KHAD (FM)
Encyclopedia
KHAD is a radio station
licensed
to serve the community of Upton, Wyoming
, USA. The station, established in 2009, is currently owned by The Casper Radio Group, Inc.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on June 28, 2006
. The new station was assigned the call letters KRUG by the FCC on October 30, 2006. The station, still under construction, flipped call sign
s to KHAD on April 2, 2009, in a swap with a sister station
in Mills, Wyoming
, now known as KZQL
.
In May 2009, White Park Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to The Casper Radio Group, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 5, 2009, and the transaction was consummated the same day. KHAD received its license to cover
from the FCC on June 8, 2009.
Originally, the call letters "KHAD" had been assigned to an AM station in De Soto, Missouri, in 1968. This station closed in the late 1990s.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve the community of Upton, Wyoming
Upton, Wyoming
Upton is a town in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census. The slogan for the town is "The best town on earth".-Geography:Upton is located at ....
, USA. The station, established in 2009, is currently owned by The Casper Radio Group, Inc.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on June 28, 2006
2006 in radio
The year 2006 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*January 3 - The BJ Shea Morning Experience switches to KISW in Seattle, Washington, from the former FM Talk station KKWF....
. The new station was assigned the call letters KRUG by the FCC on October 30, 2006. The station, still under construction, flipped call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
s to KHAD on April 2, 2009, in a swap with a sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
in Mills, Wyoming
Mills, Wyoming
Mills is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,591 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mills is located at ....
, now known as KZQL
KZQL
KZQL is a radio station licensed to serve Mills, Wyoming, USA. The station, which began licensed broadcasting in 2008, is owned by White Park Broadcasting, Inc.KZQL broadcasts an oldies format to the Casper, Wyoming, area....
.
In May 2009, White Park Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to The Casper Radio Group, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 5, 2009, and the transaction was consummated the same day. KHAD received its license to cover
Broadcast license
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from the FCC on June 8, 2009.
Originally, the call letters "KHAD" had been assigned to an AM station in De Soto, Missouri, in 1968. This station closed in the late 1990s.