KSTN Radio, Stockton
1420 AM - 107.3 FM
Bud Hobbs (center), one of
the legends of Western Music in
California, hosted his own program on KSTN in the 1950s
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
November 27, 1949 - KSTN (1420 AM) goes on the air from Stockton.
The station's original studios are located in the Hotel
Clark in downtown Stockton. October 30, 1958
- The FCC approves the construction permit for KSTN-FM (107.3).
December 23, 2004 - KSTN co-founder and owner Knox LaRue
dies. His son, Robert LaRue, takes over day-to-day operation of
the stations. February 19, 2010 - Citing
financial problems, the LaRue family shuts down KSTN-AM (at 6:15
PM) and KSTN-FM (at midnight). February 22, 2010 -
KSTN-FM returns to the air, relaying Educational Media
Foundation's K-Love format. (The station's call letters are eventually changed to KLVS under EMF, while the KSTN-FM calls are
parked on a dormant station in Sacramento.)
AUDIO ARCHIVE:
| 1965 |
KSTN Bill
Drake/Johnny Mann Jingle Series (Circa 1965; 1 minute) |
| 1992 |
KSTN Wolfman
Jack Show Voicers (Circa 1992; 4 minutes)
PS |
| 2003 |
KSTN Dr.
Don Rose Voicers (January 14, 2003; 5 minutes)
PS
The legendary Dr. Don visits the
Stockton studios of KSTN (or is it KTSN?) to record
station IDs, with Paul Shinn producing. |
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2005
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KSTN Automated Overnight Programming
(3 AM, May 12, 2005; 70 minutes)
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KSTN
Miss V Show (June 25, 2005; 55 minutes) |
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KSTN Herbie Hancock Show (Circa 2005?; 59 minutes)
HH
The original Daddy of Doo-Wop takes the KSTN all-night show into the early morning hours. |
| 2008 |
KSTN Religious Programming (8 AM Sunday, May 11, 2008; 75
minutes)
One of the staples
of KSTN's Sunday morning schedule for many years was
its block of Gospel-oriented programming, including "The
Hour Of Praise," hosted by Rev. Crosby, and "The Glad
Tidings Message," portions of which are heard here. |
| 2010 |
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SOURCE INFORMATION: Photograph of Bud
Hobbs at KSTN by courtesy of his niece, Brenda Wattenbarger,
from her tribute to
Bud Hobbs & His Trail Herders. Audio marked
PS provided by courtesy of Paul
Shinn.
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