KLUN

KLUN is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Paso Robles, California, and serves the San Luis Obispo, California, area. The station is owned by Lazer Media and airs a regional Mexican music format.

History

The station first signed on in August 1995 as KNCR-FM with an adult contemporary music format. It was launched by Andy J. Fakas, who purchased the station's Federal [Communications Commission] construction permit from original holder Jean Yang in 1993. On August 22, 1997, Sarape Communications Inc., headed by Fakas, changed the call sign of KNCR-FM to KBZX. The station was also simulcast on sister station KZBK in Oceano, California.
In November 1998, Sarape Communications sold KBZX and KBZK to Moon Broadcasting Paso Robles LLC, a Los Angeles–based ownership group led by Abel A. de Luna, for $750,000. The following April, the new owner ended the simulcast and flipped each station to separate Spanish-language formats. KBZX changed its call sign to KLUN and adopted a Spanish AC format branded as "Radio Tequila". In June 2000, Lazer Broadcasting purchased KLUN and its sister station, now called KLMM, from Moon Broadcasting for $1.15 million.