KPAT
title: "KPAT" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-california", "rhythmic-contemporary-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1994", "1994-establishments-in-california"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPAT" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | KPAT |
| logo | KPAT_95.7_The_Beat_logo.png |
| logo_size | 250px |
| city | Orcutt, California |
| area | Santa Maria, California |
| branding | 95.7 The Beat |
| frequency | 95.7 MHz |
| airdate | 1994 (as KGDP-FM) |
| format | Rhythmic contemporary |
| erp | 3,300 watts |
| haat | 274 m |
| class | B1 |
| facility_id | 54755 |
| former_callsigns | KGDP-FM (1991–1999) |
| owner | American General Media |
| licensee | AGM California, Inc. |
| affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Premiere Networks | |
| sister_stations | KBOX, KRQK, KSMA, KSNI-FM |
| webcast | |
| website | |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
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| name = KPAT | logo = KPAT_95.7_The_Beat_logo.png | logo_size = 250px | city = Orcutt, California | area = Santa Maria, California | branding = 95.7 The Beat | frequency = 95.7 MHz | airdate = 1994 (as KGDP-FM) | format = Rhythmic contemporary | erp = 3,300 watts | haat = 274 m | class = B1 | facility_id = 54755 | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = KGDP-FM (1991–1999) | owner = American General Media | licensee = AGM California, Inc. | affiliations = Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks | sister_stations = KBOX, KRQK, KSMA, KSNI-FM | webcast = | website = | licensing_authority= FCC
KPAT (95.7 FM, "95.7 The Beat") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Orcutt, California, United States and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary format.
History
The station first signed on in 1994 as KGDP-FM with a rhythmic oldies format. By the end of the 1990s, KGDP-FM featured Southern gospel music.
On March 24, 1999, KGDP-FM changed its call sign to KPAT. (Previously, the KPAT call letters belonged to a station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, now known as KKRC-FM, from 1973 to 1994.) In November, Radio Representatives Inc., based in Los Osos, California, sold KPAT to American General Media for $900,000.
KPAT adopted a rhythmic contemporary format in 2004.
On January 18, 2010, at 11:30 a.m., high winds in the Santa Maria area triggered a power outage that knocked KPAT off the air. The station resumed broadcasting one hour later under generator power.
References
References
- (1999). "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S.". R.R. Bowker.
- (November 12, 1999). "Cumulus Jumps Into Jonesboro In $26.5 Million Deal".
- Ramos, Julian J.. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". [[Santa Maria Times]].
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