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KTNQ (1020 AM broadcasting) is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, with a Spanish language Talk radio, Spanish-language AC and Regional Mexican radio format. It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024. From its original licensing on March 13, 1925 until 1955 it was called KFVD. The transmitter is located in the City of Industry. The station was originally restricted in its broadcast hours, signing off at local sunset to protect 1020 KDKA Pittsburgh from nighttime sky wave interference. Later, the FCC allowed geographically spread daytime stations to operate at night with a directional pattern away from the previously protected station. 1020 kHz in Los Angeles was then allowed to operate as a 24 hour station.
From 1937 to 1939, Woody Guthrie broadcast regular shows from KFVD, then run by Frank Burke Sr. and his son Frank Burke. First he accompanied his Cousin Jack Guthrie, later with Maxine "Lefty Lou" Chrissman. The Woody and Lefty Lou-Show soon became the most popular on the station. When Chrissman resigned for health reasons, Guthrie continued for another year as The Lone Wolf until he was sacked for his unrelenting support for the Soviet Union even after they invaded Poland.
From June 29, 1960. until 1976, it was called KGBS. Storer Broadcasting assumed ownership and changed to a soft MOR/adult standards format. From about 1965 to 1968 KGBS went to a so-called "Town and Country" format featuring modern country music.
The late 1960s saw the arrival of KGBS' most successful format, personality-oriented adult contemporary blended with Bill Ballance's groundbreaking "Feminine Forum". The Bob Hudson & Ron Landry morning comedy duo was launched during this period and Dave Hull "The Hullabalooer" added his zany antics to afternoons.
During the late 1970s along with competitor stations such as KHJ (AM) and San Diego–based XETRA-AM ("The Mighty 690"), the station specialized in Top 40 music, and was broadcast in English. The radio station figures prominently in the Ron Howard film Grand Theft Auto. where disc jockey "The Real" Don Steele is doing a live broadcast from a helicopter with the station's call sign following two star-crossed.
KTNQ has been the Spanish language flagship station of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2011. It also broadcast Dodger games from 1979 to 1986.
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