KTYM

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title: "KTYM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["christian-radio-stations-in-california", "1958-establishments-in-california", "radio-stations-established-in-1958"] description: "Spanish-language Catholic radio station in Inglewood, California" topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTYM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Spanish-language Catholic radio station in Inglewood, California ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	KTYM
city	Inglewood, California
area	Los Angeles area
frequency	1460 kHz
translator	101.5 K268DD (Los Angeles)
airdate
format	Catholic radio
language	Spanish
power	5,000 watts day
500 watts night
class	B
facility_id	67519
coordinates
owner	El Sembrador Ministries
website
network	ESNE Radio
licensing_authority	FCC
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| name = KTYM | logo = | logo_size = | city = Inglewood, California | area = Los Angeles area | branding = | frequency = 1460 kHz | translator = 101.5 K268DD (Los Angeles) | airdate = | format = Catholic radio | language = Spanish | power = 5,000 watts day 500 watts night | erp = | haat = | class = B | facility_id = 67519 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = | owner = El Sembrador Ministries | licensee = | sister_stations = | webcast = | website = | network = ESNE Radio | licensing_authority= FCC KTYM (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting on-air and via the internet. Licensed to Inglewood, California, United States, the station serves the Los Angeles area and an international internet audience. KTYM is owned by El Sembrador Ministries of Chatsworth, California.

History

The Early years

Albert John Williams obtained the construction permit for a new daytime-only radio station on 1460 kHz in Inglewood on August 1, 1957. The station signed on February 14, 1958, airing a format of popular and semi-classical music; the same day, KTYM-FM 103.9 debuted as a simulcast. It had a policy of no back-to-back commercials.

KTYM-FM 103.9 was known for its programming for the Black community in southern California at night. The station increased its power to 5,000 watts directional in 1962, having been approved for the upgrade the year before. In 1963, the AM station added several foreign-language programs. At the end of 1963, Williams transferred the KTYM stations to the Trans America Broadcasting Corporation, wholly owned by Williams.

By 1964, while other Los Angeles stations were being accused of racial bias in hiring, KTYM-AM-FM was cited as just one of five racially integrated radio stations in the region.

Anti-Semitism inquiry

In June 1966, the Federal Communications Commission renewed the license of KTYM by a 5–1 vote. The decision was contentious because, although KTYM had a good record on racial integration, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) objected to two airings of the program "Richard Cotten's Conservative Viewpoint" in October 1964 and May 1965. The ADL claimed that these shows linked Jews to communism and included personal attacks on the ADL itself. However, the commissioners said that, despite their "strongest personal feelings" against the content of the programs, they could not intervene in the matter without becoming "the censor of broadcasting" and they cited that KTYM had offered the ADL airtime under the Fairness Doctrine. The decision was decried by local labor groups and Jewish organizations.

The ADL appealed the case to the Supreme Court of the United States, which declined to take it up in 1969. That same year, Williams bought Fresno television station KAIL-TV for $236,500.

Sale to Avant Garde Broadcasting

In 1971 Williams reached a deal to sell KTYM-FM to the Black-owned Avant Garde Broadcasting, headed by Clarence Avant. He spent much of the decade starting up KDWN, a 50,000-watt AM station in Las Vegas. The station was approved for 500 watts at night in 1979. Personalities who hosted programs on KTYM included Stewart Alexander and Earl Ofari Hutchinson.

Williams died in 2005. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/KTYM_logo.jpg" caption="Former logo"] ::

Sale to Immaculate Heart Radio

By the 2010s, KTYM primarily aired a mix of religious talk shows and paid programming. On March 17, 2014, Trans America reached a deal to sell KTYM to IHR Educational Broadcasting, operator of the Immaculate Heart Radio network, potentially expanding the latter's reach into Los Angeles. However, the KTYM purchase was put on hold, and on July 22, 2014, Immaculate Heart Radio announced the purchase of Spanish-language KHJ, which switched formats to Catholic religious programming.

Sale to ESNE

In March 2015, the sale of KTYM to Immaculate Heart Radio was finally approved by the FCC, but six months later, KTYM was instead sold to ESNE Radio, a Spanish-language Catholic radio network based in the United States, owned by El Sembrador Ministries, with headquarters in Chatsworth, California. ESNE broadcasts on 14 stations in the United States, Mexico, and Spain.

KTYM broadcasts primarily to the Black community in the English language. Since 2016 it has been available as KTYM Media, a 24/7 internet streaming radio and video service, playing Christian preaching, Gospel music, R&B, Jazz, inspirational talk shows, and educational, historical, and cultural programs in addition to its faith-based programming.

References

References

1. "History Cards for KTYM". [[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards.
2. Garber, Arlene. (February 19, 1958). "Radio & TV Briefs". Citizen-News.
3. Page, Don. (August 31, 1958). "Another Crosby Takes to the Air". Los Angeles Times.
4. Page, Don. (March 17, 1963). "Plenty of Comedians, Not Enough Comedy". Los Angeles Times.
5. (January 13, 1964). "For the Record". Broadcasting.
6. (April 9, 1964). "Local Radio Station Picketed by CORE". California Eagle.
7. (June 19, 1966). "Radio Station in Bias Case Wins License". Los Angeles Times.
8. Oreck, Stu. (June 24, 1966). "Labor Chief Hits KTYM Renewal". San Fernando Valley Times.
9. Friedman, Milton. (October 28, 1966). "FCC Calls Anti-Jewish Broadcasts "Hate Speech"". Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle.
10. (March 24, 1969). "Bigot Ban Rejected in Broadcasting". San Francisco Examiner.
11. (September 7, 1966). "Sale of a television station...". Los Angeles Times.
12. Eres, George. (November 15, 1971). "Football's end-run on TV". The Independent.
13. (May 17, 2005). "FOUNDER OF KDWN AM 720 TALKRADIO DIES". Nevada Broadcasters Association.
14. (May 24, 2016). "DELEGATE AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL OF A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF CONTRACT NUMBER 75394 LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF RADIO BROADCASTING FACILITIES AT KENNETH HAHN STATE PARK TO EL SEMBRADOR MINISTRIES". Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
15. (April 3, 2014). "Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
16. Venta, Lance. (April 15, 2014). "Immaculate Heart Radio Expands To Los Angeles". RadioInsight.
17. "Los Angeles, CA – KHJ – 930 AM". [[Immaculate Heart Radio]].
18. (September 11, 2015). "KTYM/Los Angeles Sold Again".
19. "KTYM official web site".

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