KIDI-FM (105.1 FM, "La Buena") is a

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that is

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Lompoc, California Lompoc ( ; Chumash: ''Lum Poc'') is a city in Santa Barbara County, California. Located on the Central Coast, Lompoc has a population of 43,834 as of July 2021. Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people, who called ...

and serves the area. The station is owned by Emerald Wave Media and broadcasts a

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History

The station first signed on in 1999 as KAOH, then changed its

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to KWSZ the following year. In 2002, Coast West Broadcasting sold the station to New Century AZ LLC for $900,000. On July 1, 2006, under new ownership by Emerald Wave Media, KWSZ flipped from adult hits to

with the branding "Concierto 105.1 FM". A matching call sign, KRTO, was assigned by the

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on July 18. On September 28, 2007, KWSZ adopted the KIDI-FM call sign, which previously had been used at the 105.5 FM frequency before it was abandoned by Emerald Wave Media. On January 18, 2010, high winds in the Point Sal area caused a power outage that knocked the KIDI-FM transmitter off the air. Power to the transmitter was restored the same day, allowing KIDI-FM to resume broadcasting.

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* * {{Spanish Radio Stations in California IDI-FM Santa Barbara County, California IDI-FM