Phil Richardson, sold the construction permit to a group headed by former KXEW owner Ernesto Portillo, who launched the station as Spanish-language outlet KQTL in 1985; then the station's Spanish contemporary music format continued into the 1990s until KQTL (acquired by Armando Zamora) was sold in 1996 to CIMA Broadcasting.
Phil Richardson, sold the construction permit to a group headed by former KXEW owner Ernesto Portillo, who launched the station as Spanish-language outlet KQTL in 1985; then the station's Spanish contemporary music format continued into the 1990s until KQTL (acquired by Armando Zamora) was sold in 1996 to CIMA Broadcasting.