KLAA

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KLAA (AM)

KLAA is a sports radio station licensed to the city of Orange, California, and broadcasting at 830 AM. It is owned by LAA 1, LLC, composed of the owners of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team, held separately from the baseball club. Studios for KLAA are located on the grounds of Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with the transmitter in Chino, California.

As of 2014, President Dennis Kuhl carries out the duties of the General Manager.

History

830 AM first came on air on January 9, 1986 as KSRT, a Spanish language news station. The station was directional day and night, with day power of 2,500 watts and 1,000 watts night. Former National Football League placekicker Danny Villanueva was co-owner and general manager. The transmitter site was at Oak Flat in the Santa Ana Mountains between Sierra Peak and Santiago Peak. While mountain tops are good for FM transmission, AM stations need low, flat land for best signal propagation. The poor ground conductivity yielded a poor signal for KSRT.