[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2038]
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                TRIBUTE TO KKLA-FM CHRISTIAN TALK RADIO

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and 
celebrate the 20th Anniversary of KKLA-FM Christian Talk Radio in Los 
Angeles, California.
  KKLA-FM began broadcasting out of a small studio in North Hollywood 
on October 15, 1985. The launch of an afternoon drive call-in talk 
show, ``Live From L.A.,'' in 1986 moved the station into position as 
the voice of the Southern California Christian community on local and 
national issues. KKLA-FM was the first station in Los Angeles--and the 
second in the country--to stream programming live on the Internet, 
beginning in late 1995.
  In the late 1990s, KKLA-FM's success led parent company Salem 
Communications Corporation to acquire and develop other stations around 
it in a cluster, including News/Talk 870 KRLA-AM, 95.9 KFSH-FM (The 
Fish), News/Talk 590 KTIE-AM and 1190 KXMX-AM. Salem Los Angeles, as 
the cluster is known today, encompasses nearly the entire 5th floor of 
its Glendale headquarters with 11 studios and production suites, and 
satellite offices in Orange County and the Inland Empire.
  For 20 years, KKLA-FM has provided a place for Southern Californians 
to tune in and listen to the Christian perspective on national events. 
Their success is also due to the generosity of their listeners who 
voluntarily contribute to pay for programming rather than expecting it 
from the taxpayer. I congratulate them on 2 decades of excellence and 
look forward to another 20 years of quality Christian talk radio.

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