KIOT
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KIOT is an American radio station
licensed to Los Lunas, New Mexico
, and serving the Albuquerque and Santa Fe
radio markets broadcasting a mainstream rock
format with music from the late 1960s through the early 2000s.
The station is currently owned by Univision Radio
but on February 28, 2008 it was sold to Centennial Broadcasting along with KJFA-FM 105.1, KKSS-FM 97.3, and KKRG-FM 101.3. http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/$rol.exe/headline_id=b10640 However as of August 2010, KIOT is still owned by Univision Radio.
and switched to classic rock as "Arrow 102.5" but kept the KIOT callsign. In Fall 2002 it was sold to Hispanic Broadcasting (which later became Univision Radio in 2003) and renamed "Coyote" to match the callsign the original owners had given it but continues the classic rock format.
Radio station
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licensed to Los Lunas, New Mexico
Los Lunas, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.1% White*2.0% Black*2.5% Native American*0.8% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.2% Two or more races*18.3% Other races*57.9% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, and serving the Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
radio markets broadcasting a mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
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format with music from the late 1960s through the early 2000s.
The station is currently owned by Univision Radio
Univision Radio
Univision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision Communications, Inc., which also ownsthe Univision television network. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and the largest Hispanic radio...
but on February 28, 2008 it was sold to Centennial Broadcasting along with KJFA-FM 105.1, KKSS-FM 97.3, and KKRG-FM 101.3. http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/$rol.exe/headline_id=b10640 However as of August 2010, KIOT is still owned by Univision Radio.
History
The station first signed on in 1993 with an eclectic adult music format called "The Coyote". In 1995 it was sold to Simmons Media GroupSimmons Media Group
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and switched to classic rock as "Arrow 102.5" but kept the KIOT callsign. In Fall 2002 it was sold to Hispanic Broadcasting (which later became Univision Radio in 2003) and renamed "Coyote" to match the callsign the original owners had given it but continues the classic rock format.