KBOX

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title: "KBOX" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-california", "adult-hits-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "santa-barbara-county,-california", "1968-establishments-in-california", "radio-stations-established-in-1968"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBOX" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	KBOX
logo	[[Image:KBOX PirateRadio104.1 logo.png
city	Lompoc, California
area	Santa Maria—Lompoc, California
branding	Pirate Radio 104.1
airdate	December 24, 1968 (as KLOM-FM at 92.7)
frequency	104.1 MHz
format	Adult hits
erp	3,300 watts
haat	274 m
class	B1
facility_id	7049
coordinates
former_callsigns	KLOM-FM (1968–1979)
KLPC-FM (1979–1984)
KXCC-FM (1984–1986)
former_frequencies	92.7 MHz (1968–1989)
affiliations	Westwood One
owner	American General Media
licensee	AGM California, Inc.
sister_stations	KPAT, KRQK, KSNI-FM, KSMA
webcast
website
licensing_authority	FCC
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::callout[type=note] the California radio station ::

| name = KBOX | logo = [[Image:KBOX PirateRadio104.1 logo.png|200px]] | city = Lompoc, California | area = Santa Maria—Lompoc, California | branding = Pirate Radio 104.1 | airdate = December 24, 1968 (as KLOM-FM at 92.7) | frequency = 104.1 MHz | format = Adult hits | erp = 3,300 watts | haat = 274 m | class = B1 | facility_id = 7049 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = KLOM-FM (1968–1979) KLPC-FM (1979–1984) KXCC-FM (1984–1986) | former_frequencies = 92.7 MHz (1968–1989) | affiliations = Westwood One | owner = American General Media | licensee = AGM California, Inc. | sister_stations = KPAT, KRQK, KSNI-FM, KSMA | webcast = | website = | licensing_authority= FCC

KBOX (104.1 FM, "Pirate Radio 104.1") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts an adult hits format. It is programmed locally with support from Radiocrunch and is no longer featuring programming provided via satellite by Westwood One.

History

The station first signed on December 24, 1968 as KLOM-FM on the 92.7 FM frequency. Originally, the station was owned by Communications Corporation of America and broadcast a middle of the road music format as a simulcast of its AM sister station KLOM (1330 AM, now defunct). On October 9, 1975, Communications Corporation of America sold KLOM-AM-FM to Robert D. Janecek for $200,000.

In April 1979, KLOM-FM changed its call letters to KLPC-FM. Simultaneously, Janecek sold the station pair to D 'n' T Broadcasting Inc., owned by Richard N. Savage, for $1 million. On August 24, 1984, the station switched its call sign to KXCC-FM.

On July 16, 1986, Golden Coast Broadcasting Inc. sold KXCC-FM to Broadcast Management Consultants Inc. for $750,000. The new owner changed the station's call letters to KBOX on November 1.

On May 31, 1988, KBOX was granted a construction permit for a transmitter that would broadcast on the 104.1 MHz frequency with an effective radiated power of 5,700 watts at a height above average terrain of 208 m. At the time of the frequency change the following year, the station aired a soft adult contemporary music format. The station was known as "Lite 104.1".

In 2000, American General Media took control of KBOX upon closing on its purchase from Broadcast Management Consultants. By 2007, the station adopted an adult hits format under the branding "Pirate Radio".

On January 18, 2010 at 11:30 a.m., high winds in the Santa Maria area triggered a power outage that knocked several stations off the air, including KBOX. The station resumed broadcasting one hour later under generator power.

References

References

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10. (2007). "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States". R.R. Bowker.
11. Ramos, Julian J.. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". [[Santa Maria Times]].

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