In November 1998, Sarape Communications sold KBZK, which later became became KLMM, a regional Mexican music outlet.
The station first signed on in September 1997 as KBZK and originally was licensed to Morro Bay, California. In November 1998, Sarape Communications sold KBZK and sister station KBZX (103.1 FM) in Paso Robles, California to Moon Broadcasting Paso Robles LLC, a Los Angeles-based ownership group led by Abel A. de Luna, for $750,000. The following April, the new owner broke the simulcast and flipped each station to separate Spanish-language programming; KBZK became KLMM, a regional Mexican music outlet branded as "La Maquina Musical". 
