Excellent radio station, I enjoy listening to the good and familiar track lists every day on my way to work and back home, some tracks are narcotic to me, making my day, please keep the good vibe. read more

How did this station get worse!? I was just in LA over the weekend and tuned it onto 947 The Wave to discover that they don't even play a single jazz song anymore. It's all R&B and rap now. While the playlist itself is fine, there are probably 5 other FM stations in LA that play the exact same music. None in LA played the same music The Wave used to play. Such a shame because I missed the old format. read more

What happened to this station! I have been listening to it for many many years as my smooth jazz go to. Now, all I hear is rap and sex songs! After 20 years I am switching my station!! read more

This was once a great station that opened with melodic jazz. Now, it's turned into a political bore - and totally off-base. Say what you will with free speech because we can now, but I will jump ship after being one of the first listeners to find my jazz elsewhere. I did not listen to this station to hear this. Sure miss the days of D Crosswhite and Pat Prescott. Things change, and this is not for the best. sad. read more

Accidentally stumbled upon 94.7 in the HD2 channels and love what they've been playing. More of a DJ set vibe with good transitions between tracks and a focus on a variety of house music. Very refreshing to hear on FM radio, keep it up please! read more

This station used to play excellent jazx...now it play garbage...I listen to 100.1 los angeles cool jazz.

Shout out to Frankie Ross, Greg Mack, Deborah Howell, Pat Prescott (retired), Tami Heide, and all the OGS at the wave ! Y'all really killen it but as for this other chick in the morning ???? What the actual heck am I listening to?? So cringe... like why do I care about your love and sex life ?? It's obviously called the Liz Hernandez Show for a reason I guess lol... w her corny jokes The wave used to be poppinnnn with stories and updates and that's where I wanted to hear my news so not sure what happened but yeah ima have to jus keep tuning into KROQ w my girl Megan Holliday and obviously Ali and Klein cuz at least it's interesting and I'm not listening to the same repetitive story lines over and over .. yall need a new host for the morning show cuz she AINT IT! read more

Once upon a time, this station may have played jazz, but after hearing "win tickets to see Boyz II Men" as I had just tuned into 94.7 FM, my jazz-listening hopes were diminished. I love love love jazz. Especially in a car. In traffic. Al Green. Sade. I didn't hear GQ, but I'm familiar with that group. RIP Keith "Sabu" Crier. For the record, "I Do Love You" is SOUL MUSIC. Not Jazz! (A Yelper back on 10/18/19 mentioned this song and The WAVE as "a tired [jazz] station" that played it.) I can dig everything The WAVE played, but not the more pop-ish shtuff. Not when they now claim to be "The Soul of Southern California." For now, this station is A-OK. Sidenote #1 In an older car, searching for a station is always stimulating. Brings back memories of my upbringing. All kids should be forced to listen to radio this way at least an hour each day. ;) Sidenote #2 Highlight of my drive & 94.7 listening session was seeing a total **** Tesla driver get pulled over by highway patrol on the 105 (11/12/19). read more

This radio station is indeed a fraud! so today they emailed me and told me it will take three months to receive my winnings which I find unacceptable. They do not tell you this but apparently, it is in the contest rules. I will not be listening to this station anymore! I've won prizes on KJLH over the years and have NEVER experienced anything close to this. I know for a fact I'm not the only one still waiting to receive their prize money. They need to be exposed for the way they treat their listeners. read more

The Malibu Jazz Festival was a TOTAL RIP OFF THE event took place at a raggedy empty lot No Water, not enough food trucks No WATER OR Alcohol To much air time between performance read more

This station has changed since Pat Prescott.. I know Pat is one of a kind and cannot be duplicated.. Her replacement Liz Hernandez is very different. She could be a lot better if she stops talking about herself and her life so much.. People are not interested in her relationships neither her mental health it's really a turn off. We want to enjoy the music! She's really over the top.. I feel she doesn't have to repeat every second who she is.. Shes just trying too hard and it's very noticeable. She needs to just be herself and stop trying to be something she's not. More music and less about her, her relationships, friends and family.. It's really a turn off.. read more

94.7 was the best Jazz style station and then they changed their format to ANOTHER R&B station! Now we have to listen to a boring Liz Hernandez talk about her personal love life. Good bye 94.7, at this you will not last long. read more

