KMMS (AM)
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Broadcast area | Bozeman, Montana |
Frequency | 1450 kHz |
Branding | AM 1450 KMMS |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks Westwood One |
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KISN, KMMS-FM, KPRK, KXLB, KZMY | |
History | |
First air date | 1939 |
Former call signs | KXXL, KUUB[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 24170 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°41′54″N 111°01′41″W / 45.69833°N 111.02806°W |
Translator(s) | 95.1 K236CY (Bozeman) |
Repeater(s) | 1340 KPRK (Livingston) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kmmsam.com |
KMMS (1450 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve Bozeman, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, licensed to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs a news/talk format.[3]
All Townsquare Media Bozeman studios are located at 125 West Mendenhall Street, downtown Bozeman. The KMMS transmitter site is on East Griffin, north of Bozeman.
The station was assigned the KMMS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 14, 1991.[1]
Ownership
In February 2008, Colorado-based GAPWEST Broadcasting completed the acquisition of 57 radio stations in 13 markets in the Pacific Northwest-Rocky Mountain region from Clear Channel Communications.[4] The deal, valued at a reported $74 million, included six Bozeman stations, seven in Missoula and five in Billings. Other stations in the deal are located in Shelby, Montana, and in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming, plus Pocatello and Twin Falls, Idaho, and Yakima, Washington. GapWest was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMMS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ Richardson, Dave (February 15, 2008). "GAPWEST closes deal for Bozeman radio stations; Goodbye Clear Channel, Hello GAPWEST". Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
- ^ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
External links
- KMMS in the FCC AM station database
- KMMS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KMMS
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