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AM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
FM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
The leading most popular radio stations in January 2026 (ranking in the top five) each took from 4.2 to 6.3 percent of radio audience market share. Combined, they reached about 26 percent of all radio listeners in the Greater Los Angeles area. Station KOST 103.5 FM typically took the number one spot during the holiday season, due to its all-holiday-music-all-the-time format. It continued in that top spot in January.
Of the 44 L.A. radio stations listed here, 12 are Spanish-language stations. Combined, these 12 stations drew 21 percent of the L.A. radio audience in January 2026.
Ranked in Popularity, October 2025-January 2026
Stations ranked by percent share of listening audience.
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KOST | FM 103.5 | Adult Contemporary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| KRTH | FM 101.1 | Classic Hits | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| KBIG | FM 104.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| KCBS | FM 93.1 | Variety Hits | 4 | 5 | 6-tie | 7 |
| KNX | FM 97.1 | News | 5 | 4-tie | 6-tie | 6 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KLAX | FM 97.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 6 | 8-tie | 7 | 11 |
| KTWV | FM 94.7 | Urban Adult Contemporary | 7 | 4-tie | 4 | 4 |
| KIIS | FM 102.7 | Top 40 Contemporary | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| KSCA | FM 101.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 9 | 10-tie | 15 | 12-tie |
| KYSR | FM 98.7 | Alternate Rock | 10 | 7-tie | 8 | 8 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KROQ | FM 106.7 | Alternate Rock | 11 | 8-tie | 11 | 10-tie |
| KUSC | FM 91.5 | Classical | 12 | 8-tie | 10-tie | 9-tie |
| KPCC | FM 89.3 | News/Talk Public Radio | 13 | 8-tie | 13 | 12-tie |
| KLOS | FM 95.5 | Classic Rock | 14-tie | 9 | 10-tie | 9-tie |
| KLVE | FM 107.5 | Spanish Adult Contemporary | 14-tie | 10-tie | 9 | 10-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KFI | AM 640 | News/Talk | 15 | 7-tie | 12 | 13 |
| KKGO | FM 105.1 | Country | 16 | 11 | 16-tie | 15 |
| KCRW | FM 89.9 | Public Radio/ Variety | 17-tie | 12 | 16-tie | 14 |
| KXOL | FM 96.3 | Spanish Contemporary | 17-tie | 15-tie | 19-tie | 19-tie |
| KBUE | FM 105.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 18-tie | 15-tie | 17-tie | 17-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KKJZ | FM 88.1 | Jazz | 18-tie | 14-tie | 18-tie | 18-tie |
| KRRL | FM 92.3 | Urban Contemporary | 19 | 15-tie | 17-tie | 18-tie |
| KPWR | FM 105.9 | Urban Contemporary | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19-tie |
| KJLH | FM 102.3 | Urban Contemporary | 21-tie | 13 | 18-tie | 17-tie |
| KKLQ | FM 100.3 | Christian Contemporary | 21-tie | 17 | 18-tie | 21 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KLYY | FM 97.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 22 | 19-tie | 21 | 22-tie |
| KLLI | FM 93.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 23 | 14-tie | 19-tie | 22-tie |
| KRCD | FM 103.9 / 98.3 | Spanish Classic Hits | 24 | 19-tie | 23 | 24 |
| KDAY | FM 93.5 | Classic Hip Hop | 25 | 18 | 22 | 20 |
| KAIA | FM 95.9 | Christian Contemporary | 26-tie | 20-tie | 24-tie | 23 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KLAC | AM 570 | Sports | 26-tie | 19-tie | 14 | 16 |
| KFWB | AM 980 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 27 | 21-tie | 25-tie | 26 |
| KDLD | FM 103.1 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 28-tie | 22 | 26-tie | 27-tie |
| KEIB | AM 1150 | Talk | 28-tie | 21-tie | 24-tie | 25-tie |
| KWKW | AM 1330 | Spanish Sports | 29 | 24-tie | 27-tie | 28-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KTLW-FM | FM 88.9 | Christian Contemporary | 30-tie | N/A | N/A | 29-tie |
| KTNQ | AM 1020 | Spanish News/Talk | 30-tie | 24-tie | 28-tie | 28-tie |
| KWVE-FM | FM 107.9 | Christian Talk/ Music | 30-tie | 23-tie | 28-tie | 29-tie |
| KYLA | FM 92.7 | Alternative | 30-tie | 24-tie | 26-tie | 29-tie |
| KMZT-AM | AM 1260 | Classical | 30-tie | --- | --- | --- |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | |||
| KCSN | FM 88.5 | Adult Alternative | 31-tie | 20-tie | 25-tie | 27-tie |
| KHJ | AM 930 | Religious Catholic | 31-tie | 24-tie | 28-tie | 29-tie |
| KKLA | FM 99.5 | Christian Talk | 31-tie | 23-tie | 27-tie | 28-tie |
| KRLA | AM 870 | Talk | 31-tie | 21-tie | 24-tie | 25-tie |
Source: Radio Online and Neilsen Audio