The wave format has changed. The d.j. on in the early morning is horrible. She talks too much, and doesn't play much music. I enjoy listening to the wave in the afternoon and evening hours. At least some of the d.j's play great music which the wave is noted for. There is so much good music out there, let the d.j 's do their homework and let the new and upcoming artists get some great air play. Which the public can enjoy. I don't want to listen to a d.j that only puts her 2cents in . Not interested in what she thinks. Bad excuse, for good air time. I won't listen to the wave in the morning. Nancy w. read more

Listening to The Wave 94.7 FM L.A. radio is Great for the Soul. And, my pups love it too Calms them down. And, listening today to Pat Prescott which I'm sad because she is retiring and this is her last day on the air. Thank You Ms. Pat read more

Once upon a time, KTWV played nothing but the best in smooth jazz. It no longer does this (hasn't for a very long time). This is the station that schooled me early on Jazz. My training wheels, as it were. From there I listen only to KJazz, 88.1 in Long Beach. They play much better, ad-free Jazz. Real Jazz. Like, ya know, 94.7 used to do. Bring it back, you pansies! read more

Trash, they play today's pop music and call them selves the rhythm and soul of jazz still? Wtf kind of slap to the face is that lmao Heard senorita and it annoyed me to no end. read more

Stuck listening to this station 40-50 hours a week at work. There are THOUSANDS of songs and you continually play Adele !!! Same old Whitney Houston ... she did more then The Greatest Love of all. Please!!! Please!! Please!!!! Get more creative!!! I agree with Joe V. THIS IS THE MOST REPETITIVE RADIO STATION ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET!!! Play some Motown from the 60s & 70s. Play some 80s music. Throw some Disco in there!! PLEASE!!!! read more

Alright, I may lose a significant number of cool points by admitting this, but I LOVE the WAVE! Seriously, I wake up to it every morning and enjoy nothing more than lying in my comfy bed listening to jams like Lionel Ritchie's "All Night Long" or the Doobie Brothers "Takin It To The Street." Oh yeah, I said it! And over the years if say, a hot piece of man ass has stayed the night and the alarm goes off in the morning playing the Wave, I have often lied and said, "What is this crap? Oh the maid, what are ya gonna do" But the lie stops here. It stops today, I am a Smooth Jazz listening fan, dammit!! Also, they have had the trip a day giveaway going for years now and one of these days, just you wait, I'm gonna be the name they call that has 30 minutes to call in and say... "Yes! Yes, That's me!!" "Yay, where would you like to go Stephy?" "ROME, baby!!!" I can't help it, I love it, but I also love Indie and about 100 other random forms of music, so don't hate, I guess I just like a calming zone when I wake up :) read more

94.7 The WAVE / KTWV-FM - Radio Stations Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I am so sick and tired of listening to the SAME Pat Prescott interviews with DW3, Smokey Robinson, Alicia Keys etc over and over again on the same day everyday when I lived in lA in 2016 that I finally switched radio stations. Music is extremely repetitive and too much talking. Fire the program manager. They have ruined this station read more

94.7 The Wave is killing it in the ratings after transitioning the format to include more urban ac artists. The only thing I don't like is hearing the same damn song everyday. read more

I grew up listening to the wave, so I have fond, fond memories of it. I loved all the different types of jazz they played and discovered many artists I've come to love FROM listening to The Wave! It saddens me to see the direction that the station has gone in. First they let go of Keri Tombazian (an absolute GODDESS to listen to on the airwaves) and now they're "Smooth R&B"?? Should've known there was something up when they started playing Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" despite it's harsh criticism and controversy. I hate to sound over dramatic here, but I guess that marks the end of an era. Time to look for another station to tune in to. I hear Smoothjazz.com plays a lot of stuff that The Wave did before they became more "Urban". Guess I'll be tuning into them now and hope for the best. RiP The Wave -- I'll miss you. EDIT: The fact the lady below my review wants to "twerk it" in front of her kids frightens me. A lot. read more

