KBMG explained

KBMG
City:Evanston, Wyoming
Area:Southwestern Wyoming
Wasatch Front (Salt Lake City, Ogden & Provo)
Branding:Latino 106.3
Airdate:1981
Frequency:106.3 MHz
Format:Spanish CHR
Erp:89,000 watts
Haat:647 meters
Class:C
Facility Id:20029
Former Callsigns:KOTB (1981–2004)
KRMF (2004–2005)
Former Frequencies:106.3 MHz (1985–1997)
106.1 MHz (1997–2015)
Affiliations:Real Salt Lake
Owner:Alpha Media
Licensee:Alpha Media Licensee LLC
Sister Stations:KDUT, KTUB
Licensing Authority:FCC

KBMG (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Contemporary Hits format as "Latino." Licensed to Evanston, Wyoming, United States, it serves southwestern Wyoming and the Wasatch Front area. The station is owned by Alpha Media, and its transmitter is located atop Humpy Peak in Summit County, Utah.

History

The station, originally broadcasting on 106.1 FM, went on the air as KOTB on December 28, 1981, and primarily served the community of Evanston, Wyoming with a full-service format, playing adult contemporary music, airing local news updates, and some local high school and University of Wyoming Cowboys sports.

On September 23, 2004, the station changed its call sign to KRMF and on March 30, 2005, to the current KBMG[1] when the station relaunched with on-channel boosters covering the Wasatch Front. The station aired Bustos Media's "Magia" (Spanish Adult Contemporary) format. In September 2010, Bustos transferred most of its licenses to Adelante Media Group as part of a settlement with its lenders.[2] who then switched the station to Spanish-language Adult Hits "Juan." One year later, the station rebranded as "Latino" in September 2011.

Alpha Media bought Adelante's Salt Lake City stations for $3.15 million on July 16, 2015.[3] [4] KBMG moved to 106.3 FM on September 23, 2015, and was licensed to operate on that frequency on October 8, 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KBMG Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: NAP CLOSES ON BUSTOS, LAUNCHES ADELANTE . Radio Ink . September 27, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213052550/http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1966427&spid=30800 . December 13, 2013 .
  3. News: Venta. Lance. Alpha Media Acquires Adelante Salt Lake City. October 22, 2015. RadioInsight. April 29, 2015.
  4. Web site: Consummation Notice. CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 22, 2015. July 20, 2015.