Licensed to Pittsburg, California, the station serves the Sacramento Valley.

[2] KATD is partnered with the Oakland Athletics and broadcasts night and weekend home games.

The two principal owners were Len and Burrell Small (their grandfather was a former Illinois governor).

On September 8, 1993, the station changed its call sign to the current KATD as a rebroadcast of KIQI.

[4] Prior to 1990, this frequency was occupied by KKIS, which was playing Adult Top 40/Hot AC music as late as 1985.