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
CityEast Missoula, Montana
Broadcast areaMissoula, Montana
Slogan"Missoula's Conservative Talk Leader"
Frequency930 kHz
Translator(s)K259DD (99.7 MHz, East Missoula)
First air date1959
FormatTalk
Power5,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
ClassB
Facility ID71754
Transmitter coordinates46°51′57″N 114°04′57″W
Call sign meaningMissoula's Progressive Talk
Former call signsKYSS (1959–1984)
KLCY (1984–2008)[1]
AffiliationsCitadel Media
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Missoula License, LLC)
Sister stationsKBAZ, KENR, KGVO, KAMM-FM, KLCY, KLYQ, KYSS-FM
Websitekmpt930.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]

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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