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KZER (1250 AM, "Radio Lazer") is a commercial radio station located in Santa
Barbara, California. Owned by Lazer Broadcasting, the station airs a regional
Mexican music format. KZER is simulcast on FM translator K293CK (106.5 FM) in Santa
Barbara.

KZER
Santa Barbara, California
Frequency
1250 kHz
Branding
Radio Lazer 106.5 FM y 1250 AM
Programming
Language(s)
Spanish
Format
Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
Lazer Broadcasting
(Lazer Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
1937
Former call signs
KTMS (1937–1998)
KEYT (1998–2004)
Former frequencies
1220 kHz (1937–1941)
Call sign meaning
K LaZER
Technical information
Facility ID
3156
Class
B
Power
2,500 watts day
1,000 watts night
Translator(s)
106.5 K293CK (Santa Barbara)
Links
Webcast
Listen Live
Website
Radio Lazer
History
KTMS
The station at the 1250 kHz frequency in Santa Barbara first signed on October 31,
1937 as KTMS, originally at 1220 kHz and powered at 500 watts. It was founded by
Santa Barbara News-Press publisher Thomas More Storke (hence the station call
sign). KTMS was an NBC Blue Network affiliate, carrying its schedule of dramas,
comedies, news, sports, game shows, soap operas, and big band broadcasts during the
Golden Age of Radio. Among the programs produced at the station was 1-2-5 Club,
which debuted in 1937 and was hosted by disc jockey Bob Ruth for many years.

In 1941, KTMS moved to the 1250 AM frequency, where the call letters would stay for
57 years. The move was coupled with a power increase to 1,000 watts. When the Blue
Network became ABC in 1945, KTMS maintained its affiliation while also carrying
shows from the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Don Lee Network. On December 1,
1956, KTMS replaced KDB as the Santa Barbara affiliate of Don Lee.

In March 1964, Storke sold News-Press Publishing to Robert McLean, owner of the
Philadelphia Bulletin, for an undisclosed amount; the radio station was valued at
$350,000. The new owner of KTMS acquired KRCW (97.5 FM) the following year and
changed its call sign to KTMS-FM. At first the FM station mostly simulcast programs
heard on 1250 AM but later became separately programmed with a beautiful music
format. In 1985, KTMS-FM became top 40 outlet KHTY. News-Press Publishing's cross-
ownership of KTMS-AM-FM predated the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 1975
rules prohibiting a person or entity from owning both a newspaper and a radio or
television station in the same media market. The company's mix of media outlets was
allowed to remain intact.

KTMS adopted a middle of the road music format in the mid-1970s. By 1983, the
station became a full-time news/talk outlet.

On July 12, 1985, News-Press Publishing sold KTMS and its FM counterpart, then
known as KKOO-FM, to F&M Broadcasting for $2 million. This transaction marked the
end of KTMS' common ownership with the News-Press after nearly five decades.

In January 1996, Engles Enterprises, Inc. purchased KTMS and KHTY for $2 million.

KEYT
In September 1998, Engles sold KTMS for $1.6 million to Smith Broadcasting, owner
of the local ABC television affiliate KEYT-TV (channel 3). Smith immediately
launched an all-news format on 1250 AM with new call letters KEYT to match those of
its new TV sister. "KEYT 1250" featured news reports from the Associated Press and
simulcasts of KEYT-TV newscasts. Meanwhile, the KTMS call sign and news/talk format
moved to 990 AM.

KZER
KEYT 1250 was a financial drain on Smith Broadcasting from the beginning, losing $1
million over five years. In 2003, Smith sold the station to Lazer Broadcasting.
Lazer changed the station's call letters to KZER and its format to regional
Mexican.

See also
References
External links
Lazer Broadcasting
Radio stations in the Santa Barbara, California area
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