On May 9, 2001, SBS flipped 96.3 a Spanish AC format, changing the call letters to KXOL-FM. The station became El Sol 96.3 ("The Sun 96.3") with Sylvia Villagran as the first woman to host a morning radio show in Los Angeles. According to Arbitron between 2001 and 2004, the show garnered high ratings, consistently placing it among the top three morning shows in Los Angeles. '"El Sol" was one of two Spanish AC radio stations in Los Angeles until May 2005, when its format change left KLVE as the only station in L.A. airing a softer adult Latin format.
