KMLD

KMLD is a commercial radio station located in Casper, Wyoming, broadcasting on 94.5 FM. KMLD airs an oldies music format branded as "Melody 94.5". The music programming is syndicated by Cumulus Media and is the True Oldies Channel.

KMLD
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingMelody 94.5
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsCumulus Media
Ownership
OwnerMt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc.
KVOC, KHOC, KQLT, KASS
History
First air date
1967
Former call signs
KAWY, KMGW, KGRQ
Former frequencies
97.3 MHz
Call sign meaning
K MeLoDy
Technical information
Facility ID11927
ClassC
ERP63,000 watts
65,000 watts (with beam tilt)
HAAT582 meters (1,909 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°44′3″N 106°20′0″W

All Mt. Rushmore Casper stations are located at 218 N. Wolcott in downtown Casper.

History

This station started at 97.3 FM in 1997, and was owned by Hart Media. The station was later sold along with the other Hart Media Stations to Mountain States Broadcasting. The station was sold once again when Clear Channel Communications bought Mountain States Broadcasting. The present owner is Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting. A short while after being bought by Mt. Rushmore, the station moved down to 94.5 FM. Citing technical difficulties, the station, along with its five other sister stations went dark for a period of time in August 2011. KVOC, KMLD, and KHOC remained silent as of December 17, 2011. Other than equipment reasons, no further information as to why the three stations were off the air had been provided.[1]

Fines

KMLD, along with other Casper stations owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting were fined $68,000 for using unlicensed Studio/transmitter links, which the company had been using for 16 years. The FCC fined the company $68,000 for "willfully and repeatedly" violating the law, giving the stations' owner 30 days to get licenses for its STLs for KHOC, and sister stations KHOC, KASS, and KQLT.[2] In 2012, station owner Jan Charles Gray was named in a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Labor for improperly paying employees. Gray called the claims in the lawsuit "bogus".[3]

In 2013, Gray informed the Casper Star Tribune that the lawsuit and a $68,000 fine for unlicensed STLs were "a lot of baloney." Gray said if the FCC doesn't back down, he plans to "sue them on behalf of every radio owner in America that has been wronged by them".[4]

References
  1. Five Casper Radio Stations Temporarily Go Quiet - Casper Star Tribune 8/19/2011
  2. FCC slaps Casper radio station owner with $68,000 fine - Casper Star Tribune 7/28/2012
  3. Feds Sue Casper Radio Station Owner Over Employee Pay - Casper Star Tribune, 11-21-12.
  4. FCC slaps Casper radio station owner with $68,000 fine
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