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AM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
FM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
The six most popular radio stations in July 2026 each took from 4.1 to 6.7 percent of radio audience market share. Combined, they reached about 31 percent of all radio listeners in the Greater Los Angeles area. Station KBIG-FM 104.3, for the second month since July, held the number one spot, again ranking ahead of favorite KOST-FM 103.5 and remaining ahead of KRTH-FM 101.1.
Of the 41 L.A. radio stations listed here, 11 are Spanish-language stations. Combined, these 11 stations drew at least 18 percent of the L.A. radio audience in August 2026.
Ranked in Popularity, May-August 2026
Stations ranked by percent share of listening audience.
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KBIG | FM 104.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| KOST | FM 103.5 | Adult Contemporary | 2-tie | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| KRTH | FM 101.1 | Classic Hits | 2-tie | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| KCBS | FM 93.1 | Variety Hits | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| KTWV | FM 94.7 | Urban Adult Contemporary | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KLVE | FM 107.5 | Spanish Adult Contemporary | 5 | 8-tie | 8-tie | 8-tie |
| KFI | AM 640 | News/Talk | 6-tie | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| KLAX | FM 97.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 6-tie | 10-tie | 8-tie | 10 |
| KPCC | FM 89.3 | News/Talk Public Radio | 7 | 7 | 8-tie | 8-tie |
| KLOS | FM 95.5 | Classic Rock | 8 | 8-tie | 7 | 7 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KIIS | FM 102.7 | Top 40 Contemporary | 9-tie | 10-tie | 9-tie | 11-tie |
| KROQ | FM 106.7 | Alternate Rock | 9-tie | 9 | 11 | 11-tie |
| KYSR | FM 98.7 | Alternate Rock | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| KUSC | FM 91.5 | Classical | 11 | 13 | 9-tie | 11-tie |
| KNX | AM 1070 | News | 12 | 12 | 9-tie | 8-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KRRL | FM 92.3 | Urban Contemporary | 13 | 15 | 13-tie | 17-tie |
| KKGO | FM 105.1 | Country | 14 | 14-tie | 9-tie | 12 |
| KJLH | FM 102.3 | Urban Contemporary | 15-tie | 17 | 15-tie | 18-tie |
| KSCA | FM 101.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 15-tie | 18-tie | 16-tie | 13 |
| KCRW | FM 89.9 | Public Radio/ Variety | 16-tie | 18-tie | 12 | 14 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KXOL | FM 96.3 | Spanish Contemporary | 16-tie | 21-tie | 17-tie | 15 |
| KKJZ | FM 88.1 | Jazz | 17-tie | 15 | 14 | 18-tie |
| KLAC | AM 570 | Sports | 17-tie | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| KBUE | FM 105.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 18-tie | 21-tie | 16-tie | 16 |
| KPWR | FM 105.9 | Urban Contemporary | 18-tie | 19 | 17-tie | 19-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KKLQ | FM 100.3 | Christian Contemporary | 19 | 22 | 15-tie | 17-tie |
| KLLI | FM 93.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 20-tie | 25-tie | 19 | 20 |
| KLYY | FM 97.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 20-tie | 14-tie | 13-tie | 22 |
| KDAY | FM 93.5 | Classic Hip Hop | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 |
| KFWB | AM 980 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 22-tie | 24 | 21 | 24 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KLXM | FM 103.9 | Spanish Classic Hits | 22-tie | 20-tie | 17-tie | N/A |
| KAIA | FM 95.9 | Christian Contemporary | 23 | 25-tie | 22-tie | 26 |
| KSPN | AM 710 | Sports | 24 | 25-tie | 22-tie | 25 |
| KEIB | AM 1150 | Talk | 25 | 26-tie | 23-tie | 27-tie |
| KDLD | FM 103.1 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 26-tie | 26-tie | 23-tie | 27-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KNX-FM | FM 97.1 | Sports | 26-tie | 27-tie | 24-tie | 29-tie |
| KMZT-AM | AM 1260 | Classical | 27 | 29-tie | 25-tie | 28-tie |
| KIRN | AM 670 | Persian Language | 28-tie | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| KTLW | FM 88.9 | Christian Contemporary | 28-tie | 28-tie | 25-tie | 29-tie |
| KWKW | AM 1330 | Spanish Sports | 28-tie | 28-tie | 25-tie | 28-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | |||
| KYLA | FM 92.7 | Christian Contemporary | 28-tie | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| KTNQ | AM 1020 | Spanish News/Talk | 29 | 29-tie | 24-tie | 27-tie |
* 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
