KSNP (FM)
Encyclopedia
KSNP is a radio station
licensed
to serve Burlington, Kansas
, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1990, is currently owned by My Town Media, Inc.
KSNP broadcasts a classic rock
music format to the Flint Hills
region of eastern Kansas
.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on October 31, 1989
. The new station was assigned the call letters KSNP by the FCC on January 23, 1990. KSNP received its license to cover
from the FCC on April 15, 1992.
In February 1999, Coffey County Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Southeast Kansas Broadcasting Company, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 26, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on June 25, 1999.
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 Burlington, Kansas
Burlington, Kansas
Burlington is a city in and the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,674.-Geography:Burlington is located at...
, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1990, is currently owned by My Town Media, Inc.
KSNP broadcasts a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
music format to the Flint Hills
Flint Hills
The Flint Hills, historically known as Bluestem Pastures or Blue Stem Hills, are a band of hills in eastern Kansas stretching into north-central Oklahoma, extending from Marshall County, Kansas and Washington County, Kansas in the north to Cowley County, Kansas and Osage County, Oklahoma in the south...
region of eastern Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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from 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 31, 1989
1989 in radio
The year 1989 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*KMEZ breaks away from its FM sister station to adopt a business-oriented news/talk format as KDBN.*ABC Radio has acquired Satellite Music Network...
. The new station was assigned the call letters KSNP by the FCC on January 23, 1990. KSNP received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on April 15, 1992.
In February 1999, Coffey County Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Southeast Kansas Broadcasting Company, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 26, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on June 25, 1999.