KLMM (94.1 FM) is a commercial

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that is

licensed A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

Oceano, California Oceano (Spanish: ''Océano'', meaning "Ocean") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 7,286 at the 2010 census, up from 7,260 at the 2000 census. Geography Oceano is located a ...

and serves the

San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfwa ...

area. The station is owned by Lazer Licenses, LLC and broadcasts a

regional Mexican Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico ...

music format.

History

The station first signed on in September 1997 as KBZK and originally was

Morro Bay, California Morro Bay (''Morro'', Spanish language, Spanish for "Hill") is a seaside city in San Luis Obispo County, California. Located on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California, the city population was 10,757 as of the 2020 United St ...

. It was owned by Sarape Communications Inc., headed by Andrew James Fakas, and broadcast an

adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

format. In November 1998, Sarape Communications sold KBZK and sister station KBZX (103.1 FM) in

Paso Robles Paso Robles ( ), officially El Paso de Robles (Spanish for "The Pass of Oaks"), is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Salinas River approximately north of San Luis Obispo, the city is known for its hot ...

to Moon Broadcasting Paso Robles LLC, a

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-based ownership group led by Abel A. de Luna, for $750,000. At the time, KBZX was

simulcast Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programmes/programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultane ...

ing KBZK's AC format. The following April, the new owner broke the simulcast and flipped each station to separate

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programming; KBZK became KLMM, a

music outlet branded as "La Maquina Musical". In June 2000,

Oxnard Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west ...

-based Lazer Broadcasting purchased KLMM and its Paso Robles sister station, now called KLUN, from Moon Broadcasting for $1.15 million.

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