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Most Popular Radio Stations in Los Angeles Market
Radio, Broadcasting, Los Angeles

The Los Angeles metro area is the second largest radio broadcast market in the nation, with more than 11.4 million listeners, age 12 and older, tuning in on any given week. Of the 112 on-air stations available to L.A. County listeners, which ones are most popular?

Our Story in Pictures
Casting Call for Black Cats, Hollywood, 1961

Photo from the L.A. Times photographic Collection at UCLA Library

1961. Black cats show up for a Hollywood casting call accompanied by their owners. The call was held by pop film director Roger Corman, preparing to film the segment “The Black Cat” as part of his feature film “Tales of Terror” (released in 1962). Corman needed a black cat for the starring role and five others to be stand-ins. The film and segment starred Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Joyce Jameson.

Did You Know?
Mountain Lion, Cougar, Puma, Leopard

There are only two major cities in the world in which big wild cats still roam freely. One is close to home.