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Legendary LA radio station ends popular simulcast to pave the way for new sports station

Nypost · · 753 words · By Brian Gallagher
Corporate Rebranding Media Market Strategy Sports Broadcasting
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/knx-eliminates-news-coverage-introduces-al…

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Audacy-owned KNX, which broadcasts at 97.1 FM, will be rebranded as the sports-centric The Fan, starting on May 11”
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Multiple sources confirm the rebranding of KNX 97.1 FM to 'The Fan'. Wikipedia and a press release mention the change, and Yahoo Sports references the branding.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover your favorite station and more on Audacy! Listen to live music, news and sports stations from around the country, and explore thousands of podcasts. It’s all here.
http://go.audacy.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Audacy provides listeners the most compelling collection of digital and streaming content to enjoy - anytime and anywhere.
https://audacyinc.com/digital/
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to music, news, and sports talk, AM & FM radio, and our podcast player, free on the Audacy app. YOUR FAVORITE LISTENING IN ONE FREE APP SPORTS — The most sports talk and sports radio...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radiocom&h…
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“The new station will be the, “first-ever FM all-sports audio brand in Los Angeles history,””
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Both the Audacy press release and the Yahoo Sports article explicitly state that 97.1 The Fan is the first-ever FM all-sports audio brand in Los Angeles history.
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web search NEUTRAL — FM broadcasting is a radio broadcasting method that uses frequency modulation (FM) transmissions. In November 1919, Hans Idzerda began broadcasts, using narrow-band FM, over station PCGG, located at T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES, CA – April 28, 2026 – Audacy announces the launch of 97.1 The Fan, the first-ever FM all-sports audio brand in Los Angeles history.
https://audacyinc.com/press/audacy-launches-97-1-the-fan-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 97.1 The Fan was billed as the first-ever FM all-sports audio brand in the history of the ‘City of Angels.’ The release didn’t share details about the lineup, syndication partners, or franchise play-b…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/3-questions-97-1-fan-04070…
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“KNX launched as a simulcast of Audacy’s AM all-news station 1070, in December 2021”
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Three independent sources (Wikipedia, a blog archive, and a news release) confirm that KNX 97.1 FM launched as a simulcast of KNX 1070 AM in December 2021.
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web search NEUTRAL — KNX-FM (97.1 MHz, "KNX News 97-1 FM") is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California, owned by Audacy, Inc. It currently airs an all-news radio format simulcast with KNX (1070 AM), but will …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNX-FM
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web search NEUTRAL — “Forgotten Hollywood”- KNX 97.1 FM… Posted on December 7, 2021 by raideoman1 | No Comments.As December 6th at 3p, KNX 1070 AM began simulcasting on the FM dial. The platform is now called: KNX News 97…
https://forgottenhollywood.com/hollywood-history/forgotten-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Beginning at 3pm PT on Monday, December 6, the station will serve as an FM simulcast of KNX-AM (1070 Newsradio), Southern California's only 24-hour local news and traffic station.
https://news.radio-online.com/articles/n41468/Audacy-Launche…
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“The KNX FM simulcast saw its audience grow by more than 25% since the launch”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the KNX building automation standard and the station's general description, but no specific data regarding a 25% audience growth.
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web search NEUTRAL — KNX is an open standard (see EN 50090, ISO/IEC 14543) for commercial and residential building automation. KNX devices can manage lighting, blinds and shutters, HVAC, security systems, energy managemen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNX
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web search NEUTRAL — KNX News 97.1 FM is the only 24 hour local news station for Los Angeles and Southern California, with traffic reports every 10 mins on the 5's. Listen 24/7 for free on Audacy.
https://go.audacy.com/listen-live-KNX-AM
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web search NEUTRAL — The KNX Journal 2026 is now available The latest edition of our annual smart home and building solutions magazine has arrived – the KNX Journal 2026. This year’s issue marks an important milestone for…
https://www.knx.org/knx-en/for-professionals/
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“the FM brand still available on 97.1 HD2”
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The search results for this claim returned information about building automation standards and general station info, but no mention of the brand being available on 97.1 HD2.
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web search NEUTRAL — KNX is an open standard (see EN 50090, ISO/IEC 14543) for commercial and residential building automation. KNX devices can manage lighting, blinds and shutters, HVAC, security systems, energy managemen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNX
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web search NEUTRAL — KNX News 97.1 FM is the only 24 hour local news station for Los Angeles and Southern California, with traffic reports every 10 mins on the 5's. Listen 24/7 for free on Audacy.
https://go.audacy.com/listen-live-KNX-AM
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web search NEUTRAL — The KNX Journal 2026 is now available The latest edition of our annual smart home and building solutions magazine has arrived – the KNX Journal 2026. This year’s issue marks an important milestone for…
https://www.knx.org/knx-en/for-professionals/
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“The Fan will not have any rights to broadcast live play-by-play coverage for Los Angeles teams.”
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The Yahoo Sports article mentions that the release 'didn’t share details about... franchise play-by-play rights,' but there is no independent confirmation across multiple sources that they definitely do NOT have any rights.
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles is often characterized by the presence of low-rise buildings, in contrast to New York City.which made them the first professional sports team to play in Los Angeles, and then moved to Anah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles
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web search NEUTRAL — We're sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Come watch with us.NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy S...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo
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web search NEUTRAL — Audacy’s new Los Angeles sports talk station is set to launch on May 18 on KNX-FM branded as “97.1 The Fan.” The company revealing its daily 6:00 am to 6:00 pm programming lineup.
https://talkers.com/2026/05/07/audacy-unveils-talk-hosts-for…
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“KLAC currently holds the audio rights for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Chargers and UCLA football.”
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The search results for 'KLAC' returned information about KLA Corporation (a semiconductor company) rather than the radio station KLAC. No evidence regarding sports broadcast rights was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest KLA Corporation (KLAC) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KLAC/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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web search NEUTRAL — KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wa…
https://ir.kla.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — KLA Corporation is an American company based in Milpitas, California that makes wafer fab equipment. It supplies process control and yield management systems for the semiconductor industry and ...
https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/KLAC:NASDAQ
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“KLAC’s syndicated hosts Dan Patrick and Colin Cowherd, and KLAC’s Petros and Mooney in the afternoons”
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Similar to claim 6, the search results returned information about KLA Corporation (KLAC) the stock/company, not the radio station. No evidence regarding Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, or Petros and Mooney was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest KLA Corporation (KLAC) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KLAC/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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web search NEUTRAL — KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wa…
https://ir.kla.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — KLA Corporation is an American company based in Milpitas, California that makes wafer fab equipment. It supplies process control and yield management systems for the semiconductor industry and ...
https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/KLAC:NASDAQ
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“Los Angeles was the only top-10 radio market where Audacy did not have a sports-talk radio station”
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No evidence was found after searching to support or refute this claim.
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