KMPT

KMPT (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve East Missoula, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a talk radio format.[2]

KMPT
Broadcast areaMissoula, Montana
Frequency930 kHz
Branding930 AM 99.7 FM KMPT
Programming
FormatTalk
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Premiere Networks
Radio America
Salem Radio Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KBAZ, KGGL, KGRZ, KGVO, KYSS-FM, KZOQ-FM
History
First air date
1959 (as KYSS)
Former call signs
KYSS (1959–1984)
KLCY (1984–2008)[1]
Call sign meaning
K Missoula's Progressive Talk (former programming)
or
K Missoula's PaTriot
Technical information
Facility ID71754
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
22 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
46°51′57″N 114°04′57″W
Translator(s)99.7 K259DD (East Missoula)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website930kmpt.com

History

KYSS signed on the air June 27, 1959.[3] Treasure State Broadcasting signed the station on after having acquired the construction permit, briefly known as KDOO, in 1958. KYSS-FM was started by the station in 1969.

Prior to acquiring the new call sign, KMPT was known as KLCY. The station changed to its current call letters on January 1, 2008.[1]

Former logo before 99.7 translator sign on

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for the station (then known as KLCY) to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Erik Hellum, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.[4] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[5]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "1994 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). 1994. p. B-224. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-06-19.
  5. "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.
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