I'm really saddened by the direction this station has gone. This station use to be smooth Jazz. The playlist would consist of talented artists such as Sade, Kenny G, Dave Coz, Chris Botti, Carlos Santana, and other notable performers and musicians. Now this station is smooth adult contemporary and plays Usher, Beyonce, and Maroon 5. And while I like those artists, I do not appreciate them on a jazz radio. . . (well I don't even know what to call it). Listen to 88.1. It is commercial free and plays all types of jazz. From classic to modern. They also have Latin Jazz on the weekend. read more

Musically, I would describe myself as "eclectic". I like a bit of everything from country to classical. Once upon a time, however, it wasn't cool to listen to oldies music, jazz, etc. The sanctioned picks "back in the day" --- high school and college, for me --- were Top 40 and Alternative. Boy am I glad things have changed. Now everything from old school vinyl to Pandora is in. And yet, as musically open-minded as I am, even I have my limit to how much musical randomness I can tolerate in a single day (besides, there's my iPod for that!). IMHO, a local radio station should evoke a mood. This one used to. Now 94.7 the WAVE just sounds... confused. Many moons ago, when "new age music" was new to LA, I got turned on to KTWV. I was drawn to the fusion between world/ethnic influences, futuristic "chill out" tracts and jazzy rock-'n-roll beats (with great bass). Nearly all content emphasized instrumentals over vocals. In particular, if you didn't want to hear a love song or a broken heart song every five minutes --- yet didn't want to fall asleep to classical --- this was THE station to tune into. The vibe felt very fresh, urban and sophisticated, the kind of station every major city should have. I wish I could say the Greater Los Angeles area still had a station this novel. Today, most of the DJs I listened to on the WAVE in the late '80s/'90s and early 2000s have been supplanted by talent that apparently came over from KBIG/KOST. Perhaps not surprisingly, the disc jockeys play music much more in tune with the stations from which they came. It's not even clear if any of them like "smooth jazz". Has it really come to this? Sadly, yes. Similar to others who have complained here on YELP, CBS has apparently chosen to move away from smooth jazz to an adult contemporary format. Even by AC standards, however, KTWV broadcasts an inordinate hodgepodge of music --- to the point where if I don't see or hear the call signs I can't always identify what station I'm hearing just by listening. Mixing it up would be more tolerable but for the fact that new smooth jazz albums by well-known artists frequently receive little to no air time. Not until I began tuning into Pandora and MusicChoice on cable TV did I realize how much new material (and artists) I've missed. Given that the LA area is home to many smooth jazz artists, from David Benoit to former guest DJ Dave Koz, it seems like a slap in the face of both the artists and their fans to so completely turn the programming away from who and what BUILT the station's fan base (and no, we aren't all over the hill --- many such "regulars" are in that cherished demographic advertisers seek). Nonetheless, it has devolved to the point where, when the occasional smooth jazz song airs, it's not only a shock but typically a "classic" --- such as "Smiles and Smiles to Go" by Larry Carlton --- which is great except for the fact that very little of the smooth jazz that airs showcases (or sells) current albums. Diagnosis: 94.7 the Wave is suffering from a midlife IDENTITY CRISIS. Rx: The station owners need to decide who their TARGET MARKET is. As it stands, the programming is neither compelling to the 20-30 set --- there are better rock, pop and R&B stations on the dial --- nor to the 40+ demographic. I've made my thoughts known to WAVE management via email. Naturally, they did not respond. Perhaps if enough people chime in on YELP, CBS will get the point? In a nutshell, 94.7 the WAVE is trying to be all things to all people --- satisfying fewer and fewer listeners within any of the genres it haphazardly cobbles together. It's to the point where it sounds like station management dumped everything into iTunes and turned on the "genius" feature --- crossing their fingers that nobody will notice that it's essentially a mind-free mix. I feel bad for listeners and advertisers alike. Los Angeles needs a smooth jazz alternative, something I thought I would gain by picking up an HD-enabled radio, in the form of a new car stereo. Turns out, there's only 94.7-2 "Wave classics" --- again, little dedicated to showcasing current smooth jazz content. (Hello Pandora!) Prediction: Without some very astute management decisions on the part of local broadcast stations, Pandora and iHeart radio will spell the death of local radio --- and local advertising dollars --- in much the same way the Internet is killing the local newspaper in spite of all their efforts to stay afloat online. Food for thought for management: Remaining relevant to your market does not mean trying to compete with sources you can't compete with, especially if that effort to "appeal" means watering down the format. Although I'm not as enthused about traditional jazz as I am about smooth jazz --- the latter of which I consider a pleasing hybrid between pop/jazz --- based on the suggestions here I am going to give 88.1 more of my listening time from here on out. read more

