KXQQ-FM
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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Q100.5 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Rhythmic hot AC |
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| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | October 26, 1981 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12560 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 357 meters (1,171 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°00′30″N 115°00′23″W / 36.0083°N 115.0064°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KXQQ-FM (100.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Henderson, Nevada, broadcasting in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. KXQQ-FM airs a rhythmic hot AC format, billed as "Q100.5". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while KXQQ-FM's transmitter is atop Black Mountain in Henderson.
KXQQ-FM broadcasts in HD:
- HD1 is a digital version of the KXQQ-FM over-the-air traditional (analog) broadcast.
- HD2 is a talk format simulcasting sister station KXNT.
- HD3 is a hip hop format known as "100.5 Jamz".[2]
History[edit]
The station signed on October 26, 1981, with the call letters KMZQ-FM. KMZQ went through many changes over its 12-year run. KMZQ was known as "Q-100" and "Klassy 100". From 1995 to 2005, it was known as "Lite 100.5 FM".
On June 24, 2005, at 2 p.m., after playing "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow, KMZQ-FM began stunting with Christmas music; 45 minutes later, the stunt shifted to movie theme songs with the sound of a Roulette wheel in between. At 3 p.m., the stunt ended with the station's new voiceover artist Howard Cogan asking to "please cut the cheesy Roulette wheel sound effect", and declaring that Vegas needed a new radio station, as well as revealing that he was the new "operator" of the station, winning it in a poker match from "some guy named Joel" (most likely a reference to then-CEO of Infinity Broadcasting Joel Hollander). Shortly thereafter, "Lite 100.5" became Jack FM, with a variety hits format. The call letters were quickly changed to KKJJ. The first song on "Jack FM" was The Flying Lizards' cover of "Money (That's What I Want)". KMZQ-FM's call letters would be moved to a station on 99.3 FM in Payson, Arizona, co-owned with KMZQ (670 AM) in Las Vegas Valley.
In July 2010, CBS Radio announced that starting on August 16, 2010, KKJJ would be replaced with a simulcast of sister station KXNT.[3] On August 16, at 5:03 p.m., after playing "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk, KKJJ began simulcasting KXNT. With the change, the station changed call letters to KXNT-FM.[4][5]
On September 4, 2015, at 9 a.m., after stunting for an hour with songs from multiple genres and liners redirecting KXNT listeners to 840 AM, KXNT-FM flipped to rhythmic hot AC as "Q100.5".[6] The first song on "Q100.5" was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan.[7] The station changed to its current KXQQ-FM call sign on September 28, 2015.
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.[8] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXQQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas
- ^ "KXNT/Las Vegas to Launch FM Simulcast".
- ^ Bornfield, Steve (January 20, 2010). "AM stations try to seduce FM listeners via simulcasts". Las Vegas Journal-Review. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "The last of 100.5 JACK FM Las Vegas". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021.
- ^ KXNT-FM Becomes Q100.5
- ^ "100.5 KXNT-FM Las Vegas Flips To Rhythmic Hot AC Q100.5" RadioInsight, September 4, 2015.
- ^ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 12560 (KXQQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KXQQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database