforming the trimulcast on 107.1.
KSSE, KSSD, and KSSC are all licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to broadcast in the [[HD Radio]] format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=35113 |title=Station Search Detail: KSSE |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=June 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=35139 |title=Station Search Detail: KSSD |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=June 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=33567 |title=Station Search Detail: KSSC |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=June 12, 2018 }}</ref>
==History==
===Early years of the trimulcast===
The oldest of the three stations broadcasting at 107.1 FM is the one licensed to [[Arcadia, California]], which signed on in 1960 with original callsign KMAX. It was owned by <u>Max</u> H. Isoard and his Sierra Madre Broadcasting Company; it aired a format [[Ethnic media|targeted at various ethnic groups]].<ref name="BC YB 1963" />
In 1988, John Douglas bought KMAX<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/88/RR-1988-11-18-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=Universal Spins Off L.A. & SF Stations For $23 Million |magazine=Radio & Records |page=8 |date=November 18, 1988 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref> with the intent to integrate it with other stations that would serve the entire [[Greater Los Angeles]] area with a [[Rimshot (broadcasting)|rimshot]] signal. He accomplished this by purchasing two stations in [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] and [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] counties that had been operating separately, [[Middle of the road (music)|middle-of-the-road]] outlet KAVO in [[Fallbrook, California|Fallbrook]] and [[adult contemporary]]-formatted KAGR in [[Ventura, California|Ventura]], for $2.1 million. Together, these three [[List of North American broadcast station classes#FM|class A]] FM stations broadcast a city-grade signal across [[Los Angeles County]] and surrounding counties, at a lower cost than purchasing a single class B station.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/91/RR-1991-08-30-OCR-Page-0004.pdf |last=Clawson |first=Pat |title=Douglas Does L.A. |magazine=Radio & Records |page=4 |date=August 30, 1991 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Clawson 1991">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/91/RR-1991-08-30-OCR-Page-0006.pdf |title=Douglas Does Dual FMs To Dominate L.A. Frequency |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=August 30, 1991 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref>
Initially, the [[trimulcast]] retained its format of [[Brokered programming|brokered-time programming]],<ref name="Clawson 1991" /> much of which was targeted to [[Black church|African-American Christians]]. One popular show during this time was ''Spiritual Vibes'', a [[gospel music]] show hosted by [[Ollie Collins, Jr.]] Also in the lineup was an all-night program playing classic, [[Traditional black gospel|traditional]], and [[Urban contemporary gospel|contemporary]] "Black gospel" music, hosted by veteran gospel music DJ "Sister Ruth" Dixon, known for her signature [[Afro-Caribbean|Caribbean]] accent.
In 1994, the trimulcast switched to a [[Sports radio|sports]] format known as "Sportsmax 107.1 FM" with the [[call letters]] KMAX, KBAX, and KAXX.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-03-10-OCR-Page-0017.pdf |title=Talkin' WABC/NY PD Blues |magazine=Radio & Records |page=17 |date=March 10, 1995 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref> Sportsmax hosts included Joe McDonnell, the SportsGods (Dave Smith and Joey Haim), and [[Rich Herrera]]. The stations broadcast games featuring the [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[Oakland Raiders]], and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football]] teams, and the [[Long Beach Ice Dogs|Los Angeles Ice Dogs]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]]. Additionally, the triplecast aired [[Talk radio|urban talk]]/[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] program ''[[The Tom Joyner Morning Show]]'' weekdays for a brief time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-05-19-OCR-Page-0020.pdf |title=Rumbles |magazine=Radio & Records |page=20 |date=May 19, 1995 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref>
In November 1995, Douglas sold the three stations, along with co-owned [[KWIZ|KWIZ-FM]] in [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], to Odyssey Communications for $35 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-12-01-OCR-Page-0006.pdf |title=Odyssey Hears Siren Song Of L.A. |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=December 1, 1995 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref> The following year, on March 27, 1996 at 4 p.m., Odyssey flipped the trimulcast to a [[modern rock]] format branded "Y107", with the stations' respective call signs changed to KLYY, KSYY, and KVYY.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/96/R&R-1996-04-05-OCR-Page-0003.pdf |title=Odyssey Triplecast Goes Alternative |magazine=Radio & Records |page=3 |date=April 5, 1996 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/90s/1996/BB-1996-07-27-OCR-Page-0092.pdf |last=Taylor |first=Chuck |title=WKTU Staffers Dance The Night Away; BIA Publishes Figures On Consolidation |magazine=Billboard |page=94 |date=July 27, 1996 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref> Y107 competed directly with Los Angeles' established alternative rock station, [[KROQ-FM]].
