(Most other major Los Angeles area stations have more powerful Class B signals with their towers high up on Mount Wilson.)
To fill in gaps in KBUE's coverage area, "Que Buena" is also simulcasted on co-owned and co-channel 94.3 KBUA in San Fernando and KEBN in Garden Grove.
A Federal Communications Commission construction permit for 105.5 FM in Beverly Hills was issued to Saul Levine in May 1957 as KBCA.
KLFM's studios were initially located in a trailer adjacent to its transmitter on Signal Hill, moving to Lakewood Center and then to 4406 Greenmeadow Road.
[4] McCray changed the call sign to KNAC and instituted a full-time Middle of the Road (MOR) format, but the station went silent from March through August 1967.
[4] Air talent at KNAC during this era included Jim Ladd (later of KLOS), Jerry Longden (later of KROQ), and Program Director Ron McCoy.
[6] The station gathered media attention, but it was dwarfed by KROQ-FM's stellar ratings and Rick Carroll-consulted "Rock of the 80s" Alternative format.
Several air staff members of the heavy metal station eventually went on to the original satellite-distributed, nationally syndicated "Z Rock" format in September 1986.
[7][8][9] KNAC was also responsible for helping launch the careers of previously low-key metal and hard rock bands, and is often credited for being the first radio station to promote new bands before their large-scale success, including Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Megadeth, Skid Row, Metal Church, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, White Zombie, Poison, Testament, Stryper, Lizzy Borden, and Armored Saint.
Three weeks later, on March 6th, the Spanish format launched with "Guadalajara" by Mariachi Sol de México being the first song played.
"Que Buena" now reached most of metropolitan Los Angeles County, though reception remains difficult in some regions, such as the San Gabriel Valley and Malibu.
Liberman acquired KMXN in 2003, and on January 7, started simulcasting the KBUE/KBUA signal, giving "Que Buena" coverage in nearly all of Orange County.
On August 1, 2007, Liberman added another "Que Buena" outlet to the lineup, with the acquisition of Rhythmic Contemporary 96.1 KWIE, licensed to San Jacinto, California, from Magic Broadcasting.
Artists that fit this criterion are Larry Hernandez, Roberto Tapia, Enigma Norteno, Gerardo Ortiz, Noel Torres, Aldredito Olivas, El Komander, and others.
In addition to Mexican regional music, KBUE and its trimulcast partners have Spanish-language radio rights to the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League.