KLAC

KLAC AM 570 is a radio station serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Branding itself as XTRA Sports 570, it is the radio flagship of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Jim Rome show, and the Phil Hendrie show, and is also the Los Angeles home of shock jock Erich "Mancow" Muller. It also carries the Oakland Raiders, UCLA Bruins football and men's basketball, and Los Angeles Avengers arena football. It broadcasts nondirectionally and because of its low spot on the dial can be heard in most of Southern California, including the San Diego area, day and night.

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The name XTRA Sports derives from the previous association with XETRA AM 690. On February 4, 2005, Clear Channel Communications conducted a far-reaching format swap of three radio stations in the area. XTRA Sports, previously a simulcast at AM 690 for San Diego and 1150 for Los Angeles, went to one station at 570 for both Los Angeles and San Diego. AM 690 took on KLAC's previous format, a beautiful music station called The Fabulous 570 and redubbed The Fabulous 690. AM 1150 went to a liberal talk radio format featuring selected portions of the Air America Radio lineup and independently syndicated shows like Stephanie Miller and Ed Schultz, called KTLK. The KLAC calls are only announced at the top of an hour by themselves with no other note paid attention to them.

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More recently, XTRA Sports 570 has placed less emphasis on sports and more emphasis on male-oriented programming to compete with KLSX, the local home of Howard Stern and Tom Leykis. Local hosts have been instructed to not limit themselves to sports, but also include politics, celebrities, relationships, and current events. http://www.labusinessjournal.com/print.asp?aid=18441315.8723719.1197521.111076.6121877.894&aID2=92108 The change also means that legendary San Diego sports icon "Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton" has been demoted from host of a afternoon talk show host to merely providing commentary and analysis.

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Many that live in the San Diego area has complained that they are unable to get the 570 signal. This has fueled the complaint that Xtra Sports 570 has "Los Angeles-ized", no longer catering to San Diego's sports teams and listeners. This has also gotten the attention of Premeire Radio Networks, Jim Rome's syndacater, The Mighty 1090, a rival radio station that broadcasts in San Diego, picked up The Jim Rome Show in September 2005.

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