KMMS (AM) explained

KMMS
City:Bozeman, Montana
Country:US
Area:Bozeman, Montana
Branding:AM 1450 KMMS
Frequency:1450 kHz
Format:News/talk
Power:1,000 watts
Class:C
Facility Id:24170
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:45.6983°N -111.0281°W
Former Callsigns:KXXL, KUUB
Owner:Townsquare Media
Licensee:Townsquare License, LLC
Sister Stations:KISN, KMMS-FM, KPRK, KXLB, KZMY
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:kmmsam.com
Affiliations:Fox News Radio
Genesis Communications Network
Premiere Networks
Westwood One

KMMS (1450 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve Bozeman, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, licensed to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs a news/talk format.[1]

All Townsquare Media Bozeman studios are located at 125 West Mendenhall Street, downtown Bozeman. The KMMS transmitter site is on East Griffin, north of Bozeman.

The station was assigned the KMMS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 14, 1991.[2]

Ownership

In February 2008, Colorado-based GAPWEST Broadcasting completed the acquisition of 57 radio stations in 13 markets in the Pacific Northwest-Rocky Mountain region from Clear Channel Communications.[3] The deal, valued at a reported $74 million, included six Bozeman stations, seven in Missoula and five in Billings. Other stations in the deal are located in Shelby, Montana, and in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming, plus Pocatello and Twin Falls, Idaho, and Yakima, Washington. GapWest was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information Profile . Arbitron . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ . March 1, 2010 .
  2. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. News: Dave . Richardson . February 15, 2008 . GAPWEST closes deal for Bozeman radio stations; Goodbye Clear Channel, Hello GAPWEST. Bozeman Daily Chronicle .
  4. News: Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP. August 15, 2010. Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121043217/http://www.rbr.com/radio/radio_deals/26710.html. January 21, 2011. dead.