Kalmia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some lepidopteran species including Coleophora kalmiella which feeds exclusively on Kalmia.
101.5 was moved off the KSON AM tower on the corner of Highway 15 and Interstate 5, to the new site of KGB 1360 at 52nd Street and Kalmia.
Its common name refers to mountain laurel (Kalmia spp.), which is a common plant next to the streams where it lives.