History
The station initially signed on as KPAS in 1942, a station featuring popular music. In 1945 they took the call sign KXLA, playing country music. On-air personalities included Tennessee Ernie Ford and Stan Freberg. The station originally broadcast from its El Monte transmitter site, near Santa Anita Ave and the Pomona, or "60" Freeway, in the vicinity of the Peck Road exit.
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