  kbig (104.3 fm 104-3 my fm) is an fm radio station in los angeles, california, owned by iheartmedia, inc. (formerly clear channel communications until september 2014). the station plays a hot adult contemporary format heavy on music from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. the station has studios located in burbank and its transmitter is based on mount wilson. ==history== ===early years=== at one time kbig was one of the highest-rated musical stations in the country. founded by john h. poole in 1952 as an am radio station originating from catalina island off the coast of california. known as "the catalina island station". kbig was earmarked by innovative programming and boosted by magnified signal strength, which poole knew would be achieved by broadcasting the station's directional signal across ocean water. that created full-strength radio coverage from santa barbara to san diego and beyond. the station became very popular presenting an island theme and scheduling music, news, and commercials on a different sequence from his competitors. "we knew if you changed stations during a commercial, you would always find music on k-big," poole claimed. the call letters were named in honor of the station's original disc jockey, carl "mr. big" bailey. they originally broadcast big band and new music of the times. the am station was sold to religious broadcasters in 1980 and now operates as kbrt. in 1959 kbig began simulcasting its am signal on the 104.3 fm frequency (where kbig continues to broadcast today). as an fm station, kbig broadcast the format for which the station is best known, beautiful music, playing lush instrumentals and occasional vocal performances. kbig also had its staff of "kbig singers", who would sing the station's jingles and also record their own albums to offer to listeners. one of the "kbig singers" was session singer sally stevens, - sally steve
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