52nd Street Transmitter Site Getting A New Master Antenna

The old KOGO transmitter site in Emerald Hills is slated for housing development, so the transmitters there need to move to the single-tower Vertical Bridge-owned site originally occupied by KGB-AM 1360 on 52nd Street, about a mile to the northwest.

iHeartMedia San Diego Market Director of Engineering, John Rigg, says crews have taken down the old FM antenna and are erecting the new master antenna that will serve KHTS 93.3, KWFN 97.3, KGB-FM 101.5, and KLNV 106.5.

The same tower will host KLSD 1360 and KSDO 1130 AM. Both stations are operating on an STA at the historic KOGO tower site until skirt wires can be energized at 52nd Street.

KOGO 600 moved to multiplex with KGB-AM 760 near Santee in 2024.

Until work is completed, KNLV continues to operate from the old KOGO tower. KHTS and KGB are operating from a lower gain auxillary antenna at 351 feet, below where the new master antenna is being installed. KWFN has an aux site at Mt. San Miguel.

[This corrects some earlier edition errors about downing the KGB tower, and adds the detail about KLSD operating from the old KOGO site.]

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