===Spanish formats and Súper Estrella era===
On December 13, 1999, the trimulcast stations flipped to [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[adult contemporary]] as "Viva 107.1".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-06-ca-51159-story.html |last=Valdes-Rodriguez |first=Alisa |title=New Spanish-Language Station Viva 107 Ready for Its Closeup |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=January 6, 2000 |access-date=December 18, 2019 }}</ref> On December 24, 2002, following owner Big City Radio's [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] filing, [[Entravision Communications]] purchased KLYY, KSYY, and KVYY for $137 million in cash and stock.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-01-03.pdf |last=Jacobson |first=Adam |title=Entravision Buys Big City/L.A. |magazine=Radio & Records |pages=1, 16 |date=January 3, 2003 }}</ref> Viva 107.1 remained on air for a short time following the sale.
In 2003, the 107.1 FM trimulcast adopted a hybrid [[rock en español]]/[[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[adult contemporary]] format branded "Súper Estrella".  The first rock en español song played was "[[Cordillera]]" by [[Los Enanitos Verdes]] and the first Spanish AC song was "[[Amiga Mia]]" by [[Alejandro Sanz]]. Súper Estrella was known to be one of the first and only radio stations to play Spanish Rock and Pop in a highly saturated Spanish Los Angeles radio market, which consisted only of Regional Mexican. The format originally launched in 1997 on [[KLYY|KVAR]] (97.5 FM) in [[Riverside, California|Riverside]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/97/RR-1997-04-18-OCR-Page-0028.pdf |title=Street Talk |magazine=Radio & Records |page=28 |date=April 18, 1997 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="MM 2016">{{cite news |url=https://www.mediamoves.com/2016/12/entravision-changes-las-ksse-super-estrella-format-regional-mexican.html |last=Villafañe |first=Veronica |title=Entravision changes LA's KSSE Super Estrella format to Regional Mexican |website=Media Moves |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=June 12, 2018 }}</ref> then expanded to [[KDLD|KACD-FM]] (103.1 FM) in 2000. Accompanying the flip was a set of new call signs to match: KSSE, KSSD, and KSSC—the first one of these moving from the Riverside station. On July 13, 2007, KSSE started adding three to four English-language songs per hour.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/07/RR-2007-07-27-OCR-Page-0061.pdf |last=Madrigal |first=Jackie |title=Best Of Both Worlds |magazine=Radio & Records |page=61 |date=July 27, 2007 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref> The first song in English was "[[Move Ya Body]]" by [[Nina Sky]] at 9:04&nbsp;p.m. On April 22, 2012 at 12:05&nbsp;a.m., Súper Estrella discontinued English songs after playing "Hot Girls" by [[Dony]] and [[Elena Gheorghe]] and its bilingual version, "La La La (Hot Girls)" by [[Da Zoo]].
On January 5, 2015, the KSSE/KSSD/KSSC trio was among the first Entravision-owned stations to launch ''El Show de Piolín'', a nationally syndicated program hosted veteran radio personality [[Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/91113/piolin-returns-to-terrestrial-radio/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=Entravision Signs Piolin In 14 Markets |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=December 9, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref>
On December 1, 2016, after Entravision's other Súper Estrella stations had slowly disappeared across the United States, all air staff was let go and KSSE's trimulcast began [[Stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]]. The last song played on Súper Estrella was "Persiana Americana" by [[Soda Stereo]]. On December 5 at 12:02&nbsp;a.m., the station flipped to Spanish variety [[oldies]] under the name "La Suavecita". Súper Estrella became an online-only service with four distinct streams.<ref name="MM 2016" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/160384/ksse-super-estrella-los-angeles-flips-to-la-suavec |title=KSSE (Super Estrella)/Los Angeles Flips To 'La Suavecita' |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/109443/format-change-imminent-at-super-estrella-107-1-los-angeles/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=Spanish Soft Oldies Coming To 107.1 Los Angeles |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=December 4, 2016 |access-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref>
===José===
On January 7, 2019, Entravision broke the 107.1 FM trimulcast briefly. KSSE and KSSD dropped La Suavecita and began simulcasting [[KLYY]] (97.5 FM) and its Spanish adult hits format; However, on December 31, 2019, KSSC in Ventura County dropped La Suavecita in favor of José, reforming the original trimulcast.   This new trimulcast is branded as "José 97.5 y 107.1", and is made up of KSSE (Arcadia), KSSC (Ventura), KSSD (Fallbrook) and KLYY (Riverside).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173492/jose-returns-to-los-angeles-replacing-la-suavecita/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=José Returns to Los Angeles Replacing La Suavecita |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=January 7, 2019 |access-date=January 8, 2019 }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website |http://jose.entravision.com }}
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