KHTS is Hyperlocal

KHTS 98.1 Fm & AM 1220 is like no other radio station. What makes us different? As the only local radio station in the Santa Clarita Valley, we believe we need to be an anchor of our Valley. At KHTS we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk.
We focus on the 300,000+ residents who live in the Santa Clarita Valley. We employ our own full-time award winning news staff, covering local stories over our airwaves, on our KHTS website, through our daily email news briefs and on social media.
Carl Goldman and Jeri Seratti-Goldman are one of the last Mom and Pop radio owners in Southern California. The Goldman’s have been extremely involved in Santa Clarita since purchasing the radio station in 1990. Both have been named Santa Clarita Valley Woman of the Year (2005) and Man of the Year (2008).
Our emergency coverage has won national awards. We were there during the 1994 earthquake, providing non-stop emergency coverage for six months, while our Valley recovered. Our emergency coverage hit again during the 2003, 2006 and 2007 fires. We’ve been there for floods, the I-5 tunnel explosion and thousands of smaller incidents.
As an extension of the station’s emergency involvement, KHTS formed the Santa Clarita Disaster Coalition in 2004. The coalition is made up of all our Valley’s emergency stake-holders and serves as a “second responder” to fill the gaps not handled by our first responder agencies.
KHTS doesn’t just relay our local news, it makes news. Since 2006, our station organizes an annual Sacramento Trip, traveling with up to 95 community leaders by bus to advocate to key legislators the most important issues impacting our Valley. In 2012, the station launched its first annual Washington DC trip to advocate on key local issues to our Federal legislators.
Each of these steps may seem trivial, but they make a difference. You are important to us. Keeping an independent, local community radio station vibrant means our kids will continue to grow up in the most wonderful community in our nation. The betterment of our Valley is our number one priority. We appreciate your support.