Im very upset that 94.7 The Wave has changed from smooth jazz to yet another R&B station.I listened faithfully since I was in my early 20's and now Im in my FABULOUS 40's and Im annoyed with the new format. I really am currently hating that stupid "Happy" song by Pharrell Williams.That song needs to stay in car commercials and in kids movies like its supposed to and NOT on regular radio where most of us can be annoyed by it. That song makes me so NOT happy! So it looks like I'm going to have stay with SIRRUS/XM even in my house now. Sad that is has come to this. Smh read more

They could have changed their playlist, instead they changed their entire format. It's like KJLH now..... Pops listens to Jack FM, he was a loyal Wave listener for as long as I can remember. personally, I think it now appeals to a certain demographic, before it was much more versatile. Bye....*waves* read more

First thing first, I love the songs they play.... BUT! I am starting to really dread hearing them. I, like many am stuck hearing this station day in day out at work and I truly don't understand why it is the same thing every hour every day. Always, at 9 a.m. its depressing with Toni Braxton or Lauren Hill. Later on the overplay of the new great artists H.E.R and Ella Mai... Truly unfortunate what radio stations have to do. Love all the artists played on this station but WHY is it the same songs constantly? read more

If you are looking for radio station that plays smooth jazz all the time,them you need to turn to 88.1 K-jazz,The wave used to do that now the Issue I have with them is when they play more Oldies and R/B then jazz, I am changing stations. read more

I completely agree with Samuel A. I love Dave Koz, Gerald Albright and love me some Kenny G!! I even heard Europa by Gato Barbieri!!!! That made me so happy. So Smooth Jazz and R&B. Its all the same. Its the same ole radio station playing same music but with a lil MO FLAVA!!!! Love, love, love the station! I don't get the harsh reviews?!? If u wanna more jazz and only jazz, listen to the jazz station. read more

Well, what more can I say??? I wonder who the moronic flippin' idiot is that decided to change the format from smooth jazz to some depressing R&B crap music. I'm not even going to be nice and PC and say some nice sounding term like "demograpics" in this case! We are all smart enough to know what crowd the R&B stations cater to. DUH? What's this station going to advertise now??? I've always had 94.7 programmed into all my car/home/work radios, but now it's been deleted from all of them. Used to always tune in to 94.7 on the way home after a hard day at work, and the smooth jazz music always instantly relaxed me. If I listened to their "new format" now,................I would instantly feel like I was driving through a ghetto! Now I'll have to find out where Dave Koz, Talaya Trigueros, Keri Tombazian and the rest of the crew went off to. Where the heck are the yearly jazz festivals/concerts going to advertise their events??? Where is Spaghettinis and other locales going to advertise their local jazz events??? Not on some R&B station!!! GOOD BYE 94.7, THE WAVE!!! I guess I'll have to finally give in and subscribe to SIRIUS/XM satellite radio if I want to hear anything close to "smooth jazz" type of music that the old 94.7 THE WAVE used to play. What next??? Some f****d up "alternative/death metal/kill your mommy/metrosexual/diverse/mosh pit/hip hop/whatever" blend???? WTF???? read more

94.7 The Wave changed it's format now it sucks. They were once unique. Now they are playing R&B F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T-L-Y. If I wanted to listen to R&B, I would change to a known R&B station. read more

Add me to the list of those who don't like the format change. And since I can only tolerate R&B in small doses, I've made my own change: deleting 94.7 from all my pre-selects. Good-bye. It was great while it lasted. read more

94.7 is like the played out 'has been' now. If I wanted to listen to slow jams and R&B, I would obviously listen to The BEAT. This station was a minimum of a 5 star rating until it made the foolish decision to convert to R&B. I have officially deleted this garbage out of my radio selects. I think will have my CPA firm buy out a new radio programming station and make it into a smooth jazz station just because I am so put out by this change. Im sure I am not the only one wishing to put 94.7 out of their misery. You used to be great and now you will be a dim faded memory. Either you get with the program and bring back the music appropriate for businesses to play during the day, or you can face the music of the fat lady to eliminate you from the air. read more

