KKQX
Encyclopedia
KKQX is a radio station
licensed
to serve Manhattan, Montana
. The station is operated by Orion Media
, under a local marketing agreement
with licensee Radick Construction, Inc. It airs a classic hits
music format.
The station's offices and studios are located at 8274 Huffine Lane, west of downtown Bozeman. Its transmitter site is off Highway 84, west of Bozeman.
The station was assigned the KKQX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on October 29, 2005
.
signed on in November 2003 at 104.7 in Big Sky. The owners had the opportunity to add a new frequency (105.7) in 2005. They did so, and added KKQX. They put the same format on the new frequency, with a transmitter site on the west side of Bozeman. KBZM is now simulcast
on KKQX.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
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 Manhattan, Montana
Manhattan, Montana
Manhattan is a town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Bozeman Micropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:Manhattan is located at ....
. The station is operated by Orion Media
Orion Media
Orion Media is a UK commercial radio group run by radio veteran Phil Riley and backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital. It was created from the enforced sale of several radio stations in the English Midlands owned and operated by Global Radio.-History:...
, under a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
with licensee Radick Construction, Inc. It airs a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
music format.
The station's offices and studios are located at 8274 Huffine Lane, west of downtown Bozeman. Its transmitter site is off Highway 84, west of Bozeman.
The station was assigned the KKQX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on October 29, 2005
2005 in radio
The year 2005 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*April 29 - KFRC 610 AM in San Francisco, switches formats as a result of ownership change. KFRC becomes KEAR, the "Sound of the New Life", a listener-supported, gospel/religious only station. It had been previously KFRC from...
.
History
KBZMKBZM
KBZM is a radio station licensed to serve Big Sky, Montana, USA. The station is owned by Orion Media LLC. It airs a classic hits music format....
signed on in November 2003 at 104.7 in Big Sky. The owners had the opportunity to add a new frequency (105.7) in 2005. They did so, and added KKQX. They put the same format on the new frequency, with a transmitter site on the west side of Bozeman. KBZM is now simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
on KKQX.