KKMO
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| City of license | Tacoma, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
| Branding | El Rey |
| Frequency | 1360 (kHz) |
| First air date | 1922 |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Power | 5,000 watts (unlimited) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 33301 |
| Former callsigns | KMO (1922–1983) KAMT (1984–1987) KZTS (1997–1998)[1] |
| Owner | Sea Mar Community Health Centers, LLC |
| Sister stations | KGNW, KKOL, KLFE, KNTS |
| Website | radiosol1360.com |
KKMO (1360 AM) is a commercial radio station located in Tacoma, Washington.
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[edit] Programming
KKMO airs a Regional Mexican music format branded as "El Rey". Notable on-air personalities include nationally syndicated host Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo on mornings and local hosts the rest of the broadcast day. The station is the flagship Spanish broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners.
[edit] History
This station prevented KMOX in St. Louis, Missouri, from taking a "preferred" callsign. This station used the KMO callsign from 1922 to 1983. The station was assigned the KKMO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 20, 1998.[1]
On April 30, 2008, Salem Communications announced that it had reached an agreement to sell KKMO to Tron Do-run Intelli LLC for $3,690,000.[2] The deal was approved by the FCC on June 25, 2008,[3] but in November 2008 Salem announced that the sale had been cancelled.[4]
In November 2008, the station dropped its "Radio Sol" branding in favor of "El Rey".[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=33301&Callsign=KKMO.
- ^ "Salem deals away Tacoma-Seattle Regional Mexican KKMO (1360) for $3,690,000". Radio-Info.com. April 30, 2008. http://www.radio-info.com/news/salem-deals-away-tacoma-seattle-regional-mexican-kkmo-1360-for-3690000.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-20080428ACM)". FCC Media Bureau. 2008-06-25. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1242913.
- ^ a b Virgin, Bill (November 5, 2008). "On Radio on Radio: KKOL-AM shifts to business news; Owner sees a market for new format". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/tv/386555_radiobeat06.html?source=rss.
[edit] External links
- El Rey
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KKMO
- Radio-Locator Information on KKMO
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KKMO
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