I love the aura that 94.7 the WAVE/KTWV-FM has in the airwaves. Their DJs have angelic voices and are ever so pleasant. The music just makes me want to dance (twerk) in front of my kids for their joyment and mines of course. I sing along to the songs if I remember them from years ago. As for you complainers out there Check out @LourdesMadriaga's Tweet: https://twitter.com/LourdesMadriaga/status/388877753233051650 https://twitter.com/LourdesMadriaga/status/388012842601168896 I love using the app TuneInRadio from the android phone listening in from the 50th, Aloha, 808 State of Hawaii. It's so calming. Keep up the great work. One love, peace and aloha. Lourdes S Madriaga read more

I've had 94.7 locked in on my radio for at least a decade. It's a good escape from the crap played on most "contemporary" stations and a nice breakaway when my go-to, KJLH, is playing something asinine. Elevator music kinda rocks sometimes... I learned a lot about smooth jazz listening to this station over the years, however lament in the fact that cool songs of my teen years are now "adult contemporary". But now they've switched to "smooth R&B". Umm... no. I love R&B, but I listened to The Wave for jazz/ac. Now given, they play some songs that KJLH has forgotten existed, but where am I supposed to get my Neil Diamond-Barry Manilow-Christopher Cross fixes? What's wrong with playing Dave, Mindi, Norm, Kenny and friends along with After 7, Barry White, Stevie, Sade, Soul 2 Soul and others? We can all play together, why separate the sandbox? read more

I absolutely love the Wave. This station is nice to listen to to unwind, relax, and just hang out. I stream online just to get that relaxing feeling. Sade, Dave Koz, Adele, Elton John, Maroon 5. It feels a lot like KOST did way back when. They even have some KOST DJs (Bryan, Mike, Brie). The main reason why it does not have 5 stars is because there should be more smooth jazz on the station. Most of the music on right now is KOST-esque AC. read more

I am not sure if this is a bunch of spammers and trolls here, or if people genuinely hate the Wave. Or maybe it's because I'm not from the region and turn on 94.7 when I'm in the car when I am in LA. Either way, I love this station. I don't know any other that gives me Dave Koz. Until I find that station in SoCal, I'm sticking here. My blissful pleasure. read more

When the old falsetto song "I Do Love You" comes on, every day while I'm at work, I cringe and change the station. This is a tired azz station. read more

I really do miss the smooth jazz. That was the only smooth jazz station in my area too. I hate that they are trying to transition to a more pop-like sound. Most of the new songs they play now aren't even considered true R&B..... Barely any Rhythm..... Hardly any Blues. What happened?!?!? Truly hate what 94.7 is becoming. MAROON 5 IS NOT R&B!!!!!!!! read more

The WAVE is like that guilty pleasure you don't want anyone to know about but find yourself giving it away when playing the "A-Z Musician Name Game" (when Dave Koz, Chris Botti or Candy Dulfer comes flying out of my mouth) or when I throw on Simply Red's "Sunrise" on a mix CD and the listener wonders how you found the song... "I was listening to The Wa- ...oh I heard it on TV...Yeah..." I've actually been able to accept the fact that I like listening to The WAVE when I find myself sitting in traffic with white knuckles wrapped around my sticky steering wheel...the soothing sounds of smooth jazz sometimes just hits the spot. And I have to admit that once in a while, when I'm surfin' the dials I come upon some Bill Withers or Barry White that happens to be playing on The WAVE and I end up keeping it tuned in just in case some Earth, Wind and Fire comes on... Plus Don Burns has the coolest voice EVER! *HOLY SHIT*...I just looked up his picture and he's WHITE???? AMAZING!!! Yeah...talk shit if you must but The WAVE is A-O-K in my book... read more

Okay. I listen to this for 8 hours a day at work and I know fore SURE that they only have like... 10 songs they play in one day. They play it over the intercom. Some stuff is good, but I do not like it when they play Neo's 'All Because of You' in sax... it just isn't right. read more