KMTZ explained

KMTZ
City:Walkerville, Montana
Area:Butte, Montana
Branding:107.7 Dave FM
Airdate:1998
Frequency:107.7 MHz
Format:Adult hits
Erp:2,600 watts
Haat:563 meters
Class:C2
Facility Id:166087
Coordinates:46.0067°N -112.4417°W
Owner:Townsquare Media
Licensee:Townsquare License, LLC
Sister Stations:KAAR, KMBR, KXTL
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:dave1077.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KMTZ (107.7 FM) is a radio station in Butte, Montana. Owned by Townsquare Media, it broadcasts an adult hits format branded as "107.7 Dave FM".

The station was assigned the KMTZ call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on June 1, 2006.[1]

On April 5, 2017, Montana Radio Company announced that it would sell KMTZ to Cherry Creek Radio.[2] [3] Following the completion of the sale on July 28, 2017, the previously silent station went on the air as 107.7 Dave FM.[4]

Effective June 17, 2022, Cherry Creek Radio sold KMTZ, along with 41 other stations and 21 translators, to Townsquare Media for $18.75 million.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. Web site: Local business to acquire Colorado company's Helena radio stations. Helena Independent Record. 7 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Cherry Creek And Montana Radio Company Swap To Shake-Up Montana Markets. Radio-Insight. 7 April 2017.
  4. News: Butte/Great Falls/Helena Swap Completed With Multiple Format Changes. 2017-08-09. RadioInsight. 2017-08-10. en-US.