KTOM-FM (92.7

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, K-TOM) is a commercial

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, broadcasting to the Santa Cruz-

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, area on 92.7 FM. Its studios are in Salinas, and the transmitter is just east of Monterey. KTOM-FM airs a

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format branded as "K-Tom." KTOM used to be on 100.7 and a translator on 100.9. It moved to 92.7 when Clear Channel started to do Spanish formats.

History

Between 1998 and 2002, 92.7 was KMJO, a simulcast of 92.3 FM

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as 92 KSJO, along with 92.7 FM KXJO in

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and 92.1 FM KFJO in

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References

External links

Official Website
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