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AM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
FM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
The five most popular radio stations in September 2026 each took from 4.3 to 6.1 percent of radio audience market share. Combined, they reached about 26 percent of all radio listeners in the Greater Los Angeles area. Station KBIG-FM 104.3, for the last three months since July, held the number one spot, again ranking ahead of favorites KOST-FM 103.5 and KRTH-FM 101.1.
Of the 41 L.A. radio stations listed here, 10 are Spanish-language stations. Combined, these 10 stations drew about 17 percent of the L.A. radio audience in September 2026.
Ranked in Popularity, June-September 2026
Stations ranked by percent share of listening audience.
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KBIG | FM 104.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KRTH | FM 101.1 | Classic Hits | 2 | 2-tie | 2 | 3 |
| KOST | FM 103.5 | Adult Contemporary | 3 | 2-tie | 3 | 1 |
| KCBS | FM 93.1 | Variety Hits | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| KROQ | FM 106.7 | Alternate Rock | 5 | 9-tie | 9 | 11 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KLVE | FM 107.5 | Spanish Adult Contemporary | 6-tie | 5 | 8-tie | 8-tie |
| KTWV | FM 94.7 | Urban Adult Contemporary | 6-tie | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| KUSC | FM 91.5 | Classical | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9-tie |
| KFI | AM 640 | News/Talk | 8 | 6-tie | 6 | 5 |
| KIIS | FM 102.7 | Top 40 Contemporary | 9-tie | 9-tie | 10-tie | 9-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KPCC | FM 89.3 | News/Talk Public Radio | 9-tie | 7 | 7 | 8-tie |
| KLAX | FM 97.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 10 | 6-tie | 10-tie | 8-tie |
| KYSR | FM 98.7 | Alternate Rock | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| KLOS | FM 95.5 | Classic Rock | 12-tie | 8 | 8-tie | 7 |
| KNX | AM 1070 | News | 12-tie | 12 | 12 | 9-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KSCA | FM 101.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 13 | 15-tie | 18-tie | 16-tie |
| KKLQ | FM 100.3 | Christian Contemporary | 14 | 19 | 22 | 15-tie |
| KCRW | FM 89.9 | Public Radio/ Variety | 15-tie | 16-tie | 18-tie | 12 |
| KJLH | FM 102.3 | Urban Contemporary | 15-tie | 15-tie | 17 | 15-tie |
| KRRL | FM 92.3 | Urban Contemporary | 15-tie | 13 | 15 | 13-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KPWR | FM 105.9 | Urban Contemporary | 16 | 18-tie | 19 | 17-tie |
| KKGO | FM 105.1 | Country | 17 | 14 | 14-tie | 9-tie |
| KBUE | FM 105.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 18-tie | 18-tie | 21-tie | 16-tie |
| KXOL | FM 96.3 | Spanish Contemporary | 18-tie | 16-tie | 21-tie | 17-tie |
| KKJZ | FM 88.1 | Jazz | 19-tie | 17-tie | 15 | 14 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KLAC | AM 570 | Sports | 19-tie | 17-tie | 15 | 18 |
| KDAY | FM 93.5 | Classic Hip Hop | 20-tie | 21 | 23 | 20 |
| KLLI | FM 93.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 20-tie | 20-tie | 25-tie | 19 |
| KLYY | FM 97.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 21 | 20-tie | 14-tie | 13-tie |
| KSPN | AM 710 | Sports | 22 | 24 | 25-tie | 22-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KAIA | FM 95.9 | Christian Contemporary | 23 | 23 | 25-tie | 22-tie |
| KFWB | AM 980 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 24 | 22-tie | 24 | 21 |
| KEIB | AM 1150 | Talk | 26-tie | 25 | 26-tie | 23-tie |
| KLXM | FM 103.9 | Spanish Classic Hits | 26-tie | 22-tie | 20-tie | 17-tie |
| KDLD | FM 103.1 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 27-tie | 26-tie | 26-tie | 23-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KNX-FM | FM 97.1 | Sports | 27-tie | 26-tie | 27-tie | 24-tie |
| KTLW | FM 88.9 | Christian Contemporary | 27-tie | 28-tie | 28-tie | 25-tie |
| KIRN | AM 670 | Persian Language | 28-tie | 28-tie | N/A | N/A |
| KMZT-AM | AM 1260 | Classical | 28-tie | 27 | 29-tie | 25-tie |
| KWKW | AM 1330 | Spanish Sports | 28-tie | 28-tie | 28-tie | 25-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | |||
| KYLA | FM 92.7 | Christian Contemporary | 28-tie | 28-tie | N/A | N/A |
* Station KNX FM 97.1 had been simulcasting the news format of KNX AM 1070 from December 9, 2025, through May 17, 2026. On May 18, the station changed over to sports talk, "97.1 The Fan."
Source: Radio Online and Neilsen